Duane Hammack
Cordova,AL
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Noland
2022.12 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Registered Nurse
St. Vincent's East Hospital
1990.04 - 2022.12
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Birmingham, AL05.1996
No Degree - Licensed Practical Nurse
Walker State Technical College
Sumiton, AL03.1990
Skills
- Disease Management Programs
- Seizure Management
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Care
- Tracheostomy Care
- Hospice and Palliative Care
- Patient Assessments
- IV Drug Therapy Management
- Patient Monitoring
- Follow-Up Calls
- Patient Education
- Medication Distribution
- Physical Assessment
- Accurate Documentation
- Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
- Critical Thinking
- Removing Sutures
- Care Plan Development
- Service-Orientation
- Patient Discharging
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Noland
2022.12 - Current
Registered Nurse
St. Vincent's East Hospital
1990.04 - 2022.12
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Alabama At Birmingham
No Degree - Licensed Practical Nurse
Walker State Technical College