Chrystal Hushon
Bradford,PA
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN Charge Nurse
Kaleida Health
Bradford, PA
11.2020 - Current
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure quality patient care and compliance.
- Coordinated daily shift activities and delegated tasks among team members.
- Monitored patient vital signs and documented changes in electronic health records.
- Assisted in developing care plans tailored to individual patient needs.
- Trained new nursing staff on protocols and best practices for patient care.
- Communicated effectively with patients and families regarding treatment plans.
- Ensured adherence to safety protocols during medication administration.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to enhance overall patient outcomes.
- Administered medications in accordance with policies and legal limitations.
- Assessed patients' health conditions and monitored changes in their condition.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations as needed.
- Ensured all safety protocols were followed during patient care.
- Observed and reported changes in condition of patients and signs and symptoms of deviations from normal health status.
- Supervised the activities of other nursing staff members and provided guidance when necessary.
- Maintained accurate medical records and updated them regularly.
- Documented adverse patient reactions to medications and reported findings to supervisors.
- Provided patient care plans, treatments, and medications according to physicians' orders.
- Identified potential problems or risks that could affect patient outcomes.
- Evaluated patient responses to treatments and interventions and documented progress notes accordingly.
- Communicated effectively with patients, families, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals.
- Educated patients on conditions, medications and self-care skills.
- Monitored medication administration for accuracy, compliance, and effectiveness of treatment plan.
- Promoted positive relationships between patients, families, visitors, physicians, nurses, volunteers.
- Collaborated with supervisor to prepare nursing assessment summaries and health care plans.
- Reviewed lab results and made appropriate recommendations for further testing or treatment.
- Assisted in developing policies related to infection control practices.
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures, patient care skills, medical procedures, and techniques and patient assessments and interventions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate effective patient care delivery systems.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds, and managed catheters.
- Documented patient medical histories, current symptoms and vitals.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene.
- Collected blood, urine or sputum from patients to perform routine laboratory tests.
- Delivered high-quality direct and indirect nursing care to patients.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Provided pre- and post-operative nursing care.
- Performed triage to maximum team productivity and effectiveness.
- Prepared or examined food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.
- Prepared patients for examinations, tests or treatments and explained procedures.
- Worked with social workers, physical therapists and speech therapists to assess patient needs, plan and adjust plans of care and actualize nursing interventions to promote and restore patient health.
- Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues, and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Coordinated discharge planning activities including arranging follow-up appointments for discharged patients.
- Developed strategies for improving quality of care standards within the unit or department.
- Coordinated shift schedules and assigned duties to LPNs and CNAs based on qualifications.
- Participated in creating a safe environment by following fire safety regulations.
- Assisted physicians and nurses with special procedures.
- Performed routine checks on equipment used for patient care.
- Carried out physician orders accurately while adhering to hospital policies and procedures.
Education
Practical Nursing - Nursing
Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES
Olean, NY06-1999
Skills
- Electronic health records
- Care plan development
- Medication administration
- Vital signs monitoring
- Infection control policies
- Patient education
- Team collaboration
- Compliance management
- Triage assessment
- Mental health care
- Clinical judgment
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Strong clinical judgment
- Pediatric nursing
- Lab Sample Collection
- Charting accuracy
- Critical thinking
- Teamwork
- CPR certification
Affiliations
- Very involved Grandmother, mother and friend.
- Volunteer for Kids and Cancer.
- Skiing, Swimming, Gardening, Fishing and Travel
Certification
- BLS
- CPR
- LPN license in New York and Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Professional
Timeline
LPN Charge Nurse
Kaleida Health
11.2020 - Current
Practical Nursing - Nursing
Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES
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