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Elya Morgan

Houston,TX

Summary

Dedicated nurse with two years of experience working in a high-pressure Level III emergency department seeking a new opportunity to develop new skills. Skilled in remaining calm under pressure in high-stress environments while performing multiple duties at once. Committed to providing safe, caring, personalized and efficient care to patients and their families while serving a diverse population of adults and children.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast
10.2021 - Current
  • Accurately assesses patient acuity and assign appropriate triage level according to ESI standards
  • Coordinate treatment plans implement discharge and/or transfer plans for patients needing more comprehensive care
  • Advocate on patients and family’s behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns
  • Stabilize a wide range of ICU patients including post-ROSC, DKA, sepsis, drug overdose, stroke and respiratory failure
  • Manage and handle GSW patients, stabbings, burns, falls on blood thinners, MVA, crush injuries, submersion injuries and other trauma patients
  • Safely de-escalate psychiatric patients in crisis
  • Assess for changes in patients’ conditions and collaborate with other medical staff on the needs of the patient
  • Educate family members and patients on patient care instructions, safety care instructions, medications, disease processes from admission through discharge
  • Assist emergency department physicians and other providers in procedures such as chest tube insertion, intubations, lumbar punctures, insertion of central lines, pelvic exams, suturing and conscious sedation
  • Administer and monitor specialized medications and drips such as Amiodarone, Cardizem, Insulin, Levophed, Fentanyl, Heparin, Naloxone, Versed
  • Management and use of specialized equipment such as Morgan Lens, LUCAS device, rapid infuser, IO insertion
  • Identify cardiac rhythms such as SVT, Ventricular Fibrillation and give proper treatment according to ACLS protocol

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Texas Woman's University
Houston, TX
05.2021

Skills

  • TX Registered Nurse 1040906
  • BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, CPI, NIHSS (OCTOBER 2021)
  • Emergency Patient Triage
  • Apply splints and casts
  • Compassionate
  • Driven

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast
10.2021 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Texas Woman's University
Elya Morgan