Alexus August
Houston
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in patient assessment, emergency response, and medication administration. Excel at communication, teamwork, and empathy, ensuring optimal patient care and positive outcomes. A team - player who values teamwork, interprofessional collaboration and patient safety.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
BSN, RN Registered Nurse
Houston Methodist
Clear Lake
02.2024 - Current
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
- Responded quickly to life-threatening situations by providing appropriate interventions.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Administered prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing protocols.
- Ensured compliance with infection control policies and procedures.
- Managed complex cases involving multiple diagnoses or treatments.
- Provided emotional support and counseling to patients and their families.
- Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers in comprehendible terminology.
- Attended continuing education courses to stay up-to-date on current trends in nursing practice.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care outcomes.
- Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, pulse rate and weight.
- Updated charts throughout shifts with current, accurate information to maintain strict recordkeeping standards.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
- Provided patient and family health education focusing on self-management, prevention and wellness.
- Performed physical examinations and assessments of patients' medical histories.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX12-2023
Skills
- Quality improvement
- Discharge planning
- Basic life support
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and empathy
- IV management
- Geriatric care
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Infectious disease control
- Direct patient care
- IV drug therapy management
- Patient assessment
- Documentation and charting
Affiliations
- I enjoy reading, learning and traveling.
- I enjoy comedy and whimsical entertainment such as anime and comedy movies. I feel this shapes my personality and adds to the repore I have with my patients.
Accomplishments
- I have received over 10 daisy awards in my first year as a new grad nurse.
- I have received various complements from patients and family that have been reported to my immediate management and charge nurses. These resulted in Quest for the best rewards handed out on our unit.
- A family member wrote a hand written latter that involved my role in the direct care of their family member, which was read to the dayshift staff.
Certification
- BLS Certification
Timeline
BSN, RN Registered Nurse
Houston Methodist
02.2024 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lamar University