Julie Stubblefield
Paducah,KY
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
BSMH Lourdes
07.2023 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments in accordance with established protocols and patient care plans.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes and ensure continuity of care.
- Educated patients and families on disease management, treatment options, and post-discharge planning.
- Mentored junior nurses in best practices for patient assessment and clinical procedures.
- Implemented quality improvement initiatives to streamline workflow and enhance patient safety measures.
- Conducted thorough assessments to identify health needs, developing personalized care strategies accordingly.
- Evaluated patient progress and adjusted care plans based on ongoing assessments and feedback from healthcare team members.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Streamlined medication administration processes for increased safety and accuracy during busy shifts.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
Registered Nurse
Ohiohealth Corporation
10.2016 - 04.2021
- Work collaboratively with surgeons, cardiologists, and interns to achieve optimum patient care
- Provided care for surgical back patients on an as needed basis
- Removing sutures, cleaning/dressing wounds
- Tabulated calorie count and fluid restrictions for certain patients
- Maintaining a high level of quality care for patients
- Determining acceptance and level of care Liaison between ED and nursing units
- Maintain patient's physical and psychosocial health
- Cared for patients on , rotoprone beds, titrating intravenous drips, chest tubes, surgical drains, central venous catheters, and swan ganz catheters
- Performed surgeon-specific dressing changes, inserted urinary and IV catheters, administered blood, monitored telemetry, and operated 12-lead EKG
- Obtain verbal orders from physicians
- Utilized a variety of clinical skills including:
- Neurovascular status monitoring
- Pain management
- Titrating cardizem, dobutamine, heparin and other anticoagulants
- Volunteered on numerous committees-Clinical Value Analysis, Education, Infection Prevention, Mult-Drug Resistant Organism
- Respond to all emergencies including arrests, stroke alerts, and STEMI
- Provided education and acted as resource for new staff and acted as a preceptor for nursing students during senior clinical rotation)
Circulating Nurse
Baptist Health
02.2004 - 06.2016
- Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
- Engage in research activities related to nursing.
- Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
- Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.
- Work with individuals, groups, or families to plan or implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
- Conduct specified laboratory tests.
- Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
- Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues or concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
- Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
- Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
- Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Perform administrative or managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, or long-range goals.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
Director of Nursing (Management)
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
02.1999 - 01.2004
- Making daily rounds and discussion with charge nurse and promotes person-centered care
- Promote an environment where residents' rights are protected and residents are free from abuse and neglect
- Utilize and disseminate current nursing literature and educational materials
- Ensure that adequate nursing staff are available based on facility/census requirements
- Demonstrate a passion for caring as evidenced by interactions with co-workers, residents, families, and visitors
- Collect data to compile reports in a timely manner, and to meet deadlines
- Ensure staff education and skills validation regarding patient care procedures and equipment
- Enriching the lives of patients and residents through empathy and compassion
- Ensuring that residents are free from abuse, mistreatment and neglect
- Assisted in development of new programming and educational programming for pain management and wound care
- Ensure performance evaluations for nursing employees
- Manage the Nursing Department with the goal of achieving and maintaining the highest quality of care
- Lead nursing management team to ensure quality outcomes
- Participate in the hiring, orientation and evaluation of unit staff
- Ensure data entry into the Learning Management System
- Assure that all clinical protocols and nursing policies and procedures are followed
Registered Nurse
Pine lake medical center
06.1997 - 11.1998
- Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
- Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
- Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.
- Work with individuals, groups, or families to plan or implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
- Conduct specified laboratory tests.
- Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
- Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues or concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
- Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
- Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
Education
Associate Degree - Nursing Science
Paducah Technical College
01.1997
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Patient assessment
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Patient care
- Wound care
- Compassion and empathy
- Patient monitoring
- IV setup
- Intravenous therapy
- Professional bedside manner
- Physical assessments
- Patient evaluation
- Telemetry monitoring
- Licensed RN
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Taking vitals
- Critical care
- Collecting vitals
- Precepting
- Complex Problem-solving
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Emergency response
- Maintaining privacy
- Relationship building
- Chart updating
- High level of autonomy
- Medical assessment
- Patient relations
- Emotional awareness
- Data collection
- Emotional intelligence
- Acute care expertise
- Oxygen saturation standards
- Managing deadlines
- Medical evaluation
Certification
ACLS and PALS
Timeline
Registered Nurse
BSMH Lourdes
07.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Ohiohealth Corporation
10.2016 - 04.2021
Circulating Nurse
Baptist Health
02.2004 - 06.2016
Director of Nursing (Management)
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
02.1999 - 01.2004
Registered Nurse
Pine lake medical center
06.1997 - 11.1998
Associate Degree - Nursing Science
Paducah Technical College
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