Kate Keslar

450 Hours

Nurse Practitioner Student - Motley Family Medical - Smyrna, TN

450 Hours

• Managed adult patients with chronic conditions while emphasizing preventive care and comprehensive skin assessment.
• Initiated and titrated antihypertensives, GLP-1 agonists, SSRIs, and statins, monitoring labs and clinical response.
• Conducted annual wellness visits and preventive screenings, addressing immunization and cancer screening gaps.
• Evaluated and managed dermatologic conditions including rashes, acne, dermatitis, and minor skin infections.
• Interpreted diagnostic labs (CBC, CMP, lipid panel, A1C, thyroid studies) and imaging to guide treatment decisions.
• Applied motivational interviewing for obesity, tobacco cessation, and medication adherence.
• Conducted patient consultations focused on education, treatment planning, and expectation setting to support informed decision-making.
• Documented visits in Practice Fusion EMR, ensuring coding accuracy and billing compliance.

Nurse Practitioner Student - MMC Now Urgent Care - Murfreesboro, TN

180 Hours

• Evaluated 25–30 patients per shift across the lifespan with acute complaints including URI, UTI, lacerations, sprains, and dermatologic conditions.
• Performed focused exams and interpreted point-of-care testing (rapid strep, flu, COVID, urinalysis).
• Prescribed antibiotics, corticosteroids, inhalers, and topical therapies per evidence-based guidelines.
• Performed minor procedures including laceration repair, abscess management, and wound closure with focus on cosmetic healing and infection prevention.
• Educated patients on symptom management, return precautions, and appropriate antibiotic use.
• Maintained efficient documentation and safe prescribing in TouchWorks EMR within a high-volume urgent care setting.

Registered Nurse, Neurological/Neurosurgical ICU - Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Nashville, TN

(2021-03)

• Manage high-acuity neurocritical patients in a 34-bed Level I trauma ICU, with 5+ years of experience utilizing advanced neurologic and hemodynamic monitoring.
• Manage postoperative neurosurgical patients with meticulous surgical incision monitoring, early complication detection, and collaboration with neurosurgeons and plastic surgeons to optimize healing outcomes.
• Perform comprehensive neurologic assessments, recognizing early deterioration in stroke, TBI, and post-craniotomy patients.
• Manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation, vasoactive infusions, sedation, and hyperosmolar therapy while closely monitoring for clinical deterioration.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate complex care plans.
• Implement protocols for ICP management, sedation titration, and post-thrombolytic monitoring.
• Educate patients and families to support continuity of care.
• Precept new nurses and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
• Document and coordinate care using Epic EMR.

Master of Science in Nursing - FNP Concentration - Middle Tennessee State University, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, School of Nursing (2026-05)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursing (2020-12)