JANICE AYRES

• Educated patients on disease management and self-care techniques, promoting lifestyle changes for improved health.
• Provided emotional support to patients during challenging times, fostering a sense of trust and rapport that contributed to better overall wellbeing.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.

• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Maintained accurate and detailed records of patient assessments, treatments, and progress notes for seamless continuity of care.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to develop comprehensive patient care plans, improving patient outcomes.
• Proactively identified potential patient safety risks, taking corrective actions to prevent harm or injury.
• Reduced medication errors through meticulous administration and documentation of medications.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments upon admission to determine appropriate level of care required based on individual needs.
• Evaluated the effectiveness of nursing interventions, revising care plans as needed to ensure optimal patient outcomes and satisfaction.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
• Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.

Managed and monitored patient behavioral issues of inmates in order to restore wellness and competency to stand trial, including medication administration, documentation and assessments. Also managed PNAs' to assist in monitoring patients to ensure safety and quality of care. Participated in Emergency response situations as needed and collaborated with interdisciplinary teams, resulting in better overall wellbeing.

• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.

Provided direct patient care in L-tach and ICU units, admissions and discharges utilizing comprehensive computerized charting, documentation.

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.

Provided direct patient end-of-life care and palliative treatments .

Provided emotional support for family members through the bereavement process.

• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Served as Charge nurse in managing admissions/discharges and employee schedules.

Executed multiple temporary per-diem assignments in a variety of major medical hospitals and institutions in an array of specialty settings ie: Trauma, ICU, Telemetry units, OB/GYN and infant care.

• Participated in professional development opportunities regularly to stay current on best practices in the field of nursing.
• Managed complex cases of critically ill patients, ensuring optimal treatment plans were executed effectively.
• Implemented infection control measures within the unit, maintaining a safe environment for both patients and staff members.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.

Functioned as charge nurse in facilitating multidisciplinary based rehabilitation for behavioral/psychiatric and traumatic brain injury patients in a secured inpatient rehab setting with specialization in managing facility wide, patient combative emergency response.

• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Provided emotional support to patients during challenging times, fostering a sense of trust and rapport that contributed to better overall wellbeing.
• Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

Assisted in the rehabilitation of patients with seizure disorders and following cerebral vascular accidents.

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Provided emotional support to patients during challenging times, fostering a sense of trust and rapport that contributed to better overall wellbeing.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.

Specialized in providing direct patient care for neurosurgery patients, ICU, Spine, and Trauma patients.

• Educated patients on disease management and self-care techniques, promoting lifestyle changes for improved health.
• Provided emotional support to patients during challenging times, fostering a sense of trust and rapport that contributed to better overall wellbeing.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.