Ashley Mikos
Crystal Lake,IL
Summary
Skilled nursing professional with 2+ years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Ignite
07.2021 - Current
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
Registered Nurse
Mercy
01.2022 - 06.2023
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Professional Nursing
Rasmussen University
Rockford06.2021
High School Diploma -
Wauconda High School
05.2009
Skills
- Vaccine Administration
- Patient Management
- Chart Updating
- Lab Result Interpretation
- Wound Care
- Emergency Response
- Critical Care
- Medical Assessment
- Medication Administration
- EMR Systems
- Long-Term Care
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Call Triaging
- High Level of Autonomy
Certification
ACLS Certified
PALS Certified
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Mercy
01.2022 - 06.2023
Registered Nurse
Ignite
07.2021 - Current
Associate of Applied Science - Professional Nursing
Rasmussen University
High School Diploma -
Wauconda High School
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