Kaitlyn Mead
Ronkonkoma,NY
Summary
Dedicated graduate Pediatric Nurse Practitioner seeking to use the skills and knowledge to assist your facility in a provider role. Holds dual BS degrees in Health Science and Nursing, along with an MS in Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Embodies a blend of academic excellence and practical expertise. Obtains 3 years of experience in Cardiac Care and 2.5 years in Pediatric/Adult Psychiatry. Excellent interpersonal skills, team leader, strong communication skills, problem solver, a drive for positive outcomes in patient care, and a dedicated worker with a sense of purpose.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pediatric/Adult Psych/Psych ED Unit
Stony Brook University Hospital
02.2023 - Current
- Gauging patients' psychiatric states
- Collaborating with doctors on patient care/intervention plans
- Removing potentially harmful and triggering environmental features
- Restraining and consoling highly unsettled patients
- Conducting targeted psychoeducation with patients and families
- Enhanced communication with family members by providing regular updates on patients'' progress and addressing concerns.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team to develop comprehensive care plans, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
- Increased patient satisfaction by creating a safe and welcoming environment for patients and their families.
- Provided individualized nursing care, including medication administration, monitoring vital signs, and assisting with activities of daily living.
- Educated patients and families about mental health disorders, treatments, and resources available for support.
- Developed strong therapeutic relationships with patients to promote trust and facilitate healing.
- Managed challenging behaviors using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and behavioral modification plans.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in psychiatry nursing.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient observations, assessments, interventions, progress notes, and overall treatment plan.
- Managed medication administration by closely monitoring dosages, side effects, and potential interactions while maintaining strict adherence to established guidelines.
- Promoted kind, compassionate environment, utilizing active listening and effective communication skills.
- Completing physical and mental health assessments
- Administer and monitor treatment regimens as per protocol, and educated patients/families on medications
- Observe and monitor behavior changes
- Helping patients to improve coping abilities
- Practicing crisis intervention
- Delegating tasks to CNAs ad LPNs
- Participating in admissions, transfers, and discharges
- Taking advantage of new learning opportunities
- Evaluate patient care needs, prioritize treatments, and maintain patient care flow
- Collaborate with MDs, Social workers, and care management
- Utilizing therapeutic communication when talking to patients.
- Improved patient care by developing and implementing specialized treatment plans for geriatric psychiatric patients.
Cardiac Acute Care Unit (CACU)
Stony Brook University Hospital
04.2020 - 02.2023
- Evaluate patient care needs, prioritize treatment, and maintain patient care flow
- Monitor up to five assigned patients, updating information on vital signs, the progress of treatments, and the status of patients throughout the shift
- Communicate changes in my patient's condition and questions regarding the patient's care to the Charge RN/Clinician/Doctor
- Perform Head to toe assessments and frequent vital sign assessments
- Administer medications and treatments properly and safely, including wound care
- Perform lab draws and IV insertions
- Perform clinical tasks following hospital policies
- Assume responsibility and accountability for the delivery of nursing care to all assigned patients
- Develop and maintain a current written plan of care for assigned patients
- Communicate and work effectively with other staff on the unit and other department staff
- Provide patient/family teaching education, followed by teach-back making sure patient/family understand teaching performed about care
- Practice infection control and participate in the maintenance of a clean and safe environment for myself, patients, and the rest of the staff
- Patient advocate
- Assess patient's condition and nursing needs; coordinate nursing care activities with other health disciplines involved in the treatment effort
- Take advantage of learning opportunities for performance improvement
- Delegate appropriate tasks to CNAs to perform
- Participate in admitting, transferring, or discharging my patients
- Provides pre- and post-opt care for patients
- Precepting nursing students and new RNs
- Taking duties of charge and discharge RN.
- Enhanced patient recovery by developing individualized care plans and closely monitoring progress.
Volunteering: Nursing Medical Oncology
Stony Brook University Hospital
09.2017 - 12.2017
- Offered support to nurses and physicians as needed
- Interacted with patients, assisting them with basic needs such as getting water, reading to them, helping them order food, and providing companionship by playing cards or doing puzzles with them
- Kept facilities organized, clean and well-maintained to best meet program needs
- Entered new cases into folders and organized closed files
- Communicated needs and issues to appropriate supervisors in a timely fashion.
Shadowing Physician Assistant
Patchogue Family Medical Care
07.2017 - 08.2017
- Shadowed Physician Assistant for a total of 18 hours to learn best approaches in practice
- Observed job tasks, including assessments and interpretation of findings.
Education
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -
Molloy University
Rockville Centre, NY08.2025
Accelerated BSN- Nursing -
UMASS Amherst
Amherst, MA02.2020
Bachelor's of Science in Health Science - Emergency and Critical Care
SUNY Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY05.2018
Associate's in General Studies -
Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY12.2015
Skills
- Bedside Monitoring
- Organization and Prioritization
- Problem Solving
- Strong team leader
- Strong Communicator
- Critical Thinker
- Time Management
- Desire to keep improving while learning new skills
- Computer skills in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint, Cerner
- Patient Safety
- Family Education
- Medication and IV administration
Certification
- BLS/CPR - 02/2024
- ACLS - 03/2023
- SBIRT - 09/2018
- NDNQI (Pressure Injury Training) - 09/2018
- M-Technique - 09/2018
- Stop the Bleed Certified - 02/2019
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Training - 08/2019
- New York State Boards of Nursing, 789730
Timeline
Pediatric/Adult Psych/Psych ED Unit
Stony Brook University Hospital
02.2023 - Current
Cardiac Acute Care Unit (CACU)
Stony Brook University Hospital
04.2020 - 02.2023
Volunteering: Nursing Medical Oncology
Stony Brook University Hospital
09.2017 - 12.2017
Shadowing Physician Assistant
Patchogue Family Medical Care
07.2017 - 08.2017
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -
Molloy University
Accelerated BSN- Nursing -
UMASS Amherst
Bachelor's of Science in Health Science - Emergency and Critical Care
SUNY Stony Brook University
Associate's in General Studies -
Suffolk County Community College
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