Angela Meadors

• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Established effective relationships with patients and families by respecting patient rights and involving patients and families in decision making.
• Processed lab tests for influenza, strep and urinary tract infections.
• Conducted physical exams and health screenings.
• Ordered and interpreted laboratory and diagnostic tests to provide appropriate follow-up care.
• Provided education to patients and family members in health promotion, disease prevention and birth control methods.
• Discussed care plans with patients and explained test results and proper use of medications.
• Recorded patient medical history, applicable test results, and vitals into medical records.
• Coordinated care with other healthcare professionals, promoting optimal patient outcomes.
• Assessed patient needs, clearly communicating diagnosis and treatment plans to patients and families.
• Prescribed medications or treatments based on patient medical assessments.
• Monitored patient condition and progress, ordering appropriate laboratory tests.
• Facilitated patient referrals to specialists and other healthcare providers.
• Informed patients and families on disease prevention and health promotion.

• Summarized technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep or nervous system disorders.
• Helped to complete procedures such as EEGs, PSGs and NCSs.
• Monitored patients during tests or surgeries using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments or video recording equipment.
• Gathered, documented and tracked test results for physician interpretation.
• Attached electrodes to patients using adhesives.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.

• Documented routine observations to facilitate scoring and interpretation of polysomnographic results.
• Collected and analyzed patient information to identify and meet patient-specific mental and physical limitations.
• Followed “lights out” procedures to establish baseline values such as heart rate and oxyhemoglobin saturation.
• Operated polysomnography equipment to record electrical activity of brain waves and other physiological variables.
• Followed “lights on” procedures to verify integrity of collected data.
• Studied polysomnograms to recognize abnormal respiratory patterns and arrhythmias.
• Operated closed-circuit television cameras to record patient sleep activities and observe patient during tests.
• Performed routine positive airway pressure, interface fitting and desensitization.
• Applied electrodes and sensors to patients for sleep studies.
• Attached electrodes to patients using adhesives.
• Monitored patients during tests or surgeries using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments or video recording equipment.
• Selected functional and original equipment to achieve program and neurosurgical objectives by performing thorough research.
• Helped to complete procedures such as EEGs, PSGs and NCSs.

Staff and Float Pool Nurse performing hands on patient care, physical assessments, charting, medication distribution, delegation, working with fellow nurses, nursing assistants and physicians on a daily basis, performing patient education, using nursing skills to communicate and provide care to patients.

• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.