Jennifer Wilkinson

• Prioritized critical thinking skills in assessing patient conditions, leading to timely interventions that prevented complications or deterioration of health status.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care to a diverse population of patients.
• Conducted comprehensive patient assessments, identifying pertinent data that informed care plan development and intervention implementation.

• Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.
• Examined and treated patients' injuries and pressure wounds to promote healing.
• Established compassionate environment by providing psychological, emotional and spiritual support to patients and families.

• Advanced critical thinking skills for prompt identification of potential complications or deteriorating conditions, leading to timely interventions that prevented further health decline.
• Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
• Contributed to reduced hospital readmissions by conducting thorough assessments and appropriately addressing patients' concerns during their stay.

• Served as a liaison between physicians and patients' families throughout North Central Florida to facilitate clear communication regarding treatment options and progress updates during admission to hospice care.
• Facilitated patient discharges home or to care center after explaining all aspects of hospice care and made arrangements for medications and equipment to be delivered based on patient needs.

Performed thorough patient assessments, provided sterile wound care, administered oral and IV medication as ordered on busy Neurosurgery unit.

Monitored patient's following med administration and following a variety of brain and spinal procedures. Performed IV insertion and monitoring of lab values.

Preceptor to new graduate nurses.

Provided excellent care and safe administration of medication and treatments for 16-30 rehab and long term residents alongside a team of CNAs. Inserted IVs, monitored patients for changes, while communicating with doctors and families. Provided compassionate end of life care for patients and families.