Amy Wells

Provided breastfeeding support in Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital and Mott Children's Hospital.

Assisting mother/infant dyads to achieve their breastfeeding goals with empathy and compassion via inpatient support and lactation help line. My goal was to provide basic breastfeeding support and also support for more complex needs. Collaborated with other healthcare members to provide comprehensive care plans. This helped to increase breastfeeding success rates and patient satisfaction.

• Developed strong relationships with patients' families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions.
• Developed individualized feeding plans for families.
• Collaborated with other lactation consultants to ensure best practices.
• Educated staff and parents on the importance of breastfeeding and how to support mothers antepartum and postpartum
• Provided new mothers and families with resources and instruction for follow-up support regarding their progress

At Brandon NICU in Mott Children's Hospital, provided care for critically ill Neonates from high-risk birth to discharge including palliative and end-of-life care. My practice in Brandon as a level IV NICU nurse allowed me to provide care to infants with complex medical problems, such as premature birth, complex medical-surgical problems, and anomalies. My practice included complex modes of care such as a variety of ventilatory support modes and ECMO. I have been a member of the Neonatal transport team as well as functioned in the Neonatal Evaluation, Stabilization and treatment specialty area for newborns needing immediate newborn support after delivery. I was proud to be a member of a team that specialized in family-centered care. This included the importance of having families participate in decision-making for the care of their child.

• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.

On 5D Surgical Intensive Care Unit, we provided comprehensive Care to critically ill patients with complex medical, surgical, traumatic, neurological, and cardiac diagnoses. These Patients have had major operations or are experiencing complications, including those with multisystem failure (e.g., ECMO). Pain management is an important part of their care. Some of these patients ultimately require palliative, hospice, and end-of-life care.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options, disease process management, and lifestyle options.
• Developed strong relationships with patients' families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.
• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.

On the 6C Pulmonary, Medicine, Rheumatology, and Hospice unit, cared for patients in an acute care medical setting with complex Pulmonary, Gastroenterology, Renal, Endocrine, autoimmune, pain management, from early stages to palliative care, hospice, and end-of-life.

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to create comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.