Angela Varney

• Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
• Documented medications administered and treatments and procedures performed on appropriate records to protect privacy and confidentiality of patient information.
• Documented all information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to primary nephrologists and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
• Educated patients and caregivers of various available external resources to support compliance and disease management.
• Extensive teaching regarding importance of monitoring and maintaining optimal blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
• Support system for patients and caregivers. Reassure that the patients safety and well being is of primary importance to myself and support staff.
• Monitor monthly labs and report abnormals to physician immediately.
• Communicate directly with physician regarding any changes in patients health state or possible need to reassess treatment plan.
• Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments and assisting staff.
• Defined patient advocacy objectives for patients and caregivers through collaboration with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.

• Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including physicians, case managers and social workers.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
• Confidently directed overall operation of nursing services and patient care, including financial management, quality assurance, patient care, safety risk management, teammate satisfaction, quality index scores and facility maintenance.
• Discussed patient care and treatment with care team members to optimize intervention plans and care delivery.
• Maintained proper staff levels within budget parameters to deliver high levels of care to every patient.
• Executed extensive patient exams to create individualized care plans.
• Investigated and reported all incidents per aps/cps policies.
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• Maintained strong commitment to patient care through dedicated case management and treatment delivery.
• Interviewed, hired, instructed and mentored employees and promoted high level of care quality to patients.

• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
• Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
• Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza and other illnesses of concern.
• Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
• Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
• Updated patient charts using cerner with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications and prevention methods.
• Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Ordered, interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
• Formulated plans for nursing measures to restore, maintain and promote patients' physical and mental health.
• Gatherd patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting all data in cerner

• Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
• Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically increasing quality and quantity of life. .
• Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
• Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications and prevention methods.

* Initiated, monitored, and post treatment assessments of 13 station

unit

*administered and adjusted dosages of ordered medications per

protocol

*communicated directly with patient and caregivers regarding any

concerns or changes in healthstate.

*communicated patient concerns directly to physician in a timely

manner

*delegate responsibilities to support staff and follow up to assure

all safety protocols were followed each shift.

*reassured safety, with staff and patient each treatment.

*Monitored patients closely for fluid retention through thor-

ough assessment pre-tx.

*montor of monthly labs and kt/v to track that patient is receiving

optimal treatment.

*charting of any changes in clients care, condition, or compliance.