Barbara Cianflone
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service. Patient-oriented Nurse with 29 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with critical care and vascular access specialty.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, ICU
RWJBH Somerset
10.1994 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, NG, OG, IV, 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.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to transfer,and discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, bipap, hiflow oxygen, titration of vasoactive drips and sedation.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Registered Nurse ECT Procedural Unit
Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health
04.2010 - Current
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, and airway management.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Raritan Valley Community College
Somerville, NJ05.1995
No Degree - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, ILSkills
- Nursing Assignments
- Airway Management
- Patient Flow
- Intravenous access
- Acute and Chronic Pain
- Infection Control Procedures
- Critical Care Nursing
- HIPAA and Confidentiality Compliance
- Withdrawal Symptoms
- Vascular Procedures
- Care Prioritization
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Safety Protocols
- Patient Interaction
- Work Assignments
- Client Satisfaction
- External Pacemakers
- IV Administration
- 12-Lead EKG Monitoring
- Nursing Process
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Mechanical Ventilators
- High Blood Pressure Management
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Tracheotomy Equipment
- Disease Processes
- Patient Admission
- Catheter Monitoring
- Ng OG Tube insertion and Management
- Sedation Management
- Diagnostic Procedures
- Mid Line and PICC Line insertion and management
- Pressure Wound Treatment
- Seizure Disorders
- Universal Precautions
- Pain Management Techniques
- Parenteral Nutrition
- Patient Education
- Patient Medical Histories
- Workflow Coordination
- Crisis Prevention Intervention
- Interdisciplinary Care
- Heart Failure
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- ICU Operations
- Dressing Changes
- Issue Assessment and Monitoring
- Complex Information Interpretation
- Patient Coping Mechanisms
- Health Data Management
- Patient Condition Reporting
- Central Line Placement
- HIPAA Guidelines
- Emotional Support
- Chest Tubes
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Industry Best Practices
Accomplishments
Numerous awards including Employee of the month on several occasions, critical care Nurse of the year, and The Jean Dougherty award, Somerset Medical Centers highest nursing honor.
Certification
BLS ACLS
Timeline
Registered Nurse ECT Procedural Unit
Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health
04.2010 - Current
Registered Nurse, ICU
RWJBH Somerset
10.1994 - Current
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Raritan Valley Community College
No Degree - Nursing
Chamberlain University
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