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DAVID WHITMAN

adr8yh@r.postjobfree.com 407-***-**** Orlando, FL 32810

Highly trained critical care nursing professional accomplished in managing patients' conditions and delivering key treatments. Expert in monitoring health and care to proactively meet individual patients' needs. Fully qualified and certified to care for patients with wide range of histories and care requirements. Versed in Joint Commission standards and nursing process.

Life-sustaining machines

Taking vitals

Patient discharging

Working collaboratively

Multitasking

Problem resolution

Data management

Reliable and trustworthy

Communication

Training & Development

Planning

PPE use

Relationship building

Friendly, positive aĴitude

Conflict resolution

Computer skills

Leadership

Soliant Healthcare Birmingham, AL

Post Anesthesia Care UAB Hospital

03/2021 - 07/2021

This involved working with a number of departments to achieve a safe and successful evidence based practice.

Delivered individualized care to post-operative patients by monitoring pain levels, checking vital signs and explaining next steps to recovery. Evaluated patients recovering from surgeries and coming out of anesthesia.

Utilized effective communication skills to educate patients and family members on side effects from both surgery and anesthesia. Monitored patient pain levels and administered medication to diminish patient discomfort.

Administered medications to manage progression off anesthesia medications, deal with side effects and promote recovery. Employed nursing best practices and clinical judgment to continuously evaluate patients' progress and employed intervention to achieve desired outcomes.

Supported physicians completing patient examinations and procedures. Completed direct patient care tests to determine current conditions, responses and needs.

Provided training and supervision to member staff in 35 bed unit. Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.

Post Anesthesia Care, Advent

Health/FloridaHospital Orlando,

At the Orlando campus, being a 1200 bed campus, with services ranging from multi-organ transplant to neuro- radiology, this flagship hospital Summary

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Experience

Apopka, Florida

Staff Nurse /Charge Nurse

01/2008 - 01/2021

performed 80-110 cases daily in our area alone.

Demographics included pediatric to geriatric general surgery and virtually every specialty.

Providing acute post surgical care, working with critical care medicine and internists, we achieved timely and effective clinical outcomes involving the hospital team.

HCA Kissimmee, Sanford, FL

RN CVICU, OHICU,

01/2003 - 08/2008

Common to both Florida Hospital/Advent Health and HCA facilities: Working with the post surgical specialty team, nursing decisions,mainly being protocol driven, were organized and implemented for optimal outcome in care post open heart.

Clinical observation and measurable performance standards employed brought effective results.

Supported patients through recovery from procedures such as bypass, angioplasty and pacemaker surgery.

Explained patient conditions, procedures and treatment protocols to patients and families.

Monitored patients' vital signs using electrocardiograms in telemetry labs. Delivered nursing care to critically ill cardiac patients in post-operative recovery units.

Encouraged patients to implement lifestyle changes to prevent worsening of heart disease.

Partnered with cardiologists to diagnose cause of arrhythmias and offer interventional treatments.

Administered medications by diverse means and tracked responses. Supervised cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and oxygen delivery devices.

Identified abnormal and critical respiratory paĴerns through direct pulmonary assessments.

Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.

Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients' behavior, vital signs and fluid intake and output.

Kept track of patients' changing pain levels and proactively worked to minimize excess pain or discomfort.

Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.

Reviewed physician orders and administered therapies, treatments and medications, much being protocol driven.

Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.

Reviewed physician orders and participated in medication management to optimize patient safety.

Maintained reports to provide oncoming shift with full patient status. Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.

Prioritized patient care assignments based on patient conditions to achieve optimal outcomes.

Facilitated strategic goals aimed at increasing satisfaction and improving outcomes through compassionate, precise and high-quality nursing care. Instructed patients, families and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease management and medication self-management.

Mentored new nurses on practices and procedures to drive patient outcome goals.

Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.

Supervised nurse administration of oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients as prescribed, monitoring responses for adverse reactions.

Answered patient questions and provided take-home materials for further information.

Monitored and educated nursing students and externs on proper care procedures and prioritization strategies.

Promoted healthy lifestyle choices to reduce re-emergence of painful or dangerous symptoms.

Imparted medical, operational and patient care knowledge to junior nurses, supporting personal growth and enhancing professional development.

Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care. Communicated effectively with physicians and provided support during surgical procedures.

Inserted and managed central, arterial and PICC lines, chest drains, swan gang catheters, iabp management.

Coordinated and led in-services to facilitate nursing leadership development and career growth.

WV Institute Charleston, WV, United States

ADN in Algebra, Mathematics

Credit hours in Mathematics meeting core requirements toward graduation Hocking College Nelsonville, OH, United States

Anatomy and Physiology and Nursing practice in a variety of clinical seĴings in Chillicothe, Ohio including Psych training at a large facility associated?with Ohio University. Trained in class and clinical seĴings by masters and doctoral level instructors. Biology/ English, Biology major English University of Charleston Charleston, WV

Undergraduate in Chemistry, English, Biology

graduation prior to entering Nursing.

WVU Morgantown, WV, United States

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