ASHLEY DOUGLAS, BSN, RN
Rochester,NY
Summary
Highly motivated, compassionate Registered Nurse with experience in acute and long term care settings. Prioritizes nursing tasks and determines appropriate interventions. Efficient communication with multidisciplinary teams to create individualized care plans. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships with patients and families to improve health outcomes. Committed to increasing patients' awareness of disease processes and management in an effort to maintain compliance and; therefore, optimize their quality of life.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Physical Medicine and Rehab
Health Carousel
Syracuse, NY
01.2022 - Current
- Provided high quality care for 6 adult and pediatric patients recovering from deconditioning, surgical procedures, stroke, and other neurological disorders on a 30-bed inpatient rehab unit for a 1-8 week stay.
- Performed dressing changes, blood draws, medication administration, and maintain proper handling of NG/peg tubes, trach's, central venous catheters, nephrostomy tubes, and wound vac's.
- Accurate documentation of FIM's (Functional Independent Measure).
- Monitor patients closely to swiftly identify a change in condition and possible need for higher care.
- Educate patients and families on new diagnoses, medication administration, diet, and transfer status.
- Precept new nurses, float to med-surg tele units, and work as a nursing assistant as needed.
Registered Nurse, E.D. Medical Observation Unit
Rochester General Hospital
Rochester, NY
03.2020 - 01.2022
- Managed care for 7 patients who require monitoring and treatment for a period of 24-72 hours on a 37-bed unit.
- Daily admissions and discharges.
- Collaborated with PCT's, providers, specialists, PT, OT, and social work to provide high-quality, personalized care.
- Interrogated pacemakers.
- Patient education through out their hospital stay and especially at discharge to optimize patient health outcomes.
Registered Nurse, Acute Stroke Unit
Rochester General Hospital
Rochester, NY
05.2017 - 03.2020
- Assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated care for 6 med-surg patients, mostly consisting of patients undergoing an acute stroke work-up on a 39-bed unit.
- Provided medications and maintained proper handling of foley catheters, central venous lines, NG tubes, trach's, chest tubes, and wound vac's.
- Provided educational and emotional support to patients and their families to optimize patient health outcomes and decrease the risk of further stroke complications.
- Participated in NDNQI Pressure Injury Prevalence Surveys (PIPS) in which a skin assessment is performed on all hospitalized patients on a monthly basis.
Licensed Practical/Registered Nurse, Supervisor
Aaron Manor Rehabilitation & Continuing Care Center
Fairport, NY
03.2014 - 04.2017
- Managed care for 7 patients who require monitoring and treatment for a period of 24-72 hours on a 37-bed unit.
- Daily admissions and discharges.
- Collaborated with PCT's, providers, specialists, PT, OT, and social work to provide high-quality, personalized care.
- Interrogated pacemakers.
- Patient education through out their hospital stay and especially at discharge to optimize patient health outcomes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
SUNY Brockport College
Brockport, NY2019
Associate of Science - Nursing
Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY2017
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) -
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES
Newark, NY2013
Skills
- Professional bedside manner
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Critical thinking
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Time management
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- IV therapy
- Vaccine administration
- Pain management
- Maintenance of tubes/drains
- Blood draws and administering blood products
- Patient/family education and support
- Precepting
- Staff supervision
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Professional Nurse
License No: 729473
State of New York
Date of Licensure: 3/22/2017
Exp. Date: 10/2025
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)-
Exp. Date: January 2024
Basic Life Support (BLS)- Exp. Date: July 2023
NIH Stroke Scale Certification- Exp. Date: August 2023
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Physical Medicine and Rehab
Health Carousel
01.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, E.D. Medical Observation Unit
Rochester General Hospital
03.2020 - 01.2022
Registered Nurse, Acute Stroke Unit
Rochester General Hospital
05.2017 - 03.2020
Licensed Practical/Registered Nurse, Supervisor
Aaron Manor Rehabilitation & Continuing Care Center
03.2014 - 04.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
SUNY Brockport College
Associate of Science - Nursing
Genesee Community College
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) -
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES