April Corley

• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
• Used procedures such as intubation, central lines and chest tubes to address critical symptoms and prevent further decay in patient conditions.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Performed emergency medical procedures such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and other condition-stabilizing interventions.
• Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.

• Outpatient Dialysis Registered Nurse responsible for managing/ taking care of 8-10 ESRD patients per day including assessments medications accessing grafts fistulas perm caths, programming machines to meet specific patients needs, monitoring vital signs and consulting with PA or MD related to issues complaints or problems that may arise during the patients treatment
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  

RN/Anemia Manager for 5 outpatient dialysis clinics and the Home Dialysis program, responsibilities included monitoring patients labs and making EPO and Fe dose changes in relation to lab values and protocols. Experience with taking care of Acute Renal patients in the hospital setting along with charge nurse duties and responsibilities in the Acute hospital setting. Home Dialysis RN experience to include training dialysis patients on how to operate equipment troubleshooting and emergency take off procedures, patient teaching and education related to co-morbidities and chronic En-stage Renal Disease process along with diet and fluid management. Outpatient Registered nurse with 20+ years of charge nurse experience, patient teaching and education, drawing labs with lab follow up, scheduling appointments for patients with vascular access needs, completing monthly/quarterly care plans for review with interdisciplinary team, traveled between 5 clinics and hospital setting as needed