DEBRA GORDON

Started as a floor nurse as part time. I join the Brookdale team full time in December 2018. I was nurse over the Aizheimer's unit. In May of 2020 I was promoted to Health and Wellness Coordinator. AS of May - November 2021 iI have been interim Health And Wellness Director.

• Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
• Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
• Collaborated with 5 team leaders to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
• Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.

• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
• Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
• Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
• Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording all changes in medical records.

• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
• Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
• Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
• Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
• Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.