Kristine Bord

• Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
• Conducted performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback to support professional growth of nursing staff members.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Managed staff scheduling and time off to adequately staff nursing floors and allow nurses earned time off.
• Developed and implemented quality improvement initiatives to provide best possible patient care and identify and address areas of concern.
• Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
• Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.

• Active in multiple committees ie: mortality committee, sitter assessment committee, and the critical care committee.
• I have participated and led many unit improvement projects in the ICU
• Involved in the re-opening of 3BN
• Resolved conflicts among staff members by employing effective communication techniques and seeking mutually beneficial solutions when issues arose.
• Managed scheduling to ensure optimal coverage while maintaining a healthy work-life balance for staff members.
• Maintained open lines of communication with patients'' families to ensure their needs were met and concerns addressed promptly.
• Served as a liaison between nursing staff and administration, advocating for the needs of both parties to promote overall organizational success.

• Involved in the direct care of the critically ill ICU and CV patient.
• Certified in Hypothermia, IABP, Impella, CRRT.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.

• Responsible in the direct care of the critically ill patient
• Specially trained to be on the CV team.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Provided emotional support to patients and their families.
• Mentored new nursing staff, contributing to a supportive work environment and improved retention rates.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Functioned as PCC for the unit.

• Responsible for the direct care of patients in this Level 2 emergency room.
• Involved in care of the trauma patient both adult and pediatric patients.
• TNCC and PALS certified at that time.
• Functioned at charge nurse.
• Supported new nurses'' integration into the emergency department through preceptorship roles, offering guidance, feedback, and support for professional development.
• Promoted a culture of excellence in nursing practice by continuously seeking opportunities for personal growth, learning from colleagues, and sharing knowledge with fellow emergency department professionals.
• Demonstrated adaptability in the face of changing patient needs by adjusting care plans to reflect evolving situations, always prioritizing patient safety and wellbeing.

• Responsible in the direct care and recovery of the high risk CV patient
• Involved in recovering, extubating, and chest tube removal

of the CVICU patient.

• Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.
• Managed complex cases of critically ill patients, ensuring optimal treatment plans were executed effectively.
• Championed quality improvement initiatives within the unit by identifying areas for improvement and implementing evidence-based strategies.
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.

• Responsible for the care of the critically ill non surgical cardiac patient
• Involved in the care of the cardiac shock patients, CHF, arrythmia disorder, and post cath/intervention patients
• Had the responsibility of charge RN.
• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Streamlined nursing workflows for increased efficiency and improved patient outcomes.
• Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.

• Responsible in the direct care of telemetry and non vented patients
• Was involved in clinical drug studies and gathering vital signs and swan numbers for these studies
• Cared for patients on several vasoactive drips and patients who were not stable enough for the tele floor yet
• After 6 months became a charge nurse in the unit.