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Karima Wardlaw

@karimawardlaw

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Compassionate registered nurse delivering patient-centered acute and community care.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a patient-focused nursing role with collaborative teams, opportunities to expand clinical skills, mentor staff, and impact care coordination and outcomes.

I am a Registered Nurse (BSN, RN) with broad acute care and home health experience, skilled in medical-surgical, case management, and internal pool nursing. I provide individualized care plans, perform complex wound and drain management, administer medications and transfusions, and use EPIC EHR to document and coordinate multidisciplinary care.

I am a patient rights advocate and effective communicator who mentors colleagues and supervises admission and discharge processes. I hold a BSN, certifications in CPR/BLS/ACLS, and a Teaching the Educator certificate, and I seek opportunities to expand my clinical skills and contribute to quality patient outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Internal Pool Nurse

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Sep 2021 - Present (4 years 1 month)

Provide comprehensive inpatient care across specialties (pulmonary, cardiology, infectious disease), developed individualized care plans, and supervised admissions/discharges while administering medications, IVs and blood transfusions.

IV And Blood Transfusion Care Plan Development Inpatient Medical

Registered Nurse

Main Line Health System

Mar 2020 - Feb 2022 (1 year 11 months)

Provided medical-surgical nursing care, documented and communicated patient condition changes, developed discharge plans including home care and DME coordination, and administered medications.

Medical Surgical Nursing Discharge Planning Care Coordination Patient Education

Registered Nurse Case Manager

Crozer-Keystone Health System

Jan 2019 - Jun 2020 (1 year 5 months)

Conducted admission assessments, skilled nursing visits, OASIS documentation, wound and drain care (PICO, wound vac), performed lab draws and injections, and supervised home health aides to support patient outcomes.