Elizabeth Ronan

1,162 beds, 32 bed floor

• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Prepared patients for surgery, educating patients and family members on surgical procedures such as coronary artery bypass and irrigation and debridement.

398 beds, 24 bed floor

• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Floated regularly to other floors to help the short staffing. Floated to cardiac PCU, medical PCU, and medical/surgical floors.

550 beds, 24 bed floor

• Managed care and treatment for patients undergoing strokes from admission to discharge
• Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.

383 beds

• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, and verifying interventions met treatment goals.
• Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care to over five patients daily.

652 beds, 22 bed floor

• Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
• Managed quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Improved IV placement and phlebotomy skills.
• Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care for as many as 6 patients each day in high-volume, fast-paced setting.

171 bed facility

• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.

390 beds, 72 bed floor

• Implemented therapeutic communication to patients with cancer
• Provided high quality inpatient hospice care to the patient and the family
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.

118 beds, 28 bed floor

• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress of individuals.
• Updated patient charts using Cerner and EPIC with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.