Glenda Eldred
Kalama ,WA
Summary
Dedicated Critical Care Registered Nurse with 31 years of direct patient care experience. Adept at doctor communication and patient education with extensive knowledge of critical care treatments and planning long-term for patients. Successful at advocating patient needs and quick diagnoses. Dynamic Critical Care Registered Nurse with 31 years of experience. Adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary medical teams. Dedicated to delivering best-in-class patient care and individualized plans for families and patients. Knowledgeable Critical Care Registered Nurse with superior knowledge of ventilator patients including probing , EVD, telemetry , hemodynamics monitoring CRRT and rapid response nurse role . I am very skilled with IV insertion Dobbhoff nasal gastric tube placements using the iris camera treatments, techniques and diagnostic procedures. Adept at providing immediate and individualized care. Proficient in Software use with proven history of efficient and effective triage. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Providence Portland Medical Center
02.2010 - Current
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering pa catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation, and chest tubes.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Assessed and documented changes in patient's condition and prepared patient for transfer to higher level of care.
- Delivered outstanding patient care in critical care units including rapid response, CRRT, ventilator patients and code teams.
Flight Nurse
Premier Jets
04.2007 - 11.2011
- Maintained flight medicine knowledge base by attending mandatory meetings, performing chart and equipment reviews, skills labs and clinical rotations and participating in continuing education sessions for care and transport of critically ill and injured patients.
- Planned, organized and positioned equipment and supplies for use in emergency conditions before, during and after transport.
- Assessed for and detected changes in status of patients and demonstrated proactive approach to solving patient problems.
- Documented appropriate and accurate information for assessment and treatment during stabilization and transport.
- Communicated with patients, explaining nursing tasks being performed in effort to maintain calm.
- Performed wide range of specialized functions and complex assessments, diagnoses, therapies and emergency treatment of patients transported by rotor-wing and fixed-wing aircraft.
- Supervised enplaning, securing and deplaning of patients and liaised between medical and operational aircrews and support personnel to facilitate multidisciplinary care.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Medical Staffing Agency
12.2003 - 12.2009
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering pa catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation, and chest tubes.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
PeaceHealth Medical Group
10.1994 - 04.2009
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering pa catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation, and chest tubes.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Assessed and documented changes in patient's condition and prepared patient for transfer to higher level of care.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
Education
Associate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
Clark College
Vancouver, WA06.1992
Skills
- Treatment Planning
- Patient Check-Ins
- Healthcare Team Collaboration
- HIPAA Education
- Family Advocacy
- IV Setup
- Evidence-Based Practices
- Intensive Care Unit Experience
- Ventilator Management
- Airway Management
- Advanced Life Support
- Medication Administration
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Emergency Response
- Patient Assessment
- Effective Communication
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Electronic Health Records
- Infection Control
- Central Line Management
- Intravenous Therapy
- Chest Tube Management
- Honest and Dependable
- Data Compilation and Analysis
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Emergency Interventions
- Endotracheal Intubations
- Resource Monitoring
- Fluid Intake and Output Monitoring
- Patient Monitoring
- Medical Device Monitoring
- Pulmonary Assessments
- Shock Symptom Identification
- Specimen Collection
- Blood Transfusion Administration
- Medical Equipment Setup
- Documentation and Reporting
- Diagnostic Procedures
- CPR/AED
- Staff Coordination
- Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED
- Complex Information Interpretation
- Electronic Charting
- Protocol and Procedure Improvement
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- Cardiac Monitors
- Initial Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Providence Portland Medical Center
02.2010 - Current
Flight Nurse
Premier Jets
04.2007 - 11.2011
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Medical Staffing Agency
12.2003 - 12.2009
Critical Care Registered Nurse
PeaceHealth Medical Group
10.1994 - 04.2009
Associate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
Clark College
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