Skilled nursing professional with more than 6 years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Hi, I’m
Courtney Turner
Registered Nurse
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Overview
6
years of professional experience
4
Certifications
Work History
JPS Hospital, Fort Worth, TX
Staff Nurse
08.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Improved patient satisfaction scores by providing empathetic, compassionate care to diverse populations.
- Coordinated patient discharge planning to provide post-discharge patient care, promoting healing and recovery.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Participated in regular staff meetings to share best practices, address challenges, and foster collaboration among team members.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Assisted physicians with diagnostic procedures, ensuring accurate results for optimal treatment planning.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Exhibited strong critical thinking skills when assessing complex medical situations and determining appropriate interventions.
CHG Healthcare, Dallas, TX
Travel Nurse
03.2020 - 02.2024
Job overview
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Delivered high-quality patient care during emergency situations, remaining calm under pressure and effectively prioritizing tasks according to urgency.
- Assessed patient conditions by taking vital signs and evaluating symptoms to determine appropriate treatment.
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied, and observations.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Utilized strong assessment skills in identifying early warning signs of complications or deterioration in patients'' conditions, allowing for prompt interventions when necessary.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Streamlined communication between nursing staff and physicians, ensuring timely updates on critical patient information and facilitating optimal care coordination.
- Educated patients and families about medications, treatments and lifestyle changes to better understand and manage condition.
- Managed a high patient caseload with efficiency and attention to detail, ensuring that each individual received personalized care tailored to their unique needs.
- Demonstrated adaptability in rapidly adjusting to changing unit assignments, consistently maintaining high-quality care delivery across various clinical settings.
Hendrick Medial Center, Abilene , TX
Staff Nurse
2018.02 - 2020.03 (2 years & 1 month)
Job overview
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
Education
McMurry University Abilene, TX
Bachelors Of Science In Nursing from Nursing
12.2017
University Overview
Skills
Tracheostomy Care
undefinedCertification
Basic Life Support
Timeline
Basic Life Support
01-2024
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
01-2024
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
04-2023
Staff Nurse
JPS Hospital
08.2022 - Current
Travel Nurse
CHG Healthcare
03.2020 - 02.2024
Compact Registered Nursing License - 940052
02-2018
Staff Nurse
Hendrick Medial Center
2018.02 - 2020.03 (2 years & 1 month)
McMurry University
Bachelors Of Science In Nursing from Nursing
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