Denise Greenwood

• Preformed as a charge nurse for 20-29 patients with responsibilities include managing the milieu, completing assessments for new admissions, which included skin checks for patients to ensure safety, bed assignments that are appropriate for all new patients, and discharges for patients that met treatment team criteria.
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted 10-20 thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.

• As a clinical nurse educator, I was responsible for creating education for registered nurses to help improve their competencies and proficiencies in their jobs to enhance their skills to magnify interventions to improve patient's outcomes.
• I also communicated as a liaison with colleges and universities to provide opportunities for clinical hours for students to get "hands-on" experience in the ER with patients.
• Creation of CE's for nurses to get their hours for the renewal of the nurse's licenses.
• Research was created to keep up with new and innovative scholarships and technologies to provide evidence-based practices to stay with the most current treatments for patients.
• Evaluated clinical staff performance, identifying areas of improvement and providing constructive feedback to drive continuous growth.
• Utilized adult learning principles to adapt teaching methods according to individual learner needs, maximizing comprehension and retention of material presented.
• Led the development of annual training plans based on identified gaps in knowledge or skills among clinical staff members.

• Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based clinical practices and protocols.
• Assisted in developing policies and procedures to maintain compliance with industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
• Implemented quality improvement initiatives that resulted in increased efficiency and reduced errors in clinical practice.
• Supported colleagues through peer consultation on challenging cases for improved problem-solving approaches in patient care management.

As a traveling RN, I independently functioned as a RN in the ER taking care of patients that arrived in the ER by assessing them for life threatening illnesses; circulation, airway, and breathing. Utilizing skills learned in TNCC and PALS classes and intervening to take care of the most life-threatening problems. Assessing patients, starting IV's with lab draws, performing 12-EKG's when appropriate, titrating oxygen when needed, calling the doctor when needed, and depending on the focused assessment; delegating tasks to ancillary departments; i.e., radiology, US, lab, etc.

• Enhanced patient satisfaction through compassionate communication and timely response to needs.
• Increased time spent on direct patient care tasks by delegating non-nursing duties appropriately.
• Supported effective patient care transitions by thoroughly reviewing and updating handoff reports during shift changes.

As an emergency room RN, I independently functioned as a RN in the ER taking care of patients that arrived in the ER by assessing them for life threatening illnesses; circulation, airway, and breathing. Utilizing skills learned in TNCC and PALS classes and intervening to take care of the most life-threatening problems. Assessing patients, starting IV's with lab draws, performing 12-EKG's when appropriate, titrating oxygen when needed, calling the doctor when needed, and depending on the focused assessment; delegating tasks to ancillary departments; i.e., radiology, US, lab, etc.

As an adjunct traveling instructor, I was responsible for preparing curriculum for in-hospital clinical rotations for senior students on the med/surgical-telemetry units, ICU, and emergency departments. Ensuring the clinical rotations properly prepared the students for assessments, writing goals, interventions, and evaluations/rationales, through writing care plans for 2-4 patients once a week. Also, preparing students for taking report for 3-5 patients, talking in pre and post conferences about their day, about medications, side effects, indications, and interventions when and if the patients would crash and what interventions would be needed for different scenarios. Teaching about how to give an get report using the SBAR format.

As a traveling RN, I independently functioned as a RN in the ER taking care of patients that arrived in the ER by assessing them for life threatening illnesses; circulation, airway, and breathing. Utilizing skills learned in TNCC and PALS classes and intervening to take care of the most life-threatening problems. Assessing patients, starting IV's with lab draws, performing 12-EKG's when appropriate, titrating oxygen when needed, calling the doctor when needed, and depending on the focused assessment; delegating tasks to ancillary departments; i.e., radiology, US, lab, etc.

As a traveling RN, I independently functioned as a RN in the ER taking care of patients that arrived in the ER by assessing them for life threatening illnesses; circulation, airway, and breathing. Utilizing skills learned in TNCC and PALS classes and intervening to take care of the most life-threatening problems. Assessing patients, starting IV's with lab draws, performing 12-EKG's when appropriate, titrating oxygen when needed, calling the doctor when needed, and depending on the focused assessment; delegating tasks to ancillary departments; i.e., radiology, US, lab, etc.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through compassionate communication and timely response to needs.
• Increased time spent on direct patient care tasks by delegating non-nursing duties appropriately.
• Supported effective patient care transitions by thoroughly reviewing and updating handoff reports during shift changes.

As a clinical nurse educator, I was responsible for creating education for registered nurses to help improve their competencies and proficiencies in their jobs so that they would be able to enhance their skills to magnify interventions to improve patient's outcomes. I also communicated as a liaison with colleges and universities to provide opportunities for clinical hours for students to get "hands-on" experience in the ER with patients. I also created CE's for nurses to get their hours to help them when they needed to renew their licenses. I also did research to keep up with new and innovative scholarships and technologies to provide evidence-based practices to stay with the most current treatments for our patients.
• Evaluated clinical staff performance, identifying areas of improvement and providing constructive feedback to drive continuous growth.
• Utilized adult learning principles to adapt teaching methods according to individual learner needs, maximizing comprehension and retention of material presented.
• Led the development of annual training plans based on identified gaps in knowledge or skills among clinical staff members.

As a home health care nurse, I was responsible for admitting patients when they were discharged from the hospital. As RN's, we assess the patient and their home environment to see if they are able to to recover at their home, what type of services they will need to help them recover, and how much time will be needed for their recovery per doctor's orders and per insurance stipulations.

• Enhanced patient satisfaction through compassionate and attentive nursing care.
• Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans.
• Led patient education sessions on topics such as nutrition, medication management and safety precautions within the home environment.