Dawnita Elliott

• Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times.
• Provided direct patient care, including wound and ostomy management, medication administration, laboratory specimen collection, and vital sign monitoring.
• Served as a liaison between family members and caregivers and interdisciplinary teams to ensure effective communication about the plan of care for each patient served.
• Evaluated the effectiveness of nursing interventions and modified plan of care accordingly.
• Assisted with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, meal preparation, feeding and ambulation.
• Conducted assessments of physical condition; observed changes in patients' health status; reported to physicians regarding patient's condition.
• Provided emotional support to patients and their families throughout the course of illness or disability.
• Responded promptly to emergency situations involving patient safety or life threatening events.
• Provided emotional support to family members during difficult times.
• Maintained accurate records of patient care services using electronic medical record systems.
• Recorded care information accurately and completely in electronic data systems.

• Recovered clothing items from fitting rooms and returned to specified department areas.
• Facilitated positive guest experiences by promptly locating desired items for customers.
• Performed stock processing by filling and stocking floor racks and backstock racks.
• Achieved personal and store sales goals with sound customer service and sales protocol.
• Answered store and merchandise questions and led customers to wanted items.
• Unboxed new merchandise and restocked shelves in appealing and organized arrangements to promote items.
• Organized store by returning merchandise to proper areas and restocked displays.

• Assessed signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in patient's condition.
• Performed tracheostomy care, gastric/jejunal button care, wound care, initiated and maintained enteral feedings, and recorded food and fluid intake.
• Facilitated medication management and monitored for side effects or allergic reactions.
• Reported abnormal findings to case manager and physician for immediate intervention orders.
• Recorded care information accurately and completely.

Provided primary care for pediatric orthopedic medical/surgical patients in the inpatient department. Reviewed physicians orders and oriented patients and family to unit. Monitored post-op vitals and administered medications and fluids, including PCA medications. Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care. Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.

Treated patients suffering from respiratory failure, head trauma, spinal cord injury, orthopedic surgery, neonatal abstinence and various illnesses/injuries.

Performed full physical assessments of infants, children and young adults.

Monitored patient status throughout shift.

Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.

Provided care and treatment for infants, children and adults receiving acute and post-operative care.

Performed full physical assessments of patients and ongoing monitoring of patient status throughout shift.

Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.

Same as above

Administered chemotherapy, blood/platelets and various IV medications in the out-patient medicine room department.