Nikki T.

Tacsik, MSN, BC-RN

315 Sanderson Ave.
Campbell, OH 44405
(234) 232-9700
nttacsik102@aol.com
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Education
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
August 2012 - May 2016, Magna Cum Laude
Youngstown State University
• Maters of Science in Nursing
August 2018 – May 2021
Youngstown State University
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FNP Student Clinical Experience
• Obstetrics and Women’s Health Jan. 2020 – Oct. 2020 (120 hours)
St. Elizabeth, Emergency Department, Youngstown, OH
Clinical Preceptor: Jessalin Smith, CNP
- Provided care to a wide variety of patients while focusing on seeing women’s health
patients and performing a number of gynecological exams and STD testing to mainly
underserved women while working through a pandemic
• Infant, Child, and Adolescent Health Aug. 2020 – Dec. 2020 (120 hours)
Family Medical Practice, Austintown, OH
Clinical Preceptor: Dr. Dan Miller
- Assessed and diagnosed multiple pediatric patients including their adult families while
managing their care, including well child visits, vaccination appointments, strep throat in
toddlers, acne in adolescents, and week one infant visits
• Adult Health Aug. 2020 – Nov. 2020 (152 hours)
Family Medicine Specialist, Canfield, OH
Clinical Preceptor: Dr. James Demidovich
- Managed care for a large group of geriatric patients in nursing homes and assisted living
facilities, specializing in Alzheimer’s care and chronic illnesses
• Capstone Practicum
Adult Health Jan. 2021 – Feb. 2021 (56 hours)
Internal Medicine, Boardman, OH
Preceptor: Alexandra Nel, FNP
- Provided secondary care to a broad range of patients in long term care and acute care
hospital, specializing in discharge planning home, rehab, chronic lung issues, and recovering
COVID patients
Cardiology Feb. 2021 – March 2021 (52 hours)
Preceptor: Brenda Ginder, APRN
Mercy Cardiology, Youngstown, OH
- Provided care to acutely ill patients in the hospital setting with new onset cardiac conditions
or a history of cardiac conditions.
Infectious Disease March 2021 - April 2021 (32 hours)
 Preceptor: Talisha Jones, CNP
Northeast Ohio Infectious Disease Associates, Youngstown, OH
- Provided care to a plethora of patients with a wide variety of infectious, specializing in
antibiotic, antiviral, and antifungal therapy
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Certifications & Licenses
• Ohio RN License #426634, June 2016 – current
• BLS (Basic Life Support), June 2016 – current
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), November 2017 – current
• Certified Nurse Preceptor, 2018 – current
• ANCC Medical Surgical Certification, January 13th, 2020 – January 2025
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Work Experience
• St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
Boardman, OH
December 2016 – Present
- Floor nurse for an assignment of up to 6 medical surgical patients with telemetry,
while also occasionally function as a charge nurse for the floor, team lead, and
preceptor for student nurses and orientees
- Specializing in wound care, diabetes management, pre and postoperative client teaching to
an ethnically diverse population of clients for a wide variety of surgeries, and antibiotic
management
• Mercy College of Ohio
St. Elizabeth Campus, Youngstown, OH
August 2018 – December 2019
- Adjunct clinical instructor for N110 (Introduction to the Profession of Nursing), and
responsible for attending skills lab weekly and assisting in teaching skills, then attending
clinical on a telemetry floor with 8 first-year students as their instructor, grading care plans,
and signing off on skill competencies for students
• Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Akron, OH
August 2016 – December 2016
- Floor nurse responsible for an assignment of up to 6 cardiac step-down patients
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Councils & Organizations
• Magnet Council, January 2018 – current
• Nursing Research Council, February 2018 – current
• MSN Committee at Youngstown State University, November 2020 – current
• Graduate Nursing Student Academy, November 2019 – current
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Awards & Honors
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society of Nursing, March 2015 – current
• The Honors Society of Phi Kappa Phi Member, March 2020 – current
• Multiple Excellence in Action Awards from patients at St. Elizabeth Boardman, Nov. 2020 – current
• Empirical Outcomes Award, Nurses Week – May 2020
 • Exemplary Professional Practice Award, Nurses Week – May 2020
• Transformational Leadership Award, Nurses Week – May 2020
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Research
• In high-risk cardiac patients, how does prescribing antibiotics compared to not prescribing antibiotics
affect the prevention of infective endocarditis within 180 days post invasive dental procedure?
- This was my PICOT question for my graduate research classes and capstone class, to which I
then presented my findings in May 2021. Full literature review and presentation available
upon request.
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References
• Available upon request
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