Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Qualified Tennessee Board-Certified Registered Nurse experienced in delivering high-quality care to patients in medical settings. Proven leader when working to unite and guide nursing teams toward achieving care goals, improving patient satisfaction and adapting to continuous health system changes.
Ambitious Board Certified Registered Nurse with exceptional background of performance. Expert in all aspects of patient care with success in working with multidisciplinary teams to create care plans focused on helping patients recover from medical or surgical procedures and manage complex mental disorders. Accomplished in leading unit-based groups to improve delivery of care and patient satisfaction.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Bristol, TN
02.2022 - Current
Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
Performed arterial cut-downs, inserted central lines and inserted endotracheal tubes as part of trauma team.
Managed care from admission to discharge.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Bristol, TN
07.2021 - 02.2022
Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma center setting.
Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Centra College of Nursing
Lynchburg, VA
05.2021
Skills
Cardiac Arrest
Equipment and Instrument Sterilizatoin
Medication Side Effect Knowledge
Preventive Healthcare
Height and Weight Measurement
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Diet and Nutrition
Immunizations and Vaccinations
Patient Care Assessment
Compassionate and Caring
Treatment Preparation
Intramuscular Injections
Blood Draw and Sample Collection
Endotracheal Intubation
Prioritizing Patients
Blood Product Transfusion
Privacy and Confidentiality
Emergency Patient Triage
Monitoring Vital Signs
Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
Interpreting EKGs
Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
Patient Management
Withdrawal Symptoms
Acute Illness
Performing Urinalysis
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Ng Tube
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Bristol Regional Medical Center
02.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Bristol Regional Medical Center
07.2021 - 02.2022
Associate of Science - Nursing
Centra College of Nursing
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