Helen Tumbleson

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.

Performed charge nurse duties in absence of charge nurse.