Deborah Woods
Registered Nurse
Powder Springs,Ga
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering experience with geriatric home care , post surgery care, wound care, labor & delivery. Postpartum, gynecology, cancer care.
Experienced Life Coaching Certification to coach clients into a holistic approach to optimum healthcare
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Certified
Kings County Hospital
06.1984 - 09.2008
- Established in counseling, education regarding medications and treatment, lab work, documentation with care plan for diagnosis, and administration of treatment procedures
- Computer skilled, managed heavy daily patient volume including telephone triage, appointment scheduling, and patient referral
- All areas of major and minor surgical procedures performed in hospital environment.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
GYN Nurse
Kings County Hospital
- Cared for routine post-partum and C-section patients
- Cared for routine GYN-post surgery patient and GYN oncology patients
Agency Staff Nurse, RN
HHC Nursery Referrals Incorporated
- Processed in all documentation/record maintenance/paperwork to ensure accuracy and patient confidentiality.
Visiting Nurse, RN
Girling Home Care
- Determined needs in initial home visit evaluation and initiated beneficial changes including establishment of nursing care plans, a charting system to insure continuity of care, and development of comprehensive patient history for emergency hospitalizations
SN Home Care Nurse
Medside Home Health Care
08.2019 - Current
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and individualized care to clients in their homes.
- Enhanced the quality of life for elderly patients through personalized care plans and regular health assessments.
- Reduced hospital readmissions by closely monitoring vital signs, medication adherence, and overall wellness.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to each patient''s needs.
Education
Associate - Nursing
New York City Technical College
Brooklyn, New York01.1982
Skills
- ADL Assistance
- Wound Care
- Chart Updating
- Mobility Assistance
- Unit Administration
- Case Management
- Chronic Disease Management
- Critical Care
- Diabetes Management
- Lab Result Interpretation
- Data Collection
- Health Screening
- Vaccine Administration
- Patient Management
- Care Planning
- Medical Assessment
- Emergency Response
- Direct Patient Care
- Licensed RN
- Home Visits
- Medication and IV Administration
- Palliative Care Awareness
- HIPAA Education
- Patient Counseling
- Taking Vitals
- Collecting Vitals
- Medication Administration
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Physical Assessments
- Emergency Procedures
Certification
- BLS CPR for Healthcare Provider,
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support,
- Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support,
- Life Coaching Certification, 2014-present
Affiliations
- New York State Nurses Association, 1981-1990
- AWOHN Nursing Association, 1981-1990
Continuing Education
- CPR
- Infection control
- Wound care
- Diabetic Care and Teaching
- Legal issues in nursing
- Preventing Spread of Respiratory Diseases
- Chronic medical conditions
- Hemodynamic monitoring of the critically ill
- Caring for the Geriatric Populations
Timeline
SN Home Care Nurse
Medside Home Health Care
08.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse Certified
Kings County Hospital
06.1984 - 09.2008
GYN Nurse
Kings County Hospital
Agency Staff Nurse, RN
HHC Nursery Referrals Incorporated
Visiting Nurse, RN
Girling Home Care
Associate - Nursing
New York City Technical College