MACHEA THOMAS

Pikeville,Ky 606-***-**** ad1k6e@r.postjobfree.com

Professional SUMMARY

Well-qualified Regiestered Nurse with full Kentucky credentials and extensive experience in outpatient and inpatient hospital settings. Passionate about delivering compassionate care with respect to individual patient needs. Open and clear communicator with analytical problem-solving abilities and advanced clincal expertise.

SKILLS

-Preventative health -Treatment Planning

-Medication Administration - Patient Information Collection

-Oxygen Saturation Standards - Postoperative Care

-Strong Clinical Judgement - Clinical Documentation

-Collecting vitals -Nursing staff leadership

-Intravenous therapy - Current KY licensure with State Board of Nurse

- Patient Care Examiners

-Organization and Planning - Patient and family education

-Patient Management - Patient and family advocacy

- EKG interpretation - Cardiac Stress testing

- Echo enhancement imaging administration

-Transesophageal Echocardiogram with sedation and recovery

Work History

Registered Nurse 07/2015 to Current

PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER- Pikeville, KY

-Informed patients and families of effectective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.

-Delievered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care with treatments.

-Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing change of symptom reoccurence.

-Equipped patients with tools and knowledge need for speedy and sustained recovery.

-Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team memebers of changes in stability.

-Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

-Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satifaction, retention and morale.

-Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medication and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.

-Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up fluids and oriented patent to unit to achieve optimal outcomes.

-Prepared patients for surgery, educating patients and family memberson surgical procedures Cardiac catherization and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft(s)

-Implemented interventions,including medications and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management

-Participated in further nursing education through hospital education

-Participated in education activities, including evidence based practice project implementations, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities

-Educated patients, families and caregives on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment option, disease process and management options

-Delivered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections

-Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertentsion, COPD, CAD, etc...

-Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operations procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety

-Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from Influenza and Pnueumonia

-Identified patient requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families

-Assessed physical, psychological, physologic and cognitive status of patients

-Reported patients' status and delegated nurse assignments to achieve optimal outcomes

-Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared of lab testing

Pike County Health Department

2009-2015

Worked as a school nurses givning insulin and daily medications to students. Checking blood sugars, giving breathing treatments.

Worked as a RN in clinic as well giving vaccantions to childern of all ages.

EDUCATION

Associate of Science:Nursing

Big Sandy Communications and Technical College- Prestonsburg, KY

CERTIFICATIONS

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

EKG Interpretation

Pedicatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

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