Tasheka Ervin
Registered Nurse
Clayton,NC
Summary
Registered Nurse with 6+ years of experience providing exceptional medical expertise and professional nursing care to clinical patients. Recognized as a Daisy Award Winner for delivering exceptional care and promoting patient independence. Strong analytical thinking skills and a result-oriented approach to patient care. Natural leader who excels in identifying patient care requirements and delivering exceptional care to each individual patient. Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Wake Med Hospital
12.2023 - Current
- Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on the adult or elderly patient's immediate condition or needs within timeframe specified by client facility's policies, procedures or protocols
- Performs appropriate treatments and therapeutic nursing interventions as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner
- Provides individualized patient/family education customized to the adult or elderly patient and his/her Family, while maintaining their confidentiality
- Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to adult resuscitation and advanced life support protocols
- Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the adult or elderly patient's and family's diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Registered Nurse
Wesley Long Hospital
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Provided professional nursing care to patients with a wide range of diagnoses including sepsis, pneumonia, diabetes, sickle cell, and gastrointestinal complications
- Maintained the safety of patients with mental health disorders and managed step-down patients with cardiac drips, post catheterization recovery, and peritoneal dialysis
- Assessed and performed wound dressing changes
- Analyzed telemetry strips and initiated DVT prophylaxis
- Initiated and discontinued Foley catheter/IV
- Provided advice and emotional support to patients and their families
- Administered and monitored patients receiving blood products
- Served as a charge nurse and trained new nurses at Cone Health Wesley Long Hospital Lead and participated in quality improvement initiatives to ensure the delivery of safe and effective patient care.
Registered Nurse
Chippenham Medical Center
04.2023 - 08.2023
- Provide therapeutic care of patients being treated for cardiac, respiratory, renal, burn/wounds, and trauma injuries
- Assess acute changes in patients, monitoring and analyzing heart rhythms, interpreting ECGs, noting arrhythmias, and intervening in emergency situations
- Work closely with a multidisciplinary team in administering prescribed medications while monitoring vital signs in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the facility
- Coordinate patient discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team and participate in patient/family education
- Maintain cultural and diversity awareness.
Registered Nurse
REX Vascular Specialist clinic
10.2022 - 04.2023
- Provided holistic care to those who have been diagnosed with morbid obesity
- Assessed patients after surgery, monitored pain, nausea, signs of bleeding, signs of distress and/or infection
- Provided care to patients who suffer from esophagectomies, thoracotomies, hiatal hernia repairs, heart failure, chest pain, cardia arrhythmias, and congenital abnormalities
- Monitored chest tubes, complex medical histories, pain modalities, and nutritional requirements
- Provided care and assisted Physicians with minor surgical procedures and administered medications to patients with chronic vascular disease.
Registered Nurse
North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women
01.2021 - 03.2022
- Conducted sick calls/assessments, assisted the Physician, carried out orders, planned, implemented, and evaluated patients
- Responded to medical emergencies and injuries, monitored for communicable diseases
- Counseled for compliance with diet, medications, and treatment plans
- Initiated tube feeds, placed NG tubes, assessed, and performed wound dressing changes
- Charted in patient record/ created care plans/documented education
- Assessed patients after surgery, monitored pain, nausea, signs of bleeding, signs of distress and/or infection
- Initiated and discontinued Foley catheter/IV/Phlebotomy.
Registered Nurse
Duke Raleigh Hospital
09.2017 - 12.2021
- Planned, provided, supervised, and documented professional nursing care by utilizing the nursing process in accordance with Physician orders and policy/procedures
- Successfully cared for and treated patients with a wide range of diagnoses including sepsis, pneumonia, diabetes, sickle cell, and gastrointestinal complications
- Maintained the safety of patients with mental health disorders and step-down patients to include cardiac drips, post catheterization recovery, and peritoneal dialysis
- Assessed and performed wound dressing changes
- Analyzed telemetry strips, initiated DVT prophylaxis
- Initiated and discontinued Foley catheter/IV
- Provided advice and emotional support to patients/families
- Administered and monitored patients receiving blood product.
Registered Nurse
UNC Rex Hospital
04.2020 - 11.2021
- Provided holistic care to those who have been diagnosed with morbid obesity
- Assessed patients after surgery, monitored pain, nausea, signs of bleeding, signs of distress and/or infection
- Provided care to patients who suffer from esophagectomies, thoracotomies, hiatal hernia repairs, heart failure, chest pain, cardia arrhythmias, and congenital abnormalities
- Monitored chest tubes, complexed medical histories, pain modalities, and nutritional requirements
- Provided care and assisted Physicians with minor surgical procedures and administered medications to patients with chronic vascular disease.
Registered Nurse
Johnston-Willis Hospital
Richmond, VA
02.2024 - 05.2024
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Demonstrated expertise in wound management techniques resulting in accelerated healing times for patients with complex wounds or pressure injuries.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
Education
Associates of Applied Science in Registered Nursing -
Medical Careers Institute
Virginia Beach, VASkills
- Medication and IV administration
- Gastrostomy Tube Care
- Patient and Family Advocacy and Education
- Epic Systems
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Intakes and Discharges
- Basic Life Support
- Managing crisis situation
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Johnston-Willis Hospital
02.2024 - 05.2024
Registered Nurse
Wake Med Hospital
12.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Wesley Long Hospital
09.2023 - 12.2023
Registered Nurse
Chippenham Medical Center
04.2023 - 08.2023
Registered Nurse
REX Vascular Specialist clinic
10.2022 - 04.2023
Registered Nurse
North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women
01.2021 - 03.2022
Registered Nurse
UNC Rex Hospital
04.2020 - 11.2021
Registered Nurse
Duke Raleigh Hospital
09.2017 - 12.2021
Associates of Applied Science in Registered Nursing -
Medical Careers Institute
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