Kaitlin Saylor
Hohenwald,TN
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with career history in direct patient care of the surgical patient. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Balancing patient group workloads while managing the floor efficiently as charge nurse. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude, and excellent customer service.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse
Regional Medical Center
06.2022 - Current
- Responsible for the basic care of patients, including giving medications, providing emotional support, providing education, assessing the patient's status, and performing any other tasks/skills that are needed.
- Prepare patients prior to surgery and monitoring them when they get back to the floor following surgery
- Work collaboratively with family and healthcare providers to achieve goals.
- As charge RN, responsible for managing that the department runs smoothly and efficiently while also providing guidance and support to staff as situations arise.
- Maintaining professional demeanor and communication by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry patients/family members.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
Registered Nurse
Park Hudson
03.2022 - 06.2022
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Student Nurse Tech/Registered Nurse
Maury Regional Medical Center
11.2019 - 02.2022
- Responsibilities included hygiene, comfort, daily activities, taking their vital signs, and checking blood glucose levels.
- Provided activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, ambulating, turning and positioning patients.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- During my time here I was honored with receiving employee of the month, Daisy nominations and the Daisy award, rising star, and an extraordinary hero.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN12.2021
Associate of Science - University Parallel
Columbia State Community College
Columbia, TN05.2020
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Columbia State Community College
Columbia, TN05.2020
Skills
- Assessments
- Passing medications
- Inserting IVs and hanging IV fluids/medications
- Intramuscular Injections
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Staff Training
- Inserting catheters
- Inserting nasogastric tubes
- Wound care (complicated and uncomplicated)
- Communications skills
- Patient Care Management
- Critical-thinking skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Caring attitude
- Computer skills
- Responsible
- Compassionate
Certification
ACLS- expires 10/2024
BLS- expires 9/2025
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse
Regional Medical Center
06.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Park Hudson
03.2022 - 06.2022
Student Nurse Tech/Registered Nurse
Maury Regional Medical Center
11.2019 - 02.2022
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
The University of Tennessee
Associate of Science - University Parallel
Columbia State Community College
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Columbia State Community College
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