Danielle Dion
Burlington,VT
Summary
Compassionate professional with extensive experience in providing comprehensive care to patients throughout labor and delivery. Adept at monitoring and assessing patient progress, providing comfort and support to patients and families, and coordinating patient care plans with interdisciplinary teams.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
RN - Labor and Delivery
UVMMC
06.2006 - Current
- Improved patient outcomes by utilizing evidence-based practices in labor and delivery nursing care.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, individualized care to mothers and newborns during the labor and childbirth process.
- Reduced complications during labor and delivery by closely monitoring patients'' vital signs, progress, and comfort levels.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams for optimal patient care, ensuring smooth communication between physicians, midwives, and other healthcare professionals.
- Assisted in cesarean sections and high-risk deliveries, maintaining a calm demeanor under pressure to support patients through challenging situations.
- Facilitated open communication with expectant parents to address concerns, educate on birth plans, and provide emotional support throughout pregnancy and childbirth.
- Increased efficiency within the Labor and Delivery unit by implementing new protocols for patient admission, assessment, and discharge processes.
- Delivered culturally sensitive care to diverse patient populations while respecting unique beliefs surrounding childbirth customs or traditions.
- Contributed to quality improvement initiatives within the Labor and Delivery department by identifying areas of need and participating in collaborative efforts to address identified challenges.
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT09.2017
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Maricopa Community Colleges - Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ06.2005
Skills
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Maternal Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Obstetric Triage Assessment
- Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Interpretation
- Pain Management Strategies
- Newborn stabilization
- Patient Education Development
- Epidural Administration Assistance
- Effective Communication Techniques
- High-Risk Pregnancy Care
- Electronic Health Record Navigation
- Preterm Labor Interventions
- Postpartum hemorrhage control
- HIPAA Compliance
- IV Insertion
Timeline
RN - Labor and Delivery
UVMMC
06.2006 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Maricopa Community Colleges - Phoenix College
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