Ashley Miller
Du Quoin,IL
Summary
Seasoned RN with a robust background in critical care and emergency response, honed at Marshall Browning Hospital. Expert in patient management and health promotion, blending compassion with clinical judgment to improve patient outcomes. Proven leader in nursing staff development and adept at enhancing team coordination and patient care standards.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN House Charge
Marshall Browning Hospital
08.2006 - Current
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
RN
Du Quoin School District 300
08.2016 - 05.2018
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
RN
Pinckneyville Correctional Center
07.2013 - 11.2014
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Addison, IL09.2013
Skills
- Basic Life Support
- Compassion and Empathy
- Clinical judgment
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Quality Improvement
- Emergency Response
- Chart updating
- Data Collection
- Appointment Scheduling
- Lab result interpretation
- Nursing staff leadership
- Vaccine administration
- Diabetes management
- Wound Care
- Critical Care
- Precepting
- Medical Recordkeeping
- ADL Assistance
- Unit Administration
- Case Management
- HIPAA Education
- Medication and IV administration
- Disease specialization
- BAC screening/drug screen collection
- Licensed RN
- Performing EKGs
- Infection control measures
- Patient Assessments
- IV setup
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- EMR Systems
- Emergency Procedures
- Telemetry monitoring
- Vision screenings
Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Timeline
RN
Du Quoin School District 300
08.2016 - 05.2018
RN
Pinckneyville Correctional Center
07.2013 - 11.2014
RN House Charge
Marshall Browning Hospital
08.2006 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
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