Deborah Little
Cottonwood Heights,UT
Summary
Driven registered nurse with several years of experience caring for patients within setting. Smoothly deliver comprehensive patient care and delegate tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
Sandstone south Lake
Salt Lake City, UT
02.2022 - 01.2025
- Updated charts throughout shifts with current, accurate information to maintain strict recordkeeping standards
- Provided emotional support and counseling to patients and their families
- Administered medications, tracked dosages, and documented patient conditions
- Created, implemented and evaluated patient care plans with medical team
- Carried out physician orders regarding tests or medication administration accurately and safely
- Educated patients and families on health care needs, conditions, and options
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues
- Collaborated with physicians in developing patient-specific treatment plans
- Administered prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing protocols
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment
- Ensured compliance with infection control policies and procedures
- Conducted specified laboratory tests to help detect conditions and determine diagnosis
- Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support
- Developed education materials to help explain various conditions and treatments to patients
- Participated in continuing education programs related to nursing practice
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects
- Performed physical examinations and assessments of patients' medical histories
- Stocked clinical workstations and procedure rooms with necessary supplies
- Identified potential safety hazards in the environment or among patients' behaviors
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans
- Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions
- Educated patients on disease prevention and health maintenance
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values, and beliefs
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records
- Provided emotional support to families facing difficult decisions about a loved one's care
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during difficult times
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns
- Conducted intake assessments with patients and relatives to gather case history
- Responded quickly to life-threatening situations by providing appropriate interventions
- Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, pulse rate and weight
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
Education
Associate of Science RN -
Salt Lake Community College
12.2004
Skills
- Geriatric care
- Discharge planning
- Nursing staff leadership
- Healthcare billing
Timeline
RN
Sandstone south Lake
02.2022 - 01.2025
Associate of Science RN -
Salt Lake Community College
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