During my years of working as a nurse I have had many different experiences. I first started on a medical-surgical unit which I worked on for a couple of years. I then was "up-skilled" in 2020 to help out in the ICUs. I transitioned to be a CVICU nurse in 2021 where I cared for many different types of critical patients and in 2023 became an ICU float caring for critical patients in different units.
-Float between different ICUs and medical-surgical floors providing direct patient care.
-Perform head-to-toe assessments, administer medications, manage patients on ventilators with multiple drips, assess vital signs and titrate medications.
-Care for patients on CRRT.
-Communicate with physicians regarding patients condition.
-Draw blood work and start IVs.
-Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
-Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
-Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
-NIH
-CRRT
-IABP