Joanne Avilla

Applied nursing process and theories, and principles of psycho-social and physical sciences, in assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and modifying patient care.

*Established patient care priorities based on patient needs and availability    

  of unit resources.

*Provided/coordinated care for patient populations.

*Established/maintained working relationships with members of the health 

  care team, patients, and family members.

*Acknowledged and respected the cultural, spiritual, religious, and ethical 

  beliefs of fellow staff, patients, and patient family members.

*Delegated appropriately and coordinated duties/activities for health care 

  team based on available resources of unit.

*Evaluated effectiveness of care given by health care team and modified 

  patient plan of care to meet the changing needs of patient.

*Utilized effective communication methods and skills.

*Identified patient/family learning needs, and presented needed

  educational material in a learning style that met the needs of specific 

  target population.

Provided direct patient care addressing: the physiologic, psych-social, cultural, spiritual, ethical, religious, nutritional, pain, educational needs, patient's individual goals, while providing patient advocacy.

*Provided assessment and planned for individualized patient care needs.

*Communicated with physicians and members of health care team changes 

  in patient's clinical condition including data from fetal 

  monitoring/interpretation, and diagnostic studies.

*Coordinated care with providers and members of the health care team.

*Responded quickly and appropriately to changes in patient's clinical 

  condition or response to treatment.

*Assessed the patient/family educational needs, and presented teaching

  to the patient/family members in an appropriate learning style, providing 

  educational information/materials and teaching of needed skills for the 

  patient to manage their care and prevent future complications.

Provided primary care to adult medical, oncology, and hematology patient populations.

  *Performed assessment/data collection in an ongoing systematic manner

   focusing on: physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, cognitive status, 

   nutritional requirements, pain, patient/family education, family   

  involvement, patient/family goals, and patient advocacy.

*Administered chemotherapy, blood products, antibiotics, medications, 

  and ordered treatment modalities.

*Performed wound care by identification and assessment of skin 

  alterations, identified wound type, developed plans of care, implemented  

  orders and treatment modalities.

*Monitored and evaluated patient's response to treatment, reported         

  changes in patient's clinical condition to appropriate members of the 

  health care team.

*Modified the patient's plan of care, as needed, to meet the changing 

  requirements of the patient.