SUMMARY:

Ambitious and compassionate graduate nurse aspiring to practice, acquire, and improve skills to promote health across the nursing care continuum. Desire to improve the health and well-being of the community I serve using a collaborative approach for quality care. Honest and ethical nurse who will prioritize effectively and follow through on commitments.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

Hondros College of Nursing June 2013 - December 2014

Associates Degree Nursing

Hondros College of Nursing April 2012 - June 2013

Licensed Practical Nurse-M-IV

ACLS- April 2018

BLS – April 2018

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Chapters Health Lifepath Hospice Sun City, FL May 2018-Present

RNCC

Coordinate patient care, assessing psychological, spiritual needs making appropriate referrals.

Coordinate and individualize each patient’s plan of care.

Continually asses patients eligibility for hospice

Update interdisciplinary team and appropriate health care staff regarding new admissions, patients change in status, team transfers or discharge.

Educate patient, family members, and caregiver about the disease process and decline, palliative interventions, dying process and safety practice.

Consulate Health Care Central Park Health and Rehab Brandon, FL July 2017-May 2018

Clinical Unit Manger

Team leader for long term care unit, supervise floor nurses, CNA’s and participate in their evaluations.

Document and complete data collection for each resident’s medical status upon admission and throughout their course of treatment.

Assist in the development and implementation of each residents individualized treatment plan.

Maintain ongoing communication with physicians regarding resident’s care.

Ensure compliance with resident’s rights policies and work with families and other staff to resolve grievances as needed.

Demonstrate respect and compassion for each resident in every interaction.

Complex Care at Ridgelake, Sarasota, FL March 2017 – June 2017

Registered Travel Nurse

Proficient assessment skills to prioritize patient’s needs, notifies appropriate departments of pertinent patient information. Re-assessment providing documentation of patient’s condition and treatment.

Operate medical equipment and monitor patient’s status, record patient information in medical records.

Assist physician with examinations, procedures and administer treatments at bedside.

Providing daily care to patients, Head to Toe and Focused assessments, ventilator assist, Sterile dressing changes, IV starts, Multiple IV infusions, Nasogastric tube placement, Therapeutic communication

Start and monitor continuous IV drips throughout shift.

Blake Medical Center, Bradenton, FL November 2016 – March 2017

Travel Registered Nurse

Proficient assessment skills to prioritize patient’s needs, notifies appropriate departments of pertinent patient information. Re-assessment providing documentation of patient’s condition and treatment.

Provide care and treatment to ill, injured, post-surgical recovering adults.

This specialty required this nurse to become a quick thinker, increased my communications skills, and work well with my team members assigned to the unit each day.

Ability to ensure quality care and safety to adults and children effective working independently or as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Select Specialty Hospital, Columbus, OH August 2016 – November 2016

LTAC, Registered Nurse

SBAR assessment, IV administration, Majority Ventilation patient support

Interprets assessment data and information to develop nursing care plan that contains identification of the problem, nursing diagnosis, orders and short term/long term interventions, discharge planning.

Patient/family education.

Springfield Regional Medical Center, Springfield, OH July 2015 – January 2016

Medical Surgical Unit 4E, Registered Nurse

Proficient assessment skills to prioritize patient’s needs, notifies appropriate departments of pertinent patient information. Re-assessment providing documentation of patient’s condition and treatment.

Use assessment data to prioritize plan of care in collaboration with other disciplines. Establish realistic patient goals. Begin discharge planning on admission with patient.

Evaluate progress towards outcomes daily, and plan of care based on patient’s response to nursing interventions.

Demonstrated ability in managing critical situations and making care based decisions

Interpreted results of blood tests, X-rays of spine and brain, CAT scan, MRI and various other tests

Provided direct nursing care to all age groups, serving a broad range of general nursing care to post-surgical care and wound treatments, IV access, disease process, and orthopedic, general surgery, dialysis patients, also endocrinology patients.

Villa Springfield, Springfield, OH September 2013 – December 2016

Registered Nurse- Note, after move to FL worked PRN when home

Implement, evaluate & document all patient care interventions and responses

Perform assessments upon new admissions and continue to review every 24-hours

Initiate multi-disciplinary treatment plans, also make sure all elements are reviewed per our facility policy and regulatory guidelines

Attend patient daily rounds, share professional knowledge, and provide appropriate recommendations regarding clinical needs of our patients; Assess patient/family learning needs

Assist with emergency response to sudden patient illness

M-IV, LPN

Visit & round assigned units; Provide resident care assignments to STNA’s

Maintain records on patients health, change dressing treatments

Document treatment plans and procedures in accordance to facility guidelines

Assist with emergency response to sudden patient illness

Manage insertion/removal of IV lines, administer IV fluids and antibiotics

Spend quality time with residents, providing compassionate support and understanding

Report patients status to registered nurse and physicians

Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH August 2013 - December 2013

Neuroscience Unit, Registered Nurse

Coordinated with medical staff to provide input into treatment plans for patients

Assisted neurological doctors with patient testing’s and evaluations.

Monitored and performed routine neurology assessments every 4 hours

Evaluated, planned, and administered nursing care to patients

Interpreted results of blood tests, X-rays of spine and brain, CAT scan, MRI and various other tests

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