Kadee Klafka
BSN, RN, CCRN, CMC, CSC

Specialties

Critical Care

Details

Professional Achievements:

- IU Health Distinguished Nurse 2021 - Present - Recipient of Nurse Excellence Award 2021 - Acts as the nursing team leader for the open-heart program - Serves as clinical nurse advisor to the chief nurse executive - Provides comprehensive care of critically ill patients in the acute care setting - Expertly assists in emergency airway responses and intubations - Served as primary author and coordinator of unit's Beacon Award Application - Serves in the role of rapid response nurse - Serves as a unit charge nurse - Coordinates unit-based council and morale committees - Presents at national conferences - Serves on system level leadership councils - Recipient of multiple Daisy nominations - Manages intraaortic balloon pumps, targeted temperature management - Manages continuous renal replacement therapy, vasoactive iV infusions - Developed and implemented an open-heart didactic course - Leads interprofessional education on cardiac care - Participates in emotional well-being team - Presents at local universities on substance use disorders in nursing - Precepts new staff, new graduates, and open-heart nurses - Monitors and manages invasive lines and devices - Implements evidence-based nursing interventions to optimize patient outcomes - Stays current with advancements by attending national conferences - Volunteers with the American Red Cross Disaster Health Services - Engages in self-directed learning through reading journals and research - Actively seeks feedback from colleagues to identify areas for improvement