Dynamic Registered Nurse with Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance, skilled in compassionate care and critical thinking. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through effective medication administration and rehabilitation assistance. Recognized for strong clinical judgment and advocacy, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for diverse patient populations.
Experienced with patient care, wound management, and post-operative recovery. Utilizes effective communication to ensure high standards of care and patient satisfaction. Knowledge of electronic medical records and collaborative practices to support seamless healthcare delivery.
· Completed daily comprehensive and focused assessments, developed and modified patients’ daily care plans, directed and communicated with other interdisciplinary to improve patient outcomes, worked with and delegated tasks to non-licensed personnel following the five rights of delegation, and assisted with providing a clean and safe environment for patients.
· Monitored patient health status and upgraded level of care with a decline in patient condition. I know and understand the reasons for medications and treatments for patients assigned to me, and I administered patient medications following the five rules of medication administration.
· Assisted orthopedic patients after procedures with activities of daily living and health maintenance activities (HMA) when assisting patients with cold therapy units, their first time to change positions, stand and ambulate, remove staples, and apply new dressings.
· I have experience with a Hoyer lift and a Sarah Steady when assisting patients with limited mobility to the bathroom or to sit in a chair. I have provided nursing care to total care patients, assisting them with feeding, changing positions, cleaning, and grooming.
· I have ostomy experience, applying a new seal and bag or emptying waste. Some experience with maintenance and care of tracheostomy. Some experience with IV administration and venipunctures. Provided wound care for amputations, stage four pressure injuries, and ostomy reversals. Administered indwelling catheters and in and out straight catheters following guidelines to prevent infections, removed wound vacs and packed and dressed open wounds, and monitored blood sugar levels with a glucometer.