Jasmine Star

Provide terminally ill patients with quality of life care. Managing medical crisis in home care setting whenever possible. 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, facilities, hospitals in providing quality care to each hospice environment and ability to navigate end-of-life care challenges.
• Collaborative and team approach to ensure appropriate level of care for complex cases.
• Improved patient outcomes by focus on patient centered care by consistently providing comprehensive assessments and developing tailored care plans according to patient goals.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, patient 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 Progressive Care Unit (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 patient conditions.
• Conducted patient assessments to identify changes in condition, labs, imaging, procedures, and promptly notifying physicians, rapid response team, charge nurse and initiating appropriate interventions.
• 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 our professional growth.
• Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
• Escalation of concerns to charge nurse and to AOC when issue identify is out of scope of practice or ability to meet patient concerns.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Maintained, monitored, escalated concerns quickly and efficiently to maintain quality care for patients with acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.

• Classroom and simulation curriculum lessons. Clinical and interprofessional experiences. Individualized orientations. Ongoing professional development. Peer group support with fellow nurse residents. Reflection learning, journaling, and self-care. Support from mentors.
• Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols and patient care plans.
• Monitored patient vital signs and reported changes to healthcare team for timely intervention.
• Educated patients and families on health management, fostering adherence to treatment regimens.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams in hospital setting to enhance patient outcomes through coordinated care strategies.

• Provided compassionate care to patients, ensuring comfort and safety during daily activities.
• ADL Assistance: Help patients bathe, shower, groom, dress, and use the bathroom or bedpan.
• Nutrition Support: Feed patients, pass out meal trays, and track food and water intake.
• Mobility and Positioning: Safely turn, reposition bedridden patients, and transfer them between beds and wheelchairs
• Implemented individualized care plans, adapting support based on patient needs and preferences.
• Room Maintenance: Keep patient rooms tidy, change bed linens, and clear safety hazards.
  Supply Stocking: Restock medical and hygiene items in patient rooms.
• Team Communication: Answer call lights promptly and relay patient concerns to the nursing staff.
• Clinical Monitoring and Support
  Vital Signs: Measure and record blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, and respiration rate.
  Observation and Reporting: Notice sudden changes in a patient's condition and report them to the nurse right away.