ANDREA WENTWORTH
@andreawentworth
I am an experienced APRN specializing in complex gastrointestinal and acute-care management.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with two decades of clinical experience across acute-care, long-term care and outpatient settings.
Since 2004 I have served as an APRN at Digestive Disease Associates, managing complex gastrointestinal disorders, ordering diagnostics, and serving as a clinical educator and preceptor to APRN students.
My prior roles include APRN work in geriatric and internal medicine, cardiac and vascular services, and earlier practice as an RN and charge nurse, which developed my leadership, staffing and problem-solving skills.
I hold a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of South Florida with a Second Place Award for a DNP project on increasing transient elastography use, and I maintain certification with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as well as ACLS.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
APRN - Digestive Disease Specialist
Digestive Disease Associates
Jan 2004 - Present (21 years 8 months)
Comprehensively manage healthcare of patients with complex gastrointestinal disorders in acute-care and outpatient settings; perform patient interviews, physical assessments and order diagnostic tests while serving as clinical educator and APRN preceptor.
APRN - Geriatric & Internal Medicine
Geriatric and Internal Medicine
Jan 2013 - Jan 2016 (3 years)
Managed medical and nursing care for frail elderly residents across long-term, memory, and rehab care settings, improving care coordination and communicating regularly with families.
APRN - Cardiac and Vascular
Cardiac and Vascular Institute
Jan 2008 - Jan 2010 (2 years)
Conducted fast-paced patient interviews and data collection for acute cardiac patients prior to cardiac cath procedures, assisted hospital consultations and supervised the Nuclear Cardiology Lab on weekends.
Registered Nurse
North Florida Regional Medical Center
Jan 1998 - Jan 2003 (5 years)
Provided acute medical/surgical nursing care, served as night shift Charge Nurse responsible for staffing and escalation, and precepted new nurses across telemetry, renal, GYN surgery and oncology units.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UFUniversity of South Florida
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Nursing
Activities and societies: DNP project: "Increasing the Utilization of Transient Elastography in Adults with Fatty Liver"; received Second Place Award for project/poster.
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree with a project focused on increasing utilization of transient elastography in adults with fatty liver; awarded Second Place for the DNP project/poster.
UFUniversity of Florida
Master of Science in Nursing, Nursing
Activities and societies: Clinical rotations included the Urgent Care Center at Malcom Randall V.A. Hospital; Heart Transplant and Heart Failure Service at Shands Teaching Hospital; and the Primary Care Clinic at the Alachua County Health Department.
Master of Science in Nursing with clinical rotations in urgent care, heart transplant/heart failure service, and primary care settings.
UFUniversity of Florida
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Florida.
SCSanta Fe College
Associate of Arts
Associate of Arts degree from Santa Fe College.
Santa Fe College
Associate of Science in Nursing, Nursing
Associate of Science in Nursing degree from Santa Fe College.
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