Skylia Lester

Full-time Registered Nurse at St.

Bernards Medical

Center with experience fulfilling the charge nurse role on both day shift and night shift on the Progressive Care Unit since February 2022. Experienced in precepting nursing students and newly hired nurses. Adaptable to patient needs with quick clinical information absorption and application to nursing practice.

ACLS, BLS, and TACT certified. Expertise in Progressive Care level of care with experience caring for highly critical patients requiring 3:1 patient to nurse ratio, primarily post-op cardiac patients and those receiving vasoactive drips. Passionate about patient education and evidence-based practice.

Currently completing Adult Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program and preparing for Nurse Practitioner boards.

Registered Nurse at St. Bernards Medical Center (2022-02 – 2026-08)

• Integrated evidence-based practice into daily patient care.
• Provided education regarding the pathophysiological process of diagnosis to patients.
• Applied effective time management and prioritization to ensure safe, timely, and quality patient treatment and care was provided.
• As I was often fulfilling the charge nurse position, I oversaw that my fellow nurses also used time management and prioritization to ensure safe, timely, and quality patient treatment and care was provided.
• Delegated tasks to a minimum of 5 nurses and 2 patient care techs.

Licensed Practical Nurse at Lawrence Hall Health and Rehabilitation (2021-07 – 2022-02)

• Integrated evidence-based practice into daily resident care.
• Advocated for quality care for the residents I provided care to.
• Applied effective time management and prioritization to ensure safe, timely, and quality patient treatment and care was provided.
• Used good communication skills with the APRNs, RNs, LPNs, and CNAs regarding resident care.
• Delegated tasks to a minimum of 4 certified nursing assistants.

Certified Nursing Assistant/Licensed Practical Nurse at Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center (2018-07 – 2021-07)

• Used good communication skills with the registered nurses to ensure quality resident care.
• Relayed pertinent observations regarding resident status to the registered nurses.
• Applied effective time management to ensure quality and timely resident care.
• Provided hands-on care for residents and assisted registered nurses with delegated tasks.
• Anticipated resident needs for quality resident care.

Masters in Science of Nursing in Adult Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner – Arkansas State University (2023-05 – 2025-05)

Bachelors in Science of Nursing in Nursing – Arkansas State University (2022-01 – 2022-12)

Associates of Applied Science in Registered Nurse – University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (2021-01 – 2021-12)

Technical Certificate in Licensed Practical Nurse – University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (2019-08 – 2020-07)

No degree earned in Basic education – Black River Technical College (2018-08 – 2019-07)