Registered Nurse Medical
Resume:
LAUREN M. BYRD,RN
**** ********* ******, #*, *****, NY 10467
******.****@***.***.****.***
OBJECTIVE
Licensed Registered Nurse seeking to obtain a position to further utilize my exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, knowledge of patient care, and to serve as a valuable resource to the healthcare team of your organization.
EXPERIENCE
Community Resource Center Direct Support Professional 2001 - 2009
Bronx New York
• Provided individual and group guidance services relative to problems of scholastic, educational and personal-social nature to developmental disable consumers.
• Assisted in the care of special needs adults for nine years.
• Helped consumers with individual goals as well as integrations into the community.
• Provided domestication skills in residential housekeeping.
• Provided supervision with independence for consumers in assisted daily living (ADL) skills.
• Maintained a personalized, home environment as a direct support professional
• Provided each consumer the opportunity to be independent/ productive
• Assisted consumer in understanding of his/her individual rights
• Gave hands-on care to consumer with grooming, bathing, toileting and other life enhancing skills.
EDUCATION
Associates of Applied Science 01/2013 Graduate
License No. Verification: 669989 NCLEX-RN: 04/2013
Bronx Community College
Major: Registered Nursing Associate Degree in Nursing: 01/2013
Dean’s List (2010)
Anticipated BSN (104 credits in pursuant of degree)
ACLS certification: NY20653 05/04/2013
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Student nurse clinical rotations at diverse hospitals: Montefiore Medical North, St. Barnabas Hospital, Lincoln Medical & Mental Health, Jacobi Medical Center, Montefiore Children's Hospital, & Montefiore Medical Hospital(Moses)
Upheld standards of nursing care for a diverse population of patients ranging from newborn to geriatric in a variety of settings including Medical Surgical, Pediatrics, PACU and Mental Health.
• Assessment: Performed total patient assessments including neurologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, IV site/line, PICC lines, urinary catheters, NG tubes;
• Diagnosis: Develop nursing diagnosis according to patient’s needs, supported by theory (Maslow’s Hierarchy and ABC).
• Planning: Used evidence base practice theory to determine best care and best patient outcome. Educated patients and their caregivers on disease processes, medical-surgical procedures, and therapeutic regimens; Coordinated labs/test with healthcare team
• Implementation: Used appropriate precautions to reduce risk and maintain safety, administered PO/IM/SQ medications as ordered
• Evaluation: Compared new findings to baseline findings, charted tolerance and outcome of procedures; revised and reassessed plan of care as needed with independent nursing actions and orders from physicians.
OTHER
Continuing Ed: Nursing Research Symposium - 5.25hr Montefiore Learning Network
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