Colleen Tangler
Louisville,OH
Summary
Dynamic and compassionate RN with extensive experience at Aultman Hospital, excelling in critical care and patient advocacy. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through advanced cardiac life support and effective communication. Skilled in medication administration and patient assessment, fostering strong relationships with families to ensure comprehensive care and support during challenging times.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Post Anesthesia Care Unit RN
Aultman Hospital
12.2021 - Current
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Assessed patient conditions promptly upon admission to determine appropriate interventions and prioritize care needs.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Medical Intensive Care Unit RN
Aultman Hospital
04.2017 - 12.2021
- 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.
- Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Medical Surgical Staff RN
Aultman Hospital
02.2013 - 04.2017
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Increased patient satisfaction by consistently delivering high-quality nursing care with focus on empathy, communication, and professionalism.
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH05-2012
Skills
- Basic life support
- Clinical judgment
- Compassion and empathy
- Discharge planning
- Advanced cardiac life support
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient monitoring
- Precepting
- Complex Problem-solving
- Intravenous therapy
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Emergency care
- Telemetry monitoring
- Tracheostomy care
- Emergency procedures
- Critical care
- Performing ekgs
- Family advocacy
Certification
- BLS-2020-current
- ACLS-2018-current
- PALS-2021-current
Timeline
Post Anesthesia Care Unit RN
Aultman Hospital
12.2021 - Current
Medical Intensive Care Unit RN
Aultman Hospital
04.2017 - 12.2021
Medical Surgical Staff RN
Aultman Hospital
02.2013 - 04.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Bowling Green State University
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