Tara Konicki

Biography

Education 09/2011- 4/2014 PhD University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 08/2008 – 12/2010 Xavier University Cincinnati, Ohio MSN ï‚· MSN in Nursing Education 06/2002 – 08/2003 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Accelerated BSN 09/1999 – 03/2002 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio B.S. Biology Work experience 09/2011 – 04/2013 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Graduate Assistant Assistant to faculty members to further teaching and research. ï‚· Teaching responsibilities in Nursing Skills and Simulation Lab with sophomore nursing students, and grading duties in a graduate distance-learning course. ï‚· Research responsibilities included literature searches and reviews, organization and synthesis of literature for article and grant submissions, and helping to organize and increase the utilization of the Nursing Skills and Simulation Lab. 08/2009 – 08/2011 Xavier University Cincinnati, Ohio Adjunct Clinical Faculty Faculty member in Adult Transitions Course, undergraduate and graduate. Clinical sites medical-surgical renal floor, short-stay rehabilitation, and ICU. ï‚· Oversee six students in the nursing care of medically complex patients with multiple co-morbidities. ï‚· Ensure accurate charting of nursing care on Meditech computer system. ï‚· Facilitate interpersonal communication between nursing students with staff and patients. 06/2004 – 09/2011 The Christ Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio Registered Nurse Staff member of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Manage the care of complex medical and surgical patients in an intensive care setting in a teaching hospital. Usual assignment is two patients. ï‚· Ability to multi-task: manage numerous, competing priorities to provide superior patient care. ï‚· Excellent time management: Assess and prioritize patient care according to acuity and ensure lab work and other diagnostic tests done in timely manner. ï‚· Interpersonal and communication skills: Collaborate with physicians and other departments to manage patient care. Educate patients and families regarding illness. ï‚· Documentation: Management and updating of patient medical records to include patient history, assessments, medication administration, adverse reactions, procedures, and chart review. ï‚· Protocol implementation: Extensive experience initiating, administering, and discontinuing therapy for standardized protocols, including insulin, sedation, nutrition, and postoperative monitoring. ï‚· Clinical trials: Monitoring and documentation of progress of kidney transplant patients participating in immunosuppressant drug studies. 03/2004 – 06/2004 The Christ Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio

Research Interest

Research interest included literature searches and reviews, organization and synthesis of literature for article and grant submissions, and helping to organize and increase the utilization of the Nursing Skills and Simulation Lab.