Ariel Ousley

• Promoted patient safety through vigilant monitoring of vital signs and reporting any abnormalities to the appropriate healthcare provider promptly.
• Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
• Facilitated effective communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care during transitions between facilities or levels of care.
• Advocated for patients'' needs effectively, working closely with healthcare providers to develop and implement appropriate care plans.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
• Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members for optimal patient outcomes.

• Documented patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
• Oversaw patient conditions, administered medicine, performed interventions and took detailed records.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
• Championed infection control practices within the unit by strictly adhering to guidelines and educating staff on proper procedures.
• Served as charge nurse, caring for patients with serious illnesses.
• Administered medications and injections to patients.

Practical nursing skills, such as wound care, monitoring vitals, and
medication administration per doctors' orders.

Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests
and lab results.

Monitored medication administration by staff members to ensure
accuracy according to physician orders.
Provided emotional support and encouragement to residents with
memory loss.
Organized therapeutic recreational activities that stimulated cognitive
functioning in individuals with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of
dementia.
Encouraged family members to participate in their loved ones' care
plan through visits, phone calls, emails.
Supervised medical personnel.
Communicated directly with doctors and physicians' assistants to
implement proper care plans for each resident.

Performed routine laboratory tests on samples from COVID-19 patients,
including blood work, urine analysis, and sputum cultures.

Administered medications, intravenous fluids, subcutaneous, and IM
injections to patients per doctors' orders.
Insertion of Foley catheters, including care of Foley catheters and
suprapubic catheters, per doctor's orders.
Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.

Performed patient assessments, developed individualized care plans,
and monitored progress.
Educated patients about disease prevention methods and healthy
lifestyle choices.
Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to
provide assistance within parameters established by the facility and
supervisor.
Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to
address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with
supervising healthcare providers.