DAWN M MEADE

• RN Case Manager specializing in chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease.
• Provided extensive education and developed patient-centered care plans to prevent chronic kidney disease progression.
• Created physician referral base for wellness, prevention, and diagnostic support, enabling patients to effectively find services.
• Collaborated with physicians on patient medications, medical needs, and performance.
• Developed patient care plans, overall patient health assessments, and evaluations.
• Actively participated in family and patient planning processes.
• Assessed and reviewed patients for discharge and planning and integrated services for patients requiring home care, home infusion, and durable medical equipment (DME).
• Incorporated appropriate nursing methods to create individualized care plans.
• Collaborated in consults, patient care plans development, patient monitoring and evaluations.

• Conducted comprehensive assessments of patients to determine their eligibility for hospice care. This involves evaluating their medical history, current condition, prognosis, and needs.
• Listened to patients and loved ones, offering emotional support and kindness to help with end-of-life transition.
• Guided patients' loved ones and caregivers in pain management, wound care, and medication dosing.
• Created and applied tailored care plans that would meet each patient's individualized needs.
• Utilized effective interpersonal, writing, and active listening skills to build and cultivate positive relationships with patients, caregivers, and physicians.
• Delivered respectful, compassionate care to each patient and family member.
• Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
• Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
• Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
• Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.

• Conducted comprehensive assessments of patients to determine their eligibility for hospice care. This involves evaluating their medical history, current condition, prognosis, and needs.
• Plan hospice care for elderly and disabled patients.
• Utilize effective interpersonal, writing, and active listening skills to build and cultivate positive relationships with patients, caregivers, and physicians.
• Listen to patients and loved ones, offering emotional support and kindness to help with end-of-life transition.
• Create and apply tailored care plans that would meet each patient's individualized needs.
• Deliver respectful, compassionate care to each patient and family through dedicated listening, kind words, and skill.
• Guide patients' loved ones and caregivers in such tasks as pain management, wound care, and medication dosing.
• Advocated for patient needs with an interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
• Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
• Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
• Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers in comprehendible terminology.
• Delivered respectful, compassionate care to each patient and family member.

• Trained patients to perform own Hemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis in the home.
• Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information used to create focused treatment plans and manage ongoing care.
• Monitored diet and medication compliance to maintain healthy bone/mineral and hemoglobin levels and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
• Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
• Reached out to patients to convey lab results and provide care instructions.
• Monitored patient status during treatment and reported variances and adverse reactions to care teams.
• Counseled patients on infusions and possible side effects to promote treatment compliance.
• Administered Peritoneal dialysis as well as IV push, oral, subcutaneous, IV infusion and intramuscular medications.
• Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
• Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.

• Trained patients to perform own Hemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis in the home.
• Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information used to create focused treatment plans and manage ongoing care.
• Monitored diet and medication compliance to maintain healthy bone/mineral and hemoglobin levels and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
• Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
  
• Reached out to patients to convey lab results and provide care instructions.
• Monitored patient status during treatment and reported variances and adverse reactions to care teams.
• Collected and analyzed patient data before, during and after treatments and documented information in patient medical records.
• Counseled patients on infusions and possible side effects to promote treatment compliance.
• Administered Peritoneal dialysis as well as IV push, oral, subcutaneous, IV infusion and intramuscular medications.
• Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.

• Delivered quality care and comfort to patients nearing end of life as well as support for family.
• Manage and develop care plans for patients nearing end of life.
• Coordinate end of life healthcare and social services for patient and family.
• Participate in Interdisciplinary Team Meetings.

Acute Hemodialysis in ICU/ER Setting.

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.

• Work together with ICU NURSE to manage all lifesaving interventions during HHD and Renal Replacement therapy.
• Provided information to each patient regarding dialysis therapy, including side effects.
• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.