Sharon Staniowski
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Caring Registered Nurse with dedicated service in various types of long-term and home health care settings. Provides individualized care plans and helps patients meet goals by delivering direct and effective patient care. Committed to increasing patient satisfaction and streamlining procedures. Patient-oriented Nurse with 32years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments with wound care as a specialty.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Valley View Homehealth
Las Vegas, NV
06.2015 - Current
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
Registered Nurse
Valley Hospital Wound Care And Hyperbarics
Las Vegas, NV
05.2010 - 10.2021
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Education
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing
Wascana Institute of Applied Arts And Sciences
Regina, Saskatchwan Canada06.1980
Skills
- Patient Examination
- Accurate Documentation
- Medical Supply Management
- Patient Care Assessment
- Treatment Preparation
- Clear Patient Communication
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Diet and Nutrition
- Atrial Fibrillation
- PICC Lines
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Heart Failure
- Pulmonary Conditions
- Infection Control Procedures
- Healthcare Personnel Supervision
- Pain Prevention
- Routine Examinations
- Treatment Plan Modification
- Acute and Chronic Pain
- Wound Management
- Patient Admission
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Intramuscular Injections
Certification
Hyperbaric treatment
CPR
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Valley View Homehealth
06.2015 - Current
Registered Nurse
Valley Hospital Wound Care And Hyperbarics
05.2010 - 10.2021
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing
Wascana Institute of Applied Arts And Sciences
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