Amy Brewer

• Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
• Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
• Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
• Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
• Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
• Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
• Assisted doctors during medical procedures.
• Responded quickly to life-threatening situations by providing appropriate interventions.

While at this assignment I was rotated through several different facilities. I was at the main Level 1 Trauma Center, I worked in the Pediatric ER, I also would go to two other outlying community hospitals, Beaufort and Edgecombe.

• Performed triage to prioritize care for emergency room patients.
• Provided initial assessment of patients and identified changes in their condition.
• Assessed, monitored, and documented patient's condition.
• Responded quickly and effectively in emergent or crisis situations.
• Managed medical equipment such as ventilators, cardiac monitors, IV pumps.
• Triaged and treated high-volume caseload in busy emergency room setting.

• Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
• Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
• Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
• Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
• Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values and beliefs.
• Evaluated intensive care patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
• Prioritized nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reported patient status.
• Triaged and treated high-volume caseload in busy emergency room setting.
• Administered critical IV medications to stabilize patients for assessment and treatment.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care.
• Treated patients by administering various types of medications and therapies.
• Trained other nurses on patient care and daily tasks, supporting growth and professional development.
• Stabilized patients, determined health needs and provided direct patient care.
• Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injury and illnesses.
• Rendered direct patient care by stabilizing patients and determining course of action based on triage.
• Oversaw ER department and team of multi-disciplinary professionals in high-volume, fast-paced environment.

I worked at this facility for 10years in the emergency room. I left to travel.