Claudia Brown
Griffin,GA
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare
02.2023 - Current
- Piedmont Fayette: Oncology 6Months.
- Piedmont Newnan: Stroke 13 weeks.
- Atrium Macon: Ortho Trauma November 2023- current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Documented patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR.
- Developed relationships with patients and families to understand medical history and care needs.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Float & Stroke,
WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital
Griffin, GA
08.2021 - 02.2023
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Southern Crescent Technical College
05.2021
High School Diploma -
Griffin High School
Griffin, GA06.2012
Skills
- Patient Care and Monitoring
- IV Administration
- Blood Product Transfusion
- Pain Management Techniques
- Pharmacologic Intervention
- Intramuscular Injections
- Nasogastric Tube Insertion
- Withdrawal Symptoms and management
- Wound Care
- Medication Administration
- Admissions and Discharge Processes
- EPIC EMR
- Patient and Family Education
- Patient Discharging
- Seizure Management
- Port Access and management
- TPN and Tube feeding
- Foley catheter insertion and maintenance
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- NIHSS
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Aya Healthcare
02.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Float & Stroke,
WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital
08.2021 - 02.2023
Associate of Science - Nursing
Southern Crescent Technical College
High School Diploma -
Griffin High School