Erica Koenig

• Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Observed and evaluated cardiac activity and reported changes to medical staff.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.

• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.

Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society