Cresta Weissenburger
Summary
Compassionate registered nurse with 19+ years direct care nursing on multiple inpatient psychiatric units in hospital setting. Passion for providing highest quality of behavioral health and medical care. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Advocate for patients and families. Recognized for working efficiently and effectively with team members. Excellent attention to detail, communication and listening skills. Strong clinical judgement. Organized and dependable. Positive attitude and willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Knowledgeable about charting, medication administration, and medical terminology.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN
Novant Health, Presbyterian Medical Center
04.2002 - 10.2021
- Provided direct care nursing to child/adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients including ongoing psychiatric and medical assessment.
- Provided medication administration for patients orally, subcutaneously, topically, intramuscular and intravenously and monitored responses.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans for optimal outcomes.
- Monitored/documented/reported patients' conditions and changes in physical and mental presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Maintained a safe milieu for patients and staff by prompt responsiveness and early intervention. Strong ability to remain calm and effectively communicate during stressful situations on the unit.
- Highly knowledgeable in group process and dynamics over all age groups. Excelled in leading diverse groups and helping the patients to feel comfortable opening up in the group setting.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel to deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies, and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Collaborated with physicians and therapists to deliver quality evidenced based care and on patient discharge planning / educated patient and family with discharge instructions/follow up appointments
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
- Educated hospital team members on new policies and procedures.
- Provided leadership and supervision as Charge Nurse
- Audited electronic medical records and nursing care for measures of The Joint Commission.
- Educated staff on guidelines and served as point of contact for The Joint Commission. Designated to answer questions when The Joint Commission visited our child/adolescent unit.
- Implemented Trauma Informed Care practices. Helped decrease violent restraints on child/adolescent unit by 60.4%.
Psychiatric Technician
Novant Health, Presbyterian Medical Center
06.1998 - 06.2002
- Assist RN with admission and discharge
- Perform phlebotomy
- Spend time one on one with patients, assess, and document behaviors
- Notify RN and MD of any changes in patients progress
- Facilitate life skills, educational, and psychoeducational groups with patients.
Education
Diploma - Nursing
Presbyterian School of Nursing
Charlotte05.2000
Skills
- Inpatient Direct Patient Psychiatric Care
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Active Listening / Strong Attention to Detail
- Clear Patient / Team Communication
- Patient / Family Advocacy and Education
- Strong Critical Thinking / Clinical Judgement
- Staff Supervision
- Precepting
- Quality / Process Improvement
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Epic Systems
Certification
- CPI Non Violent Crisis Intervention - Renewed 2021
- Basic Life Support - Renewed 2020
- North Carolina Registered Nurse - Renewed 3/2022
Timeline
RN
Novant Health, Presbyterian Medical Center
04.2002 - 10.2021
Psychiatric Technician
Novant Health, Presbyterian Medical Center
06.1998 - 06.2002
Diploma - Nursing
Presbyterian School of Nursing
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