Work Portfolio

MARIA
MCFAULDS
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud”


TABLE OF CONTENTS
CURRICULUM VITAE .......... 3-4
TEACHING
PHILOSOPHY .......................... 5-7
WORK EXAMPLES AND PREZI EXAMPLES ................................ 8-9
EXAM QUESTIONS ........... 10-14
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS ............. 15-19


(570) 856-5894
MARIA E. MCFAULDS
411-3B Strafford Ave [email protected] Wayne, PA 19087
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position as a Nurse Educator that encourages learning and fosters growth within my field.
EDUCATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
RELATED EXPERIENCE
York College of Pennsylvania
Bachelors of Science in Nursing May 2013
GPA: 3.85
“Good Catch” Nomination
Sigma Theta Tau – Nursing Honor Society Alpha Chi National Honor Society
Dean’s List, Each semester,
Lead New Nursing Student Mentorship Program
Crozer Keystone Health System
Drexel University
Masters of Science in Nursing Education June 2018
GP A: 4.00
2016
Inducted Fall 2012 Inducted 2011
Fall 2009- Spring 2013 2012
June 2018 - Present
Clinical Nurse Educator
• Cover a Step Down Unit, Trauma Medical Surgical Unit, and a Cardiac/Telemetry Unit at Crozer-Chester Medical Center
• Assist in educator coverage at Taylor Hospital
• Assist in on-boarding of new staff and create schedules for new staff on orientation
• Provide in-services on an as needed basis for units
• Assist in implementation of the RN Residency Program, the Preceptor Program, and the Basic Trauma Course
• Assist in teaching classes for staff
• Create educational material utilizing Brainshark
• Track trauma hours for staff on trauma units
• Act as the Masimo education lead during the roll-out
• Provide Strip of the Month for Cardiac/Telemetry unit
• Provide transactions for education completed by staff
• Assess educational needs for staff on covered units
Hahnemann University Hospital
Clinical Nurse Manager, Heart Failure Unit and Cardiac ICU
• Act as a resource to nurses on the floor
• Assist in daily and monthly audits of charts
• Perform performance improvement projects on the unit
• Implement evidence-based practice strategies on the floor
• Covered additional unit as the Clinical Nurse Manager
Hahnemann University Hospital
May 2017 - June 2018
September 2016 – May 2017
Transitions Manager
• Develop, implement, and evaluate educational programs for patients and staff
• Conduct follow-up calls for patients discharged under Medicare penalty diagnoses (MI, HF, CABG, COPD)
• Promote health literacy and use of teach back within the organization
• Provide heart failure education to newly diagnosed heart failure patients and staff
• Develop health literate education materials for patients
• Assist discharged patients with navigating health care system
• Audit readmissions and identify trends in readmitted cases
• Identify high-risk patients with the use of the readmission risk report
Hahnemann University Hospital
Registered Nurse, 21NT, Heart Failure Unit
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Registered Nurse, MS6W - Ortho/Neuro/Trauma Career Enhancement Program Nurse
February 2015 – September 2016
June 2013 – 2015 Winter 2015
• Implement current evidence-based practice on the floor
• Disseminate and assist other nurses with implementation of current practices on the floor
• Create and balance schedule for other nurses on the floor
Committees/Councils
● Nursing Research Council, Bedside Shift Report Committee, Diversity Council, Unit-based Shared Governance, Health Literacy Coalition, Hospital Improvement Initiative Network (HIIN), Quality Council, Cardiac PI Council, Leadership Council, Sepsis Committee, SRO/ERAS Committee, General Standards of Care Committee, CT Surgery PI Council, Trauma Operations PI Council, Columbia Suicide


Screening Committee, Trauma Symposium Planning Committee, Cardiac Symposium Planning Committee, Multidisciplinary CT Surgery Practice Council, Bariatric Quarterly Meeting, Masimo Implementation
Education/Classes Provided
• SAMA
• BLS
• ACLS
• Basic Trauma Course
• Orientation
• Intermediate Care Course
• Dysrhythmia Course
• Advanced Dysrhythmia
• Mock Codes
• Preceptor Course
• RN Residency Program
• Skills Day
• IV/Wound Course
• Stop the Bleed
Organizations
Society of Trauma Nurses, Sigma Theta Tau
Certifications/Licensure
Stop the Bleed - Instructor, BLS - Instructor, ACLS - Instructor, SAMA - Facilitator, TNCC, PA Registered Nurse, LVAD trained


TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
A personal philosophy helps form how an educator approaches their instruction. Every educator needs to understand how their philosophy will impact how they teach. This author prescribes to a mixed progressivism and pragmatism approach with a highlight on Bandura’s Social Learning Theory and his idea of self-efficacy. Progressivism focuses on “the future and the goal of education is to nourish the learner’s natural interaction with the world” (Billings & Halstead, 2016, p.121). The pragmatism philosophy is focused on introducing “real world” experiences (Billings & Halstead, 2016). This personal philosophy will highlight the author’s thoughts on the person, environment, nursing and health, learning and teaching, the role of the educator, and the role of the student.
Person and Environment
The student needs to feel that they are able to learn and succeed in what they set out to do. Bandura’s Social Learning Theory highlights the idea of self-efficacy. If a student has a perceived sense of self-efficacy, they are more likely to take any failures and learn from them (Bandura, 1994). The environment needs to be both interactive and positive, promoting various learning opportunities toward self-efficacy. Pragmatism highlights the need for real world experiences. Therefore, experiences should may simulate real-life interactions in the forms of clinical or case studies.
Nursing and Health


Nursing is constantly growing and changing, so it is important to know how to grow and change with the profession. Nurses must continue expanding their knowledge and turning to evidence-based research. Both the nurse and the patient need to keep an eye on their health. Many nurses are so focused on the care of patients that they have forgotten to invest in their own health and stress management. Stress is cited as a one reason for burnout (Ríos-Risquez & García-Izquierdo, 2016). It important for the nurse to manage their own health so they can provide better patient care.
Learning and Teaching
Progressivism highlights the idea that learners need to be active participants in their learning. It is also important to understand that learning is a lifelong progress (Iwasiw & Goldenberg, 2015). Teaching needs to be open and must allow the learner to be “engaged in experiences that build their mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, social, and cultural capacities” (Iwasiw & Goldenberg, 2015, p.212). This must include a variety of different learning opportunities to form each of these capacities.
Role of the Educator and Student
The educator needs to facilitate learning and push the learner to accomplish all of their goals. It is important for teachers to help students build self-efficacy, which will help students in their future endeavors. The student needs to be open to learning. Students who are active in the learning process are more likely to learn and grow. The educator and student must work together to create an effective learning environment.
Conclusion


The development of a personal philosophy is important to help form an educator’s beliefs on education. Both progressivism and pragmatism are philosophies that this author find fits their personal philosophy to teaching. Bandura’s Social Learning Theory, also involved in the development of this philosophy, explains the importance of self- efficacy. By applying these philosophies, this author believes both the teacher and student will be successful. This personal philosophy will only develop further as this author furthers their educational career.
References
Bandura, A. (1994). Self efficacy. Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, 4, 1-15.
Billings, D.M. & Halstead, J. A. (2016). Teaching in nursing: A guide for faculty (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. ISBN-10: 032329054X
Iwasiw, C. L. & Goldenberg, D. (2015). Curriculum development in nursing education (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN: 9781284026269
Ríos-Risquez, M. I., & García-Izquierdo, M. (2016). Patient satisfaction, stress and burnout in nursing personnel in emergency departments: A cross-sectional study. International Journal Of Nursing Studies, 5960-67 8p. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.02.008


Prezi Examples
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Work Examples
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Sample Examination Questions


Cognitive Objective #1
A patient has a strong family history of heart disease. At a recent appointment, the patient’s blood pressure was 150/90. This patient has a history of asthma and gout. Which medication is most appropriate to use on this patient? [application]
A. Metoprolol
B. Amlodipine
C. Hydrochlorothiazide D. Furosemide
In which patient below would the use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) be most appropriate? [analysis]
A. A patient comes to the ER for the fourth time in the month. They are unable to catch their breath at rest, which is their baseline. The patient follows a low salt diet and takes their medications as prescribed. The patient currently lives in a shelter with little social support.
B. A patient that was worked-up for a heart transplant does not meet the requirements for transplantation. The patient lives near multiple family members. They are compliant with their medications and attend all follow-up appointments.
C. A patient is frequently seen in the ER with the same heart failure symptoms. The patient works as a receptionist. Their most recent ejection fraction was 5-10%. During the most recent ER visit, a urine drug screen was positive for marijuana.
D. A patient comes to the ER with shortness of breath and lower extremity edema. They state they get short of breath when they walk 3 blocks. The patient does not complain of shortness of breath at rest. They are compliant with their medications and adhere to a low salt diet.
The patient comes into their doctor’s office complaining of shortness of breath. They are a newly diagnosed heart failure patient. The patient’s current labs include a BNP of 500 and a potassium level of 2.5. Which medications would be most appropriate for this patient? [analysis]
A. Lasix, Metoprolol ER and Losartan
B. Bumex, Metoprolol and Lisinopril
C. Spironolactone, Carvedilol and Losartan
D. Spironolactone, Carvedilol and Lisinopril
Cognitive Objective #2
Which of the following lab results should be reported to a physician immediately? [comprehension]
A. Potassium (K+), 3.5 mEq/L


B. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), 12 mg/dL
C. Creatinine (Crt), 6.0 mg/dL
D. Sodium (Na+), 140 mEq/L e
Mr. X has heart failure and is taking carvedilol (Coreg), sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto), and furosemide (Lasix). Which of the following lab results most appropriately indicates this patient is in exacerbation? [application]
A. Sodium (Na+), 130 mEq/L
B. N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), 300 pg/mL
C. B-typenatriureticpeptide(BNP),300pg/mL
D. Potassium (K+), 3.3 mEq/L
A patient is taking digoxin (Lanoxin) for heart failure and is having routine blood work drawn. Which of the following lab results needs to be reported to the doctor immediately? [application]
A. Digoxin Level 0.5 ng/ml
B. Sodium(Na+),130mEq/L
C. Troponin < 0.01 ng/mL
D. Potassium (K+), 3.2 mEq/L
Cognitive Objective #3
While passing medications, a patient states that they are having muscle cramps that have been occurring since earlier in the morning. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention? [analysis]
A. Give the patient an effleurage massage to improve the cramping muscles.
B. Hand the patient a cold compress to apply the muscles that are cramping.
C. Alert the doctor of the cramping and obtain a metabolic panel as ordered.
D. Assure the patient that cramping is a normal side effect of his medications.
After assessing a patient admitted with heart failure exacerbation, the nurse finds they are short of breath and anxious. Which nursing intervention should the nurse perform first? [application]
A. Apply oxygen at 2L/min
B. Elevatethepatient’slegs
C. Obtain a full set of vital signs
D. Encourage patient to change positions
A nurse is about to administer digoxin (Lanoxin) to her patient with heart failure. The patient’s vital signs are HR 50, RR 22, BP 140/90, SpO2 92% on room air. What should the nurse do next? [analysis]
A. Assist the patient to a sitting position B. Recheck vital signs in one hour


C. Hold the digoxin and alert the physician
D. Give the digoxin and watch the patient closely
Upon entering a patient’s room, the patient begins complaining of heart palpitations. The telemetry monitor is reading this rhythm:
Which of the following actions is priority? [analysis]
A. Administer the patient’s carvedilol (Coreg) early
B. Obtain an electrocardiogram (EKG)
C. Call a code and begin chest compressions
D. Monitor the patient for more palpitations
True/False (Cognitive Objective #3)
A nurse should advise the patient who has heart failure to perform daily weights every evening before bed.
True
False
It is appropriate for the nurse to tell the patient to eat processed foods to adhere to a low salt diet. True
False
Alternative Format Question (Cognitive Objective #3)
Which of the following tasks can a nurse delegate to a nursing assistant? Select all that apply.
A. Empty urinary catheter before end of shift
B. Administer carvedilol by mouth at 0800
C. Assess for decrease in swelling of legs and feet
D. Assist patient with ambulating to the bathroom
Short Answer Question (Cognitive Objective #3)
A patient arrives to the floor that has been admitted for heart failure. What would be included in a focused assessment of this patient?
1. Assessment for JVD 2. Auscultation of lungs 3. Auscultation of heart


4. Assessment for edema
5. Assessment of LOC
6. Measuring blood pressure and pulse
7. Body weight


CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES




ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR LIFE SUPPORT
ACLS Provider
has successfully completed the cognitive and skills evaluations in accordance with the curriculum of the American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Program.
Maria McFaulds
Issue Date
8/6/2018
Training Center Name
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Training Center ID
PA05708
Training Center Address
15th & Upland Sts Chester PA USA
Training Center Phone Number
(610) 447-2406
Recommended Renewal Date
08/2020
Instructor Name
Cindy Joseph
Instructor ID
09070518570
eCard Code
186506045174
QR Code
To view or verify authenticity, students and employers should scan this QR code with their mobile device or go to www.heart.org/cpr/mycards. © 2016 American Heart Association. All rights reserved. 15-3000 3/16


BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
BLS Provider
has successfully completed the cognitive and skills evaluations in accordance with the curriculum of the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR and AED) Program.
Maria McFaulds
Issue Date
8/6/2018
Training Center Name
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Training Center ID
PA05708
Training Center Address
15th & Upland Sts Chester PA USA
Training Center Phone Number
(610) 447-2406
Recommended Renewal Date
08/2020
Instructor Name
Jim Battiato
Instructor ID
04080776360
eCard Code
185506045239
QR Code
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Certificate of
Achievement
This Certifies that
Maria McFaulds
has successfully completed
Basic Trauma Nurse Course - Online
on
Thursday, September 20, 2018
This activity is awarded 20.00 ANCC contact hour(s).
Conemaugh Health System is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Activity Provider Representative
1086 Franklin Street Johnstown, PA www.conemaugh.org
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