HANNAH Jackson
Avon,IN
Summary
Compassionate Professional Registered Nurse with over nine years of experience as a NICU nurse in a level III NICU who provides safe evidence based neonatal care to the smallest of patients.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
NICU Registered Nurse
Community Health Network
Indianapolis, IN
10.2021 - Current
- Provide care in a level III NICU for infants with a variety of conditions including, but not limited to prematurity, respiratory distress, and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
- Assist with complex medical procedures such as intubation, lumbar punctures, and umbilical line placements under physician supervision.
- Maintain a safe and clean environment by adhering to infection control policies, proper equipment handling, and waste disposal procedures.
- Promote family-centered care by providing education, support, and resources to parents of NICU patients.
- Reduce complications by closely monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and assessing newborns'' overall condition.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop individualized plans of care for premature and critically ill neonates.
- Increase patient satisfaction by consistently delivering high-quality nursing care while ensuring all NICU standards were met or exceeded.
- Optimize medication administration safety through careful double-checking of dosages and adherence to proper storage guidelines.
- Enhance emotional support to parents and families, providing guidance and information throughout their NICU journey.
- Maintain confidentiality of sensitive patient information while adhering to HIPAA regulations, promoting trust and respect between patients and healthcare professionals.
- Advocate for patient needs, ensuring that all clinical interventions were in best interest of the neonate and their family.
- Train and coach new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
- Mentor to new and novice nurses
NICU Registered Nurse
IU Health Methodist NICU
Indianapolis, IN
04.2016 - 09.2021
- Provided care in a level III NICU for infants with various conditions including prematurity, respiratory distress, and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
- Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
- Administration of medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.
- Administration of blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.
- Preceptor and Mentor for novice nurses.
- Monitor, record, report symptoms or changes in patient's condition.
- Teach and educate families on how to provide care to their infant at bedside.
- Experience with attending high risk deliveries, neonatal resuscitation and stabilization.
- Experience with PIV insertion and changing of intravenous and arterial line fluids.
- Prioritizing nursing care for assigned critically ill infants based on assessment data and identified needs.
- Assist physicians with bedside procedures including intubation, lumbar puncture, and central line placement.
- Advocate for patients' and their families' needs and provide emotional support for patients and their families.
- Monitor patient's fluid intake and output to detect emerging complications such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana University
12.2015
Skills
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking skills
- Active Listener
- Enthusiastic Team Player
- Punctual
- Great interdisciplinary team communicator
- Familiar with Epic & Cerner Charting systems
Awards
Daisy Awards, Recognized by a couple of NICU families when caring for their little one. These families were very pleased with the compassionate care I provided while their little ones were in the NICU.
Timeline
NICU Registered Nurse
Community Health Network
10.2021 - Current
NICU Registered Nurse
IU Health Methodist NICU
04.2016 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana University