Ashley Kane

• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Assisted in the training of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality student care.
• Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
• Performed all hands on Activities of Daily Living related to bathroom, feeding and behavioral needs for the classroom.
• Worked more in the helper-teacher role as the lead teacher needed a medical leave of absence. Maintaining the daily flow and organization of the 12 paras and 9 students to ensure the daily learning environment maintained students high levels of HRE

Worked on an as needed bases throughout the WSESU school district to cover the Nurses position.

• Working along side Director of Nursing, I ensure, consistency of staffing, quality care and residents medical needs are addressed and treatment is followed through
• Working the floor as a med nurse OR as an LNA for the shift d/t staffing
• Train new staff members to facility policies, protocols and specific duties depending on scope of practices.
• Developing, updating and forever changing resident care plans
• Facilitating Family Care Plan Meetings
• Carrying out MD orders, performing audits of those orders off hours and updating as residents care as needed.
• Managing staff and resident interactions and addressing concerns as they occur.

• Participates in developing and maintaining policies/procedures.
• Participates in developing, planning and presenting staff in-services.
• Supervise, instruct and guide other staff to promote quality care nursing.
• Performs admissions, transfers and discharges of patients.
• Communicates with M.D via phone and in person related to patient status changes.
• Develop work assignments for the unit.
• Performs Q.A and Q.I chart audits and skill checks.
• Attend weekly clinical, assist in the development of care plans and maintain consistent updates.

• LPN charge nurse acting directly under guidance of the Director of Nursing
• Managing all residents orders, admissions, discharges, care plans
• I would be direct contact between MD and family
• Assist in planning and providing care for residents within the facility
• Manage and update care plans as changes occurred.
• Managing LNA staff for all three shifts and providing education and daily resident assignments
• I covered the med cart and even the floor when staffing is down
• Charge nurse of many rolls within one place
• I continue to hold the same title after continuing my education and obtaining my RN in July 2019.

• Completed all MDS assessments during this time period of a 60-bed facility LTC/SNF
• Gathered information on patients including physical and mental health for assessments.
• Observed patient charts and communicate with interdisciplinary team to develop appropriate plans of care.
• Provided in-services to nursing staff on ADL coding and appropriate coding of administered treatments.
• Assisted in development and management of patient care plans under RN supervision.

• Assisted all Residents with completion of their Activities of Daily Living.
• Vital Signs
• Obtaining weights
• Catheter/Ostomy emptying