Dustin Terrell
Hogansville,GA
Summary
Adept at emergency triage and fostering patient safety, my tenure at Piedmont Newnan Hospital has honed my skills in emergency care and psychosocial assessment. Excelling in high-pressure environments, I've significantly contributed to patient recovery and stabilization, leveraging my expertise in ultrasound IV insertion and collaborative patient care.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Piedmont Newnan Hospital
02.2023 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Educated patients and caregivers by answering questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment in easy-to-understand terms.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Managed trauma and emergency situations involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of West Georgia
Newnan, GA12-2022
Skills
- Emergency triage
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Trauma care
- Patient safety
- Ultrasound IV insertion
- Emergency care
- Advanced cardiac life support
- Airway management
- Pediatric advanced life support
- Patient assessments
- Patient stabilization
- Psychosocial assessment
Certification
- Registered Nurse License (RN) - State Board of Nursing.
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Darkness to Light Certification
Timeline
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Piedmont Newnan Hospital
02.2023 - Current
- Registered Nurse License (RN) - State Board of Nursing.
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Darkness to Light Certification
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of West Georgia
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