Sarah Veltrop

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About Sarah Veltrop

August 2023 to October 2024- clinic RN- Radiation Oncology Over twenty years experience as a Cath Lab and Interventional Radiology RN. Circulating and monitoring during diagnostic and interventional cases. Emergency balloon pump insertion preps and transports to higher level care facilities via ambulance. Circulating and monitoring RHC/LHC cases with double transducers in multiple conditions, via Physiolog (Camtronics), Mac Lab, Witt, McKesson, Merge, and Siemens. Code and emergency management during scheduled and acute cases. Experience monitoring and circulating PFO/ASD closures, EP, Pacemakers, ICD insertions, TEE's, Tilt tables, Cardioversion, Carotid stenting, and Hybrid endovascular and open femoral endartarectomy procedures, E-valve, Impella, Peripheral diagnostic, interventional cases, structural heart, and Interventional Radiology procedures. Participation in cardiac and peripheral research trials. Post Cath Sheath removal and care. Procedure prep, recovery, and discharge teaching and planning for patients and families. Assisted with writing procedural protocols for the unit. Charge nurse, multiple committee, and Performance Improvement team member. Four years ICU/MICU/CCU experience. Drip calculations, pressure monitoring, ventilator management, CVVHD/CRRT, Balloon pump management (Arrow and Datascope IABP's), Code Management as part of Code Team, post surgical recovery, feeding tube care and maintenance (dobhoff, g-tube, j-tube), IV, central line, permacath, and mediport care and maintenance. Wound care and ostomy management. Two years Med/Surg, SNU/TCU. Basic medical surgical, rehab, and extended care patients.