Heather Carper

• Decreased patient complications through diligent monitoring of vital signs, lab results, and other telemetry data.
• Enhanced patient care by accurately interpreting cardiac monitor readings and promptly reporting critical findings to healthcare team.
• Prevented life-threatening complications by quickly recognizing early warning signs of deterioration in critically ill patients under close observation.
• Administered prescribed medications safely and effectively while closely monitoring potential side effects or adverse reactions.
• Enhanced teamwork within the telemetry unit through active participation in daily huddles, shift handoffs, and collaborative problem-solving sessions.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop and implement individualized care plans for patients with complex conditions.
• Managed complex patient caseloads with varying acuity levels, effectively prioritizing care needs and allocating resources as necessary.
• Advocated for patient needs, ensuring personalized and compassionate care.

A Registered Nurse Resident is a newly licensed nurse accepted into and participating in the UPH-DM Nurse Residency Program. As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to patients and their families, while developing as a skilled nurse through both unit orientation and participation in the Nurse Residency Program. Maintains a practice environment that reflects the ANA Code for Nurses, Philosophy of Nursing at Unity Point Health within the structure of the Professional Nurse Practice Model in collaboration with other caregivers.

• Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
• Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
• Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

• Received, recorded and addressed incoming and outgoing communication via telephone and email.
• Expedited delivery of urgent messages to appropriate personnel, improving response time to emergent situations.
• Placed new supply orders, managed inventory and restocked clerical spaces.