Dianne Beckers

• Provided patient-centered care, ensuring safety and comfort during treatment.
• Administered medications and monitored vital signs to maintain optimal health.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement care plans, including wound care, hospitalist, pharmacy, surgical and anesthesia teams.
• Educated patients and caregivers on health management including diet, medications, therapeutic interventions and activities.
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients acuity levels and individual needs by reviewing patient charts.
• Assist anesthesiologists with procedures in PHA, including arterial monitoring, spinals, epidurals, regional blocks, swan-ganz, central line and dialysis line insertions for surgical patients.
• Conducted 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.
• Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
• Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using critical thinking, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
• Promoted a culture of safety within the healthcare facility by participating in quality improvement initiatives, and advocating for best practices in nursing care delivery.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans for complex cases.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
• Department resource with excellent IV skills, including floating to other units to help obtain IV accesses.
• Assisted with annual hospital-wide nurse eduction.

Critical Care Registered Nurse, BSN

• Delivered patient care to critical ill patients in ICU, CCU, telemetry, PACU, PHA, etc.

• Provided PACU care for patients transferred directly to ICU/CCU after surgery.

• ACLS certified

• CPR instructor

Clinical Educator, Infection Control and Quality Management (2007-2014)

• Educate nursing staff and other disciplines on covering topics as required by regulations.

• Developed a new employee orientation program, reducing staff turnover and improve staff morale.

• Responsible for Infection Prevention Program, and education to all staff, patients, and visitors.

• Assess patients with infections disease management and educate as needed.

• Coordinated and respond to complex customer service issues and requests, resulting in improved customer satisfaction.

• CPR instructor since 2007.

• Response team member for codes and rapid responses.

• Collaborate with college nursing school programs to arrange clinical site experiences for students.

• Spoke at annual fall conference for APIC in 2009 covering infection control.

• Spoke at TNAHSA 2010 state conference discussing legal documentation risks and prevention.

Patient Care Coordinator (2005-2007)

• Managed 31 bed, telemetry, and 4 bed inpatient dialysis units.

• Developed and implemented policies and procedures.

• Supervised nursing staff and monitor room techs, approximately 75+ employees.

Step Down and Critical Care Nurse (2003-2005)

• Delivered patient care to critical ill patients.

• Assist Patient Care Coordinator, and relieve her position when asked.

• Represent nursing staff on Acute Care Committee and Bariatric Team member.

• Floated to Surgery/PACU to pick up extra time.

Pellissippi State Community College

Adjunct Nursing Clinical Instructor for RN students (Part-time while also working full time)

• Supervise freshmen and sophomore registered nurse students at hospital sites.

• Assess and evaluate student skills, bloodborne pathogen education, needle safety, etc.

• Mentor leadership to students to challenge critical thinking skills.

• Plan for learning opportunities for students during clinical experiences.

• Challenge students to be self-learners while keeping on track for most beneficial education.

• Inspire students to look for the small, least obvious patient observations and assessment findings in order to be thorough .

• Demonstrate open communication among facility staff, students, physicians, patients and visitors/family members .

• Stress the importance of nursing commitment to obtaining goals for patients and students alike.

• Strive to make classroom lecture spill over into clinical to reinforce greaterlearning.

• Demonstrated behaviors and professionalism to students and staff.

• Communicated clear goals and expectations for students to follow.

• Complete student evaluations for clinical experience.

• Assist students in finding ways to improve clinical performance.

• Develop students to be able to educate patients during clinical settings.

• Encourage students learn from short-comings and grow in their knowledge of nursing care.

• Help bridge hospital staff and student experiences to be mutually beneficial to patient care.

• Develop teaching plans and goals for students in clinical settings.

• Facilitate and organize student orientation to clinical site with assistance from hospital leadership.

• Communicate student issues to nursing program Dean or clinical director.

ICU Charge Nurse

• Delivered patient care to critical ill patients in ICU on nightshift.

• Provided PACU care for patients transferred directly to ICU after surgery.

• Respond to codes within the hospital.

• Preceptor for new employees.

• Floated to PACU as needed.

• Nightshift house supervisor as needed.