HEYRIM LEE

Emergency Department Nurse Medical Leave & Return to Practice

Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital
Dec 2025 – Feb 2026

Provided rapid assessment and nursing care for patients presenting with acute and emergency medical conditions.

Key responsibilities:

• Initial triage and patient assessment
• Acute medical and neurological emergency management
• Stabilization support for critically ill patients
• Participation in emergency response
• Multidisciplinary collaboration for urgent treatment

Feb 2026 – Present

Took a short-term medical leave following a lumbar disc injury sustained during Emergency Department practice.

Completed recovery with significant improvement in symptoms and functional status.

Medically prepared to return to full-time bedside nursing and planning to resume hospital-based practice starting April 2026.

Central Veterans Hospital (1,400+ bed tertiary hospital)

Jan 2014 – Oct 2025

Clinical Experience Staff Nurse Rehabilitation Center (3 years) Oncology / Hematology / Nephrology / Endocrinology Units (7 years)

Neurology Unit 1yr

Charge Nurse (Concurrent – 7 years)

Provided nursing care for patients with:

• Ischemic stroke
• Hemorrhagic stroke
• Parkinson’s disease

Focused on neurological monitoring, functional recovery support, and prevention of complications.

Delivered comprehensive care for medically complex and high-acuity internal medicine patients.

Clinical experience includes:

• Chemotherapy administration for solid tumor and hematologic malignancy patients
• Management of critically ill patients requiring close monitoring prior to ICU transfer
• Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) management
• Peritoneal dialysis initiation and management
• Pre- and post-hemodialysis patient care
• Management of electrolyte imbalance
• Care of patients with:
  Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS)
  Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

Managed patients with:

• Acute stroke
• Guillain-Barré syndrome
• Peripheral vascular disease

Provided close neurological monitoring and early deterioration detection.

Served as Charge Nurse while working in Internal Medicine-based units.

Responsibilities included:

• Patient flow coordination
• Oversight of high-acuity assignments
• Clinical prioritization and escalation
• Supervision of bedside care delivery
• Collaboration with physicians for complex patient management
• Ensuring continuity of care for unstable patients