Colleen Edgington

I would travel to skilled nursing facilities in southern CA and on occasion, private homes to insert peripheral IVs aka PIV. Sometimes I would hang an infusion of IV fluid or antibiotic as a courtesy for the nurse at the facility. I also would de clot midlines or PICC lines as well as access implanted ports.

• Assessed patients for best vascular access options and developed best plan of care for patients.
• Applied critical thinking skills during vascular access device selection process to achieve best outcomes for patients.
• Provided basic and advanced vascular access for patients, following accepted nursing practices, policies and procedures and physician's prescriptions.

I worked in several departments while working at this surgical hospital.

I worked in a 21 bed hospital in Pre-Assessment, Pre-Op, PACU, and Inpatient Services.

• Monitored patients, evaluated results and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
• Demonstrated knowledge of technical procedures and proper equipment use.
• Treated patients by administering medication and performing post operative procedures.
• Used Meditech software to track patient status, treatments and outcomes while maintaining complete data confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• Stayed current with health system initiatives and incorporated evidence-based practice and research into care routine.
• Evaluated nursing practices and processes and made changes.

I traveled to various hospitals and provided comprehensive nursing care to critically ill patients but expanded to Pre-op patients, PACU patients, non chemo infusions, and Critical care transport patients! I enjoyed the diverse job experiences here.

• Promoted patient and family teaching to enhance patient understanding of needs and potentially accelerate recovery.
• Administered and maintained comfort, treatment, medication, intravenous infusion and health care to support patient needs.
• Submitted accurate documentation, reporting and in-depth nursing observation to support continuity of total patient care.