Gervaldez Dezi Johnson

• Advocated for patients by respecting and supporting values, basic rights and beliefs.
• Conducted daily rounds to assess patient condition and distribute medications.
• work in various settings to help meet nursing needs

• Conducted daily rounds to assess patient condition and distribute medications.
• Advocated for patients by respecting and supporting values, basic rights and beliefs.
• Implemented new floor assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements.
• Evaluated patient care needs to prioritize treatment and maintain patient flow.
• Documented and collected vital signs to track patient conditions.
• Established direct lines of communication between nursing staff and other interested departments, supporting patient care with collaboration between personnel with complementary specialties.
• Recorded patient medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records.
• Modified patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.

• Performed comprehensive patient assessments, recording and monitoring vital signs and collecting specimens and interpreting lab results.
• Maintained accurate patient charts and documented vitals, medical histories, medications and changes in health, including reactions to medications and treatment.

• Administered general care to patients, including recording of temperature and blood pressure, wound dressing and COVID-19 testing.
• Working the COVID-19+ Unit, as per CDC guidelines
• Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
• Monitored infection control procedures to ensure facility-wide health and safety.
• Communicated effectively with patients and loved ones to explain diagnoses, treatment options and procedures.
• Administered medications and therapies in accordance with physicians orders.
• Collected biological samples from patients and performed routine lab tests to support diagnosis.
• Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
• Answered family member/responsible parties calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.

Coordinated care for up to 3 patients per shift in busy clinical setting.

• Administered Peritoneal dialysis as well as IV push, oral, subcutaneous, IV infusion and intramuscular medications.
• Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
• Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
• Worked with healthcare team, including social workers, physical therapists, and speech therapists, to assess patient needs, plan and adjust plans of care and actualize nursing interventions to promote and restore patient health.
• Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
• Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
• Cleaned and sanitized rooms and equipment using aseptic technique to prevent infection and cross-contamination.
• Cleaned and sterilized instruments and equipment to protect staff and patients from infection risk.
• Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
• Immunized patients against diseases such as influenza and pneumonia to protect vulnerable populations from serious illnesses.
• Administered medications to patients per day as directed by individual treatment plans.

• Administer EOL medications in accordance with physician's orders and care plan directives.
• Maintained accurate patient charts and documented vitals, medical histories, medications and changes in health, including reactions to medications and treatment.
• Advocated for patients, ensuring their needs were met in accordance with personal beliefs and preferences.

• Guided patients' loved ones and caregivers in such tasks as pain management, wound care, and medication dosing.
• Listened to patients and their loved ones, offering emotional support and kindness to help them with the end-of-life transition.
• Ensured that each patient and his or her family received a superior level of compassionate nursing and palliative care.