Elizabeth Cujdik
Swedesboro,NJ
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN
Cooper University Hospital
06.2023 - Current
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Orchestrated quality-driven care in high-volume trauma setting.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
LPN
Woodbury Mews
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes
- Administered controlled narcotics, medications, and insulin
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures
Education
Associate of Science - Health Sciences
Salem Community College
Penns Grove, NJ05.2023
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Salem Community College
Penns Grove, NJ05.2023
PN Certificate - Nursing
Salem Community College
Penns Grove, NJ05.2022
Skills
- Shared Governance
- Assisting Physicians
- ADLs Assistance
- Transcribing Orders
- Wound Care
- Patient Assessments
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Direct Patient Care
- Medication Administration
- Chart Updating
Certification
- Peritoneal Dialysis Certification - 08/2023
- Basic Dysrhythmia Certification - 09/2023
- BLS Provider - 09/2023
- ACLS Provider - 09/2023
- NIHSS Certification - 10/2023
- HARP Violence Prevention Training - 10/2023
Timeline
RN
Cooper University Hospital
06.2023 - Current
LPN
Woodbury Mews
01.2023 - 03.2023
Associate of Science - Health Sciences
Salem Community College
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Salem Community College
PN Certificate - Nursing
Salem Community College
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