Jomaine Beggs-Joseph

Competency in caring for ventilator patients.

Competency in taking care of tracheostomy patients.

Admission of patients from Emergency Department and other facilities which includes initial patient contact, admission assessment and interview based on the hospital's protocol.

Providing patient care in medical-surgical unit as well as stepdown patients adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring of 5-6 patients.

Assessment and monitoring of patients, relaying pertinent information to physicians and health care workers involve in care, carrying out physician's orders and hospital protocols.

Pre-operative preparation for patient's going for diagnostic tests, procedures and surgery.

Post operative care of surgical patients.

Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care.

Assisting patient with daily needs and quality patient care during hospitalization.

Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.

• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.