Feb **** - Oct ****

Mar **** - May ****

Deborah Honness

Professional Summary

Skills

Experience

Travel Registered Nurse

Supplemental Health Care Buffalo Nursing - Buffalo, NY Completed detailed patient intakes, including documenting patient histories and current vitals.

Prepared patients for physician examinations and treatments, answered questions and offered emotional support.

Immunized patients against common infections such as influenza and tetanus with routine vaccinations.

Kept the unit efficient by organizing instruments, preparing rooms and restocking supplies.

Administered prescribed medications and monitored patients for side effects and adverse reactions.

Consulted with healthcare team to plan and implement patient treatment protocols. Continuously classified and filed records to keep the system efficient and all information organized.

Notification to appropriate practitioner(s) of changes to the patient overall physical and mental health.

Provided patient education about testing, vaccines, medications and other personal health care.

Unit Manager

Beechtree Center For Rehabilitation & Nursing - Ithaca, NY Reviewed the incoming orders and assigned work to the direct care staff and patient to maintain a cohesive care schedule.

Continuously update patient records and care plan to maintain correct, up to date information and scan records for changes in the patient. Consulted with patients and their family to understand their desires and needs. Add suggestions for the best products to meet their needs. Ensure and enforce rules set forth by the Nursing home, patient and patient's family. Ensure and enforce compliance of all state regulations, laws and policies. Attend required meetings scheduled in a timely manner. Maintain a, whole team, effort for the betterment and satisfaction of the patient and families. Maintain my own ongoing education and share information to the care team as appropriate.

Respond to emergencies that may come up.

389 Michigan Hollow Road, Spencer, NY 14883

Ph: 607-***-****

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Feb 2010 - Mar 2011

Feb 2008 - Mar 2011

Jan 2007 - Mar 2009

Follow up with injuries to the patient or health care team. Registered Nurse

Tioga County Jail - Owego, NY

Consulted with healthcare team to plan and implement inmate treatment protocols. Immunized inmate against common infections such as influenza and tetanus with routine vaccinations.

Testing of inmate for TB and other infectious diseases that may be contagious to other inmates or personnel working within the law enforcement community. Dispense medications and treatments within acceptable guidelines. Follow up and monitor inmate for reactions, tolerance and effective outcomes from medications or treatments administered.

Triage and treat inmates and employees as needed. Follow up with treatment. Maintain open communication with the provider, employees and other healthcare team. Maintain ongoing and update records.

Completed detailed patient intakes, including documenting patient histories and current vitals.

Kept the unit efficient by organizing instruments, preparing rooms and restocking supplies and medications.

Registered Nurse

Cayuga Medical Center-Convenient Care - Ithaca, NY Consulted with healthcare team to plan and implement patient treatment protocols. Attend and triage patients who has been admitted to the center. Assign severity and need of the patients in order to be treated. Kept the unit efficient by organizing instruments, preparing rooms and restocking supplies.

Consulted with healthcare team to plan and implement patient treatment protocols. Prepared patients for physician examinations and treatments, answered questions and offered emotional support.

Administered local, intravenous and inhalation medications based on patient conditions and procedural requirements.

Completed detailed patient intakes, including documenting patient histories and current vitals.

Maintain a record of procedures, vitals, providers orders and outcome of each. Consulted with customers to understand their desires and suggest the best products to meet their needs.

Prepare the patient and family for transfer to a higher level of care when needed. Gather, collect and records all pertinent information and uploads in the computer system. Registered Nurse manager

Visiting Nurse Services of Ithaca - Ithaca, NY

Completed detailed patient intakes, including documenting patient histories and current vitals.

Consulted with patients and family to understand their desires and suggest the best products to meet their needs. Consulted with patient and family as to rules I needed to follow per their lifestyle.

Feb 2003 - May 2006

Feb 2001 - May 2003

Immunized patients against common infections such as influenza and tetanus with routine vaccinations.

Consulted and update with healthcare team to plan and implement patient treatment protocols.

Monitored patients for side effects and adverse reactions to new and ongoing medications and treatments.

Maintain open communication with the patient provider, report adverse reactions, signs of decline or improvement and update with patient requests. Maintain effective organizational and communication skills. Registered Nurse

Guthrie Wellsboro - Wellsboro, PA

Completed detailed patient intakes, including documenting patient histories and current vitals.

Administered prescribed medications and monitored patients for side effects and adverse reactions.

Administered local, intravenous and inhalation anesthetics based on patient conditions and procedural requirements.

Prepared patients for physician examinations and treatments, answered questions and offered emotional support.

Continuously classified and filed records to keep the system efficient and all information organized.

Immunized patients against common infections such as influenza and tetanus with routine vaccinations.

Multi-task to work with ages from new born to elderly. Education provided to patient and family concerning upcoming procedure and follow up. Assist provider with procedures, set up the room and ready the patient with education and answering questions.

Continue to update the chart with accurate information and education provided. Endoscopy Nurse

Susquehanna Health (now UPMC- Williamsport,Pa) - Williamsport, Pa. Oncology infusion nurse

Guthrie Wellsboro - Wellsboro, PA

Reviewed the incoming orders and prepared the chemotherapy under sterile technique to be infused that day.

Educated patient to new medications.

Assessed vitals and completed a physical exam prior to and after completion of infusion. Monitored patient through out infusion and for 20 minutes following infusion. Consulted with customers to understand their desires and suggest the best products to meet their needs.

Maintained documentation of the procedure from beginning to end with specific notation to tolerance of the procedure.

Notified provider of any changes or needs requested by the patient. Education

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