Jessica Easterly
Hampton,VA
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with extensive NICU experience at Chkd - The King's Daughters, skilled in neonatal resuscitation and patient care planning. Advocated for family-centered care, enhancing patient outcomes through effective communication and critical thinking. Committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care while supporting families during challenging times.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, NICU
Chkd - The King's Daughters
Norfolk, VA
07.2024 - Current
- Assisted with complex medical procedures such as intubation, lumbar punctures, and umbilical line placements under physician supervision.
- Maintained a safe and clean environment by adhering to infection control policies, proper equipment handling, and waste disposal procedures.
- Promoted family-centered care by providing education, support, and resources to parents of NICU patients.
- Advocated for patient rights and needs, ensuring a patient-centered approach to care delivery within the NICU setting.
- Reduced complications by closely monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and assessing newborns'' overall condition.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop individualized plans of care for premature and critically ill neonates.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care for terminally ill neonates while offering emotional support to grieving families.
- Facilitated effective communication between families, physicians, therapists, social workers, dietitians, pharmacists – fostering a collaborative approach to holistic neonatal healthcare delivery.
- Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and protocols in the NICU setting.
- Assessed, evaluated, and cared for neonate and pediatric patients.
- Improved patient outcomes by swiftly recognizing and responding to emergent situations and initiating appropriate interventions.
- Optimized medication administration safety through careful double-checking of dosages and adherence to proper storage guidelines.
- Ensured continuity of care during shift handovers by effectively communicating pertinent information regarding patients'' status and needs with incoming staff members.
Education
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing - Nursing
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC05.2024
Skills
- Developmental care
- Parental bonding
- Breastfeeding support
- Nursing documentation
- Premature infant care
- Umbilical line care
- Endotracheal tube care
- Central line maintenance
- Neonatal assessment
- Patient care planning
- Intravenous therapy
- Discharge planning
- Family education
- Phototherapy
- Cardiopulmonary monitoring
- Neonatal resuscitation
- Blood transfusion
- Ventilator management
- Feeding support
- Oxygen therapy
- Tracheostomy care
- Honest and dependable
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Active listening
- Patient safety
- Verbal and written communication
- Detail-oriented
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Task and work prioritization
- Relationship building
- End-of-life care
- Medication administration
Timeline
Registered Nurse, NICU
Chkd - The King's Daughters
07.2024 - Current
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing - Nursing
Fayetteville State University