Anusha Paul

• Provide nursing care to patients in a cardiac progressive care setting requiring close monitoring, clinical assessment, and timely intervention.
• Perform comprehensive and focused nursing assessments based on patient diagnosis, acuity, and changes in clinical condition.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and vital signs continuously while recognizing and escalating changes in patient status.
• Manage complex medication regimens and provide safe administration of IV and supportive therapies according to physician orders and hospital protocols.
• Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized plans of care.
• Prioritize care for high-acuity patients while maintaining patient safety, timely interventions, and continuity of care.
• Document assessments, interventions, responses to treatment, and changes in patient condition accurately in the electronic medical record.
• Provide patient education regarding treatment plans, procedures, medications, safety, and discharge needs.

• Managed 3–6 patients in a high-acuity telemetry and stepdown setting while prioritizing patient safety, clinical stability, and timely intervention.

• Monitored cardiac rhythms and recognized arrhythmias and acute cardiac events, escalating changes and initiating appropriate interventions.
• Provided pre- and post-procedure nursing care for patients undergoing electrophysiology procedures, including ablations, pacemaker placement, and Watchman procedures.
• Cared for LVAD patients with device awareness, hemodynamic assessment, alarm recognition, and coordination with advanced cardiac teams.
• Managed patients following cardiac and electrophysiology procedures with continuous rhythm and vital-sign surveillance.
• Received cath lab handoffs and ensured continuity of care through accurate assessment, prioritization, communication, and follow-through.
• Performed TR band removal and monitored vascular access sites for bleeding, hematoma, compromised perfusion, and other post-procedural complications.
• Monitored incisions and access sites following procedures while managing pain, mobility precautions, patient education, and ongoing assessment.
• Recognized early signs of post-procedure complications including arrhythmias, hypotension, bleeding, and neurological changes and promptly escalated concerns.
• Administered IV cardiac and supportive medications while maintaining continuous cardiac and vital-sign surveillance.
• Managed titration of IV medications including antiarrhythmic, anticoagulants, and insulin in accordance with physician orders and hospital protocols.
• Performed wound care and managed JP drains and chest tubes for post-operative patients.
• Provided care for patients with complex conditions including stroke, hospice, and substance withdrawal.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized plans of care and promptly notified providers of acute changes.
• Precepted new nurses and supported unit workflow, teamwork, and professional development.