EMILY NEWSOM

• Documented pediatric patient care to maintain accurate and complete medical records.
• Helped young patients feel comfortable with procedures and immunizations.
• Performed advanced clinical skills such as IV insertion, catheterization, and NG tube placement with precision and attention to detail.
• Utilized nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.

Performed bedside nursing including professional skills, documentation, education, assessments, and collaboration on an inpatient unit with a 4;1 Nurse;patient ratio.

• Acute in-patient care for adult medical/surgical patients, 5:1 Ratio

• Pediatric centered nursing care offered to a wide variety of patients (ages 0-21) on various inpatient units/specialty units

• Cared for a diverse inpatient population with acute and chronic diagnoses in addition to a high number of routine surgical patients

• Care for Pediatric patients in the acute care setting
• Care for adult patients in the acute care setting with complex medical histories and diagnoses
• Ratio 1:4 to 1:6

• Cared for infantile patient with tracheostomy, ventilator, G-tube, and medically complex background

• Provided bedside care to a wide range of patients from birth to 18 years old
• Common patient census was comprised of respiratory distress (disease related), surgical, meningitis, failure to thrive, mental health emergencies, traumas (step-down) and burns (step-down)
• Floated to NICU & Mother/Baby
• Acted as charge nurse and preceptor on Pediatric Unit

• Primary patient census was comprised of Myocardial Infarctions, Strokes, Head injuries, Sepsis/SIRS, Renal failure, Traumas, Surgical Complications, & Cardiac dysrhythmias
• Charge Nurse (PRN)
• Floated to ICU, Medical/Surgical, Rehab, ED (task), Ortho