Andrea Tallieu

• Administer critical care treatments and monitor patient progress in high-acuity environments.
• Monitor multiple drips, lines, and drains on patients with critical cardiac-related conditions.
• Provide clinical judgment during rapidly evolving situations, initiating appropriate interventions to maximize patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.
• Utilize advanced monitoring equipment to assess vital signs and detect changes in patient condition.
• Educate patients and families on post-operative care and health management strategies.

• Delivered patient care in diverse clinical settings, adapting to varying environments and team dynamics.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans tailored to individual needs.
• Monitored vital signs and administered medications according to established protocols, ensuring patient safety and comfort.
• Educated patients and families on treatment plans, promoting adherence and understanding of health management strategies.
• Assessed patient conditions regularly, adjusting care strategies based on evolving clinical requirements and feedback.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.

In-patient nursing care for patients admitted to MSU for a variety of conditions. Nursing skills and duties included:

• Peripheral IV insertion
• Administering IV, PO, IM, Subq medications, analgesics, fluids, antibiotics
• Monitoring patients for changes; alerting charge nurse and/or provider as necessary
• Educating patients on care plan, medications, conditions
• Managing continuous bladder irrigation, wound vacs, chest tubes
• Inserting foley catheters, straight catheters, NG tubes
• Monitoring and documenting intake and output
• Post-surgical care and monitoring
• Discharge teaching
• Admissions

Served as the point of contact for the care team, which included:

• Educating about diagnostic procedures, medications, nutrition, and maintenance of health and wellness
• Answering and screens incoming calls using established clinic protocols.
• Conducting outbound calls to patients, returning voicemails, and initiating calls with follow up action and accurately documenting in the EMR
• Performing all follow-up activities including laboratory, diagnostic results, appointments, referrals, medication questions or requests
• Working closely with the Quality Team to appropriately navigate ER visits, hospital admissions, hospital discharges
• Improving Quality Care Gaps