Dania Wootson

• Served as a resource for other nurses on the Float Pool, offering guidance on policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Mentored new nursing staff, sharing best practices for patient care and fostering a supportive team atmosphere.
• Strengthened relationships between nursing teams across various units through regular collaboration on shared float pool initiatives and projects.
• Facilitated smooth transitions between shifts by providing thorough handoff reports to incoming nurses, ensuring continuity of care.
• Promoted patient advocacy by actively participating in interdisciplinary meetings and voicing concerns on behalf of patients.
• Enhanced teamwork among nursing staff through clear communication, active listening, and constructive feedback.
• Improved patient satisfaction by providing high-quality nursing care and addressing individual needs.
• Championed a culture of patient-centered care, consistently demonstrating empathy, respect, and professionalism in all interactions with patients and their families.
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.

• Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.
• Built trust with patients from various cultural backgrounds through culturally competent care practices tailored to individual needs.
• Ensured patient safety by closely monitoring behaviors, administering medications as prescribed, and intervening during incidents of aggression or self harm.
• Oversaw care of suicidal patients and acted swiftly to reduce risk of harm to themselves or others.
• Enhanced staff retention rates by fostering a supportive work culture; recognizing achievements, providing constructive feedback and promoting professional growth opportunities.
• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
• Implemented patient safety initiatives such as fall prevention strategies and infection control measures; reducing incidents of harm.
• Demonstrated adaptability by providing coverage in various psychiatric units as needed, maintaining high standards of care across diverse patient populations.
• Promoted a therapeutic environment by establishing rapport, maintaining boundaries, and fostering open communication with patients and families.
• Administered medication and treatments to patients to observe and record responses.
• Monitored vital signs, nutritional intake and signs and symptoms of complications to report deviations to supervisor.
• Collaborated proactively with psychiatrists to adjust treatment plans based on observed changes in symptoms or behavior patterns among patients.
• Explained useful coping methods to relieve depression and anxiety.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.

Bayhealth Kent General, 266 beds, Level 3 Trauma Center.

• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
• Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop customized care plans tailored to individual patient needs.
• Demonstrated adaptability when assigned to different units or shifts as needed, seamlessly integrating into diverse healthcare teams while maintaining exceptional performance levels.

235 beds, Level 1 Trauma Center, Meditech EMR

• Assess patients thoroughly and accurately
• Identify appropriate methods of assessment related to age group and understands normal ranges of physiological standards for age group
• Accurately Documents patient assessment, medication administration, changes in patient's condition, teaching, level of response and methods
• Individualizes patient's plan of care related to patient diagnosis/condition and age group
• Participates in interdisciplinary/discharge planning, including any educational needs into plan of care
• Implements plan of care, performs ongoing assessments and revises plan of care based on assessment and/or changes in patient condition
• Evaluates the effects of any interventions and adjusts care accordingly
• Ultimately, working as a team player with other colleagues and doctors to provide the best possible care for the patients.