Brittany Vredenburg
Litchfield,MN
Summary
Accomplished RN with a proven track record in geriatric care and chronic disease management, honed at Prairie Senior Cottages and other healthcare settings. Demonstrates exceptional compassion and empathy, leading teams to enhance patient outcomes. Skilled in EMR systems and patient discharge planning, ensuring efficient care transitions and health promotion.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Clinical Nurse Supervisor
Prairie Senior Cottages
10.2022 - Current
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nursing assistants in proper techniques, care standards, delegated tasks, and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care and determined next course of action.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Monitored patient reactions to medications.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Provided end of life care
RN Case Manager
Guardian In Home Health and Security
01.2021 - Current
- Managed support services and fostered communication among social workers, therapists, hospital staff, and patients.
- Educated patients and caregivers on healthcare protocols and processes.
- 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.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
RN Floor Nurse
Talahi Nursing and Rehabilitation
08.2019 - 08.2020
- Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.
- Established compassionate environment by providing psychological, emotional and spiritual support to patients and families.
- Helped patients feel comfortable by adjusting positions and engaging in casual conversation.
- Utilized POC to document nursing assessments, treatments, medications and discharge instructions.
- Administered medication such as insulin and monitored patients' responses to detect problems.
- Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
- Managed medication cart and dispensed pills, oral therapies and intramuscular injections to patients.
- Supported patients in completing activities of daily living such as dressing, grooming and shower assistance.
- Maintained accurate records of residents' healthcare treatments and responses.
- Examined and treated patients' injuries and pressure wounds to promote healing.
- Coped effectively with mental and emotional challenges of positions by remaining centered on patients' needs and delivering quality care.
- Collected and documented vital signs to maintain current records of patients' conditions.
- Reported health status concerns to senior nursing staff and clinicians for review.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
LPN
CentraCare
07.2017 - 07.2019
- Care provided for treatments and assisted with procedures
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Administered vaccines and medications
Education
Associate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
Rasmussen Collage
St. Cloud, MN03.2018
Practical Nursing - Practical Nursing
Ridgewater College
Hutchinson, MN05.2017
Skills
- Health Promotion
- Community health
- Geriatric Care
- Discharge Planning
- Compassion and Empathy
- Case Management
- Medical assessment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Care Planning
- Patient Management
- Patient Discharge
- EMR Systems
- Home visits
- Care Plan Development
- Medication Distribution
- Home Health Care
- Direct Patient Care
- Long-Term Care
- Chart updating
Timeline
RN Clinical Nurse Supervisor
Prairie Senior Cottages
10.2022 - Current
RN Case Manager
Guardian In Home Health and Security
01.2021 - Current
RN Floor Nurse
Talahi Nursing and Rehabilitation
08.2019 - 08.2020
LPN
CentraCare
07.2017 - 07.2019
Associate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
Rasmussen Collage
Practical Nursing - Practical Nursing
Ridgewater College
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