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Trident Medical Center Charleston, South Carolina

Nurse to Patient Ratio: 1:6

Charting System: Meditech

Amount of Beds:33

Telemetry (Cardiac) + Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

I began HCA Healthcare’s StaRN Program on February 29, 2019, at Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC on the Telemetry Unit (Cardiac). StaRN (Special Training Apprenticeship for Registered Nurses) provides new graduate nurses the opportunity to obtain acute care nursing experience through an intensive 12-17 week (phase I) paid internship that includes both clinical and precepting learning experiences.

Completing the StaRN Program starts the beginning of HCA Healthcare's Nurse Residency Program (phase II). I began this phase on May 26, 2019. HCA Healthcare’s Nurse Residency Program involves attending various seminars and meetings all while working as an independent nurse and completing an evidence-based project. It was a smooth transition from nursing school to life as a new graduate nurse. I completed both HCA Healthcare’s StaRN Program & Nurse Residency Program a few weeks early on February 18, 2020.

No matter the company or healthcare facility, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND COMPLETING A YEAR LONG NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IF YOU ARE A NEW GRADUATE NURSE!

Medical University of South Carolina Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital Charleston, South Carolina

Acute Care Pediatrics

Nurse to Patient Ratio: 1:3-5

Charting System: Epic

Amount of Beds: 26

I began orienting at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital on April 13, 2020.

As an acute care pediatric nurse, I cared for pediatric medical and surgical patients ranging from birth to 18 years of age. Typical patients, I cared for had diagnoses that included trauma/fractures, idiopathic scoliosis, seizures, other neurological disorders and developmental delays, suicide ideation, asthma, diabetes, failure to thrive, sickle cell disease, chron’s disease, ulcerative colitis, cystic fibrosis, nephrotic syndrome, neurologic bladder, kidney disease, ovarian cysts, and COVID-19,

I cared for a host of pre-op and post-op patients that underwent spinal fusions, Malone and Mitroffanoff placements, g-tube insertions, and craniotomies.

The COVID-19 pandemic gave me the opportunity to float to units such as the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), and Pediatric Oncology a lot more than I normally would. Such an opportunity gave me the hands-on experience to expand, mature, and grow my nursing practice!

Prisma Health Tuomey Sumter, SC

Acute Care Internal Resource Pool 

Nurse to Patient Ratio: 1:6

Charting System: Epic

I worked at Prisma Health Toumey for a short period of time prior to joining the military from September 11, 2023 to November 20, 2023.

Shannon Medical Center San Angelo, TX

Capacity Command Center: RN Nurse Triage + Bed Placement

I started working at Shannon Medical Center on March 23, 2025 while I was stationed at Goodfellow Airforce Base as an active-duty Airforce officer.

The Shannon "Ask A Nurse" Hotline is a free service that provides callers with medical advice from a Registered Nurse 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Bed Placement manages patient flow by:

Assigning beds to patients based on acuity

Ensuring patients get timely access to care in appropriate settings

Coordinating inbound/outbound transfers 

Optimizing hospital resources improving efficiency and reducing wait times

Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville, Nouth Carolina

Medical Surgical/Telemetry

Nurse to Patient Ratio:1:6/Charting System: Epic/Amount of Beds: 45

I began my first travel nurse assignment at Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center on January 21, 2021.

Wake Forest Baptist Health Winston Salem, Nouth Carolina

Medical-Surgical/Telemetry (Renal)

Nurse to Patient Ratio: 1:6

Charting System: Epic

Amount of Beds: 30

I began my second travel nurse assignment at Winston Salem Baptist Medical Center on June 1, 2021.

Tristar Summit Medical Center Nashville, TN

Medical-Surgical/Telemetry (Oncology)

Nurse to Patient Ratio: 1:7

Charting System: Meditech

Amount of Beds: 36

I began my third travel nursing assignment at Tristar Summit Medical Center on September 27, 2021.

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Cheyenne, Wyoming

Pediatrics (Medical-Surgical)/Mother-Baby

Nurse to Patient Ratio: 1:4

Charting System: Epic

I began my fourth travel nursing assignment at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center on November 8, 2021.

Minnesota Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pediatric Float Pool: Pediatric Medical Surgical (Acute Care) + Pediatric Behavioral Health + Pediatric Hematology-Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant)

Nurse to Patient Ratio:1:4

Charting System: Epic

I began my fifth travel nursing assignment at Minnesota Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital on February 28, 2022.

Atrium Main Charlotte, NC

Resource Team: Medical-Surgical + Step Down ICU (Level 1) 

Nurse to Patient Ratio:1:4

Charting System: Epic

I began my sixth travel nursing assignment at Atrium Main on June 27, 2022.

Children’s Minnesota Minneapolis + St. Paul, MN

Pediatric Float Team: Pediatric Medical-Surgical (Acute Care)

Nurse to Patient Ratio: 1:3-4

Charting System: Epic

I began my seventh travel nursing assignment at Children’s Minnesota Minneapolis + St. Paul on October, 2022.

Children's Medical Center Dallas Dallas, TX

Pediatric Clinical Resource Team: (Pediatric Medical Surgical (Acute Care) + Pediatric Neurology + Pediatric Pulmonary + Pediatric   Renal + Pediatric Behavioral Health)

Nurse to Patient Ratio: 1:3-4

Charting System: Epic

I began my eighth travel nursing assignment at Children's Medical Center Dallas on February 20, 2023.

Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC

Resource Team: Medical-Surgical

Nurse to Patient Ratio: 1:6

Charting System: Epic

I began my ninth travel nursing assignment at Atrium Health Union on September 5, 2023.

Midland Health Memorial Midland, TX

Pediatric Medical Surgical + NICU (Level 2) + Mother Baby + L&D (Task) + Emergency Department

Nurse to Patient Ratio: 1:4

Charting System: Cerner

I began my tenth travel nursing assignment at Atrium Main on February 26, 2024.

Ascension Saint Agnes Baltimore, MD

Pediatric Medical Surgical (Acute Care) + NICU (Level 3) + Pediatric Emergency Department + Mother Baby

Nurse to Patient Ratio: 1:3.

Charting System: Meditech

I began my eleventh travel nursing assignment at Atrium Main on June 2, 2025.

Ascension Seton Cedar ParkCedar Park, TX

NICU (Level 2) + Nursery

Nurse to Patient Ratio: 1:3

Charting System: Centricity

I began my twelfth travel nursing assignment at Atrium Main on December 1, 2025.