Jennifer Ryan Saunders

•Prepare patient for surgery by starting IV and administering IV fluids.

•Draw blood, perform EKG’s, administer nebulizer treatments, collect urine specimens, etc as needed.

•Assist anesthesiologist with pre operative nerve blocks.

•Perform pre operative medical/ social assessment.

•Provide continuous patient surveillance for early recognition and immediate treatment of any pre op concerns.

•Collaborate with surgeon and anesthesiologist to make sure patient is cleared for surgery.

•Managed care for post operative patients through discharge, including PACU phase 1 and phase 11.

•Experience as charge nurse on unit.

• Advocate who identifies the patient’s needs and risk factors that may be affected by the surgical experience.

•Provide information and emotional support to patients and family members throughout all phases of care.

• Prepared patient’s for surgery by performing pre operative interview and giving surgery instructions.

• Prepared patient day of surgery by starting IV and fluids, surgery site prep, etc.

• Managed care for post operative patients through discharge, including PACU phase 1 and phase 11.

• Prepared inpatients for surgery and reacted post op.

• Trained newly hired nurses on peri operative practices and procedures.

• Cared for pediatric and adult patients.

• Administered medication to patients according to policies.

• Administered blood transfusions, IV antibiotics, fluids, injections, chemotherapy, etc to outpatient special procedure patients.

•Chronic patient care in medical/ surgical/ telemetry unit. Adeptly handling all aspects of treatment for 6-8 patients per shift.

•Trained newly hired nurses on medical/ surgical/ telemetry practices and procedures.

•Some experience as charge nurse on unit.