Christine Hall

• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Trained new nurses on admissions, charting, incident reporting, OHFC reports, skin and wound charting.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• 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 drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Educated staff of different diagnosis such as Mental health, dementia, Parkinson's, PTSD
• Educated staff on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to residents.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Provided education to administer medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
• Implemented and provided education to nursing staff regarding care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
• Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
• Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
• Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
• Provided employee yearly on-line and in person education.
• Provided education to staff by addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
• Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
• On the DEI committee educating staff engagement, gender diversity and cultural programs in addition to robust reporting tool that increased operational quality.
• Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
• Trained and guided team members to maintain high performance
• Chair person for the safety committee. Ensuring resident and staff safety
• Assisted with orientation process to new hires
• Instructs AHA BLS, Heartsaver, first aid classes.
• Worked closely with Workman's compensation and staff related injuries
• Educated and assisted with resident assessments
• Provided Mantoux's to Alexandria Technical College nursing assistant students
• Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
• Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
• Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations.
• Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
• Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
• Interacted well with residents to build connections and nurture relationships.
• Assisted with tracking infection control trends, providing education as needed.
• Trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Provided education and support in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
• Educated staff of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Maintained open availability to rotate through on-call periods, night shifts and weekend visits.

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• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• 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.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response
• Learned what the clients special needs are to provide the best care
• Maintained open availability to work as needed
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for the client
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.