Ashley Pless
Chesapeake,VA
Summary
Compassionate Charge Nurse offers 13 years experience in the nursing profession. Trained in the care and advocacy within IMCU/Stepdown and Ortho/Trauma departments. Highly skilled in charting, managing patient intake, transfers, and discharges as well as patient education and care plans. Well-versed in promoting policies and protocols to achieve core measures and maintain unit goals/productivity. Patient-oriented Nurse with diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Diligent nursing professional brings strong foundation of medical knowledge as well as patient care and is experienced in training and guiding new healthcare professionals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse
Sentara Leigh Hospital
01.2017 - 02.2023
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatments.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes, and treatment implementations on a busy 24 bed Stepdown/IMCU unit.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Maintained unit productivity goals, assigned new patients received to the unit appropriately, and created acuity based assignments for the oncoming shift RNs and NCP's.
- Conducting daily shift briefs/pass down to oncoming Charge RN.
- Documented information in patient’s electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care. Epic and Cerner experience.
- Supervised patient admissions, discharges, and transfers from hospital to home care, rehabilitative facility, self-care, or other hospital facilities.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Cared for patients with tracheal intubation and ventilation, wound and dressing care, as well as PCA, Epidural, and chest tube management, phlebotomy lab draws and placing PIV’s.
IMCU/Step-Down Registered Nurse
Sentara Leigh
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Provided direct patient care on a 24 bed Step-Down/IMCU unit.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physicians, and monitored patient response. Manipulation and titration of critical cardiac, insulin and heparin gtts.
- Precepted/Trained new hires/RN's in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings.
- Provided direct nursing care to patients requiring tracheal intubation, provided trach care, and suctioning as appropriate as well as patients diagnosed with COPD, Ashma, CHF, CVA, Diabetes, Renal Failure, and Sepsis to assess needs and determine best options for care from admission to discharge.
- Provided pre-procedural care as well as post op patient care as appropriate.
Registered Nurse
Carolinas Medical Center Main
08.2010 - 01.2013
- Provided direct patient care on an Orthopedic/Trauma unit, 11 Tower at a prestigious 874 bed level one trauma center. Bucks traction, CPM management/care, as well as knee, hip, and shoulder replacement treatment. PCA, epidural medication therapy and routine pin care on external fixators.
- Managed and provided care from admission to discharge.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers and documented daily care plans.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments as well as head-to-toe assessments. Cerner and Epic system computer charting.
Education
Bachelor Of Science - Nursing
- Continuing education in Nursing. Currently enrolled at Purdue Global University to obtain my Bachelors degree in nursing.
Associate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
07.2010
- cum laude graduate
Skills
- Crisis Prevention Intervention, Medical Response Team
- Staff Orienting/Training
- Creating Nursing Assignments and Staff Management
- Direct Patient Care, Admitting and Discharging
Certification
- BLS Certified
- ACLS Certified
- NIHSS certified
Timeline
Charge Nurse - Sentara Leigh Hospital
01.2017 - 02.2023
IMCU/Step-Down Registered Nurse - Sentara Leigh
01.2013 - 01.2017
Registered Nurse - Carolinas Medical Center Main
08.2010 - 01.2013
Purdue Global University - Bachelor Of Science, Nursing
Carolinas College of Health Sciences - Associate Degree In Nursing, Nursing