Registered Nurse Patient Advocate

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Natasha Hopwood

Objective

To obtain a full-time position as a Registered Nurse.

Experience

March 2021-October 2022

Lasting Hope Recovery Center

Omaha, NE

Registered Nurse

•BLS Certified

•CPI Certified

•Remain calm and professional during times of critical need

•HIPPA compliance

•Monitor patients for changes in physical and psychological status, lab values especially medication therapeutic values.

•A complete special assessment for patients on suicide precautions, detoxification/withdrawals, and monitor patients

•Evaluate the appropriateness and quality of care provided to all patients in protective devices, seclusion, restraint

•Evaluate nursing documentation and implementation of a nursing care plan and treatment plans, as per protocol

•Implement therapeutic interventions such as therapy or group activities using resource modules

•Develop individualized nursing care plans for a specific patient population addressing physical and psychological needs

•Admitted and discharged patients to and from the mental health unit using the nursing process

•Assisted clients with medications, discussed patient care with physicians, ordered medications through local pharmacies

•Noticed escalation of behavior prone to put patient as the risk of harming self or others

•Established standards of care, and relevant organizational/departmental/unit policies and procedures

•Administer and monitor any treatment regimens as specified by the psychiatrist; including activities of daily living

•Developed, implemented, and collaborated with patients, family/caregivers, psychiatrists, social workers, registered nurses, and physicians

August 2020-March 2021

Select Specialty Hospital

Omaha, NE

Registered Nurse

•BLS Certified

•ACLS Certified

•Remain calm and professional during times of critical need

•HIPPA compliance

•Management of Covid positive and Covid recovery patients

•Management of contact, droplet, and air borne Including Covid isolation precautions

•Management of trach airway: trach change, sterile and inline suctioning, trach tie and chain changes

•ET tube management including suctioning

•Experience with medication administration via enteral tubes

•Tube feed administration via bolus and pump

•Wound care Including Wound Vac Management

•Discharge teaching to patients and family members

•Patient and family education and support

•Patient advocate

•Foley insertion and management

•Straight cath and UA collection

•Followed rehabilitation and treatment plans per MD orders to accelerate patient recovery; minimize pain, discomfort, infections and complications; and optimize patient outcomes - Including Covid patients

•Complete nursing care for up to 5 acutely ill patients at a time

•Paper charting system

•Assessment skills of medically complex and chronically ill adult patients

•Covid safety precautions

•Covid testing

•Central Line management

•Administration of IV medications including TPN

•Physical and chemical restraint management

•Vapotherm Management

•Multidisciplinary teamwork

•Cpap and Bipap management

•Management of critical drips

•Telemetry strip reading

•Frequent care of patients with psychiatric consults

August 2019-October 2020

Ambassador Pediatric Rehab

Omaha, NE

Registered Nurse

•BLS Certified

•Educate patients and their families regarding medical procedures, treatments and medications

•Remain calm and professional during times of critical need

•HIPPA compliance

•Management of pediatric Trilogy ventilator

•Management of care contact, droplet, and air borne isolation precautions

•Management of trach airway: trach change, sterile and inline suctioning, trach tie and chain changes

•Experience with medication administration via enteral tubes

•Wound care

•Discharge teaching to parents of pediatric patients

•Patient and family education and support

•Patient advocate

•Communicated with the parents of children, update parents on the progress of their child and provide tips on caring for their child’s health

•Intake and Output calculations

•Straight cath and UA collection

•Followed rehabilitation and treatment plans per MD orders to accelerate patient recovery; minimize pain, discomfort, infections and complications; and optimize patient outcomes

•Complete nursing cared for up to 5 pediatric patients at a time

•Matrix charting system

•Assessment skills of medically complex and chronically ill pediatric patients

•Covid safety precautions

•Covid testing of patients and staff

October 2016-May 2018

Emergency Room at Bellevue Medical Center

Bellevue, NE

Registered Nurse Fellow

•BLS Certified

•Experience with EPIC charting

•Experience with different drips and IV medication

•Care for and assess intubated/critical patients

•Communicate with physicians and other healthcare staff

•Assist with bedside procedures

•Gain critical thinking experience

•Telemetry

•Remain calm and professional during times of critical need

•HIPPA compliance

•Psychiatric care of adult and pediatric patients

•PALS Certified

•ACLS Certified

•Provide compassionate care to patients and family

•Chemical and Physical restraints and charting

•Knowledge of patient safety while in restraints

•Highly proficient clinical skills on both Adults, pediatric, and obstetrics patients : IV starts, pushed, drips, 12-lead EKG, cardiac monitors, blood draws, blood transfusions, central line care, defibrillations, codes, EPIC computer charting, ventilators

•Management of care contact, droplet, and airborne isolation precautions

•Care of ventilated patients including blood gas draw and interpretation

•Experience with Pyxis medication distribution and machine and computer charting

•Wound care

•Discharge teaching

•Patient and family education and support

•Patient advocate

•Foley catheter insertion and management

•Intake and Output calculations

•Comply with mission, vision, values, and policies and procedures, ethical standards and code of conduct set forth by company

•Consistently deliver the best in patient care; as a team member, demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in each encounter with patients, families, visitors, other staff, and physicians

•Cared for up to 4 patients at a time, patients all varied in age and in walks of life, all with varying chief complaints, diagnosis, and prognosis, varying from acute to critical care

•Triage nursing experience, determining priority patients

Education

August 2016 Graduation

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

•Cumulative GPA 4.0

•Dean’s List every semester

•Student Nursing Representative on Student Government Association

References

References are available on request.

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