Jasmine Star

Provide terminally ill patients with quality care. Providing assessment of patients' medical conditions, maintaining patients' comfort during the final stages of life, and providing loved ones with guidance, education, and support.

Work within a variety of settings from home setting to facilities, providing quality care to each hospice environment and ability to navigate end-of-life care challenges.

• Collaborated with physicians and other healthcare providers to ensure appropriate resource utilization for complex cases.
• Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing comprehensive assessments and developing tailored care plans.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
• Evaluated patient progress and adjusted care plans accordingly, ensuring continuity of care across all healthcare settings.
• Provided education and support to patients and families, empowering them to make informed decisions regarding their healthcare needs.

• Provided direct patient care, in a PCU setting, utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs with acute and complex needs. Fast-paced unit responding to changes in pt conditions.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians, rapid response team, and charge nurse and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Administered and managed medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
• Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Maintained quality care on a PCU for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.