Highly trained critical care nursing professional accomplished in managing patients' conditions and delivering key treatments. Expert in monitoring health and care to proactively meet individual patients' needs. Fully qualified and certified to care for patients with wide range of histories and care requirements. Versed in Joint Commission standards and nursing process.
Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with invasive and non-invasive procedures. Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team. Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
Partnered with other instructors to share best practices for optimized student learning. Provided students with hands-on demonstrations and managed clinical logs, medication administration, dressing changes and meal preparation. Used individualized instruction techniques to educate students on patient observation, assessment, decision-making and health teaching. Communicated students' individual and group performance to lead faculty. Relayed feedback on clinical settings' effectiveness in enabling students reach course and program goals.
Treated burns, complex skin disorders, slow-to-heal wounds complex wounds: including diabetic ulcers, vascular wounds and trauma-related wounds, and reconstructive surgeries. Providing specialized treatment rehab interventions to adult and pediatric patients in a verified burn center that treats acute and intensive care inpatient burn patients. Worked with healthcare teams to assess patients, manage wounds and monitor healing. Continually assessed patient pain levels and applied appropriate pain management techniques. Educated patients and family members on cleaning and dressing wounds and identifying signs of infection.
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing
Member; American Association of Critical Care Nursing, Member;
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Practice Council Co-Chair;
Burn Center Practice Council, University of Kansas Health System;
PICU Residency Facilitator, University of Kansas Health System