Ashley Louise McWilliams

• Provide direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Managed care from admission to discharge on 8-12 patients daily.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Managed and monitored airways after removing endotracheal tubes by adding oxygen via face mask or nasal cannula.
• Assist anesthesiologist with pre-operative nerve blocks and epidural placement.

• Assessed and recorded patient’s vitals (blood pressures, O2 saturations, respiratory rate and heart) immediately following surgery
• Treated and managed pain and nausea via IV and PO medications
• Monitored and reported to physicians any neurological changes in patient
• Evaluated patient readiness to send patient to inpatient unit or second stage recovery
• Educated patients and family in second stage recovery on incision care, drains to manage and empty and other limitations prior to discharge

Intensive Care Unit

• Provided exceptional care to critically ill patients in ICU
• Administered and titrated medications and intravenous fluids per protocol
• Monitored telemetry and respond to rapid response calls
• Followed physician orders and report changes in conditions
• Followed isolation precautions and infection control procedures
• Educated patient and families and provided caring support

Staff Nurse – Orthopedics

• Provided care to orthopedic patients following total joint surgery and other orthopedic procedures
• Educated patients on post-operative pain management
• Assisted physical therapy and occupational therapy with patient care
• Provided discharge instructions to patient and their families prior to leaving the hospital and educated on how to watch for signs of infection and when to contact physician
• Took on duties as charge nurse 9 months into working on the orthopedic floor
• Assigned patients beds and assisted colleagues to the best of my ability of charge nurse
• Resolved patient concerns as charge nurse on evening duty
• Developed and implemented individual plans of care in collaboration with members of healthcare team to promote patient and family centered care in healing environment.