Dan Starkweather
Greeneville,TN
Summary
Registered Nurse with over 25 years of experience offering comprehensive patient care in a variety of environments. Work well with diverse patient population and foster trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, ICU
DeSoto Memorial Hospital
11.2008 - 10.2023
- Assisted patients dealing with traumatic injuries or illnesses, including stroke patients, accident victims and cardiac patients.
- Delivered important IV and venous medications to control symptoms and provide effective treatments.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Registered Nurse, Telemetry And Emergency Room
Homestead Hospital
05.2007 - 12.2009
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- 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 healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
Registered Nurse, Telemetry
Naples Community Hospital
02.2006 - 05.2007
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Diagnosed and treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
Registered Nurse, Telemetry
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
05.2005 - 01.2006
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
Education
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Edison Community College
Fort Myers, FL1997
Bachelor of Arts - Bible
Tennessee Temple University
Chattanooga, TN08.1977
Skills
- Intravenous therapy
- Lab result interpretation
- Patient and family advocacy
- Direct patient care
- Specimen collection and analysis
- Infection control and aseptic procedures
- Physical assessments
- Critical care
- Foley catheters
- Medication administration
- Patient discharge
- IV setup
- Strong clinical judgment
- Emergency procedures
- Patient care
- Medical assessment
- Vital signs monitoring
- Health education
- Patient safety
- Clinical skills
- Pain management
- Treatment coordination
- Electronic health records
- Care planning
- Patient advocacy
- Wound care
- IV therapy
- Infection control
- Emergency response
- Patient communication
- Symptom management
Accomplishments
Nurse of Excellence, DeSoto Memorial Hospital, 2013
Certification
Registered Nurse, TN #280805, expires 11/2026
Basic Life Support, expires 03/31/2026
Advanced Life Support, expires 03/31/2026
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, ICU
DeSoto Memorial Hospital
11.2008 - 10.2023
Registered Nurse, Telemetry And Emergency Room
Homestead Hospital
05.2007 - 12.2009
Registered Nurse, Telemetry
Naples Community Hospital
02.2006 - 05.2007
Registered Nurse, Telemetry
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
05.2005 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Bible
Tennessee Temple University
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Edison Community College
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