Carolyn Clark

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Provided 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.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Worked as Charge Nurse on unit for 17 years
• Triage outpatients /admissions
• Participated in staff education for skills improvement
• participated in community outreach programs

Alternating role of Charge Nurse and bedside Nursing in both Labor And Delivery as well as floating to Medical/Surgical floor for direct patient care. Also worked as Home Health Nurse for 1 year during this employment.

Bedside Nursing care of acute inpatient pediatric patients. Medical /Surgical. Chemotherapy. Assessment, Nursing diagnosis, Planning of care , Implementing physicians orders and Evaluating outcome of plan of care. Group rounds in collaboration of care of patients. Teaching and community resource referrals.

Newborn Nursery , Antepartum and Postpartum Nursing as well as floating to Pediatric Department. Nursing duties included: Bedside nursing care: medication administration. education, planning and implementing SOC for specific needs of the patient. Referrals to necessary resources. maintaining patient safety.