Gladys Karingithi

• I ensured accurate medication administration and patient documentation. We initially used Cerner, but later on changed to Epic.
• Maintain precise patient records, monitor and update patient care plans, and thus ensure the provision of high quality of care to patients.
• Identifying and addressing potential life-threatening complications and improving overall health outcomes.
• Taking care of the telemetry unit and identifying and addressing life-threatening cardiac rhythms.
• Ensured proper technique and compliance with infection control standards in performing venipuncture, IV insertion, and catheterizations.

• Provided health education to patients and families regarding discharge instructions and plans of care.

• Administration of medication using various routes to include intravenously, orally, intramuscularly, sublingual, and nasal routes.

• Used Meditech to accurately document patients and give medications, thus reducing errors.

• Partner with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans, ensuring holistic treatment approaches for telemetry patients.

• Continuous patient assessment and evaluation, blood and blood products transfusion, and monitoring.

• Responding to medical emergencies, and maintaining a safe therapeutic environment at all times.

Ensuring appropriate medical treatment is given as prescribed.

Obtaining patients' information through taking a detailed history and performing a head-to-toe physical examination.

Monitor patients' vital signs, noting any deviation from the normal, and acting accordingly.

Daily cleaning of wounds while maintaining aseptic technique.

Mentoring new nurses and facilitating a smooth transition in the unit.