Karen Smith
St Louis,MO
Summary
Highly enthusiastic nurse who is patient focused and posse's positive work ethics. Seeking a registered nurse position to utilize exceptional skills, in assessing and screening, carrying out prescribed treatment of patients to support the long-term mission of the facility. Desire to effectively utilize communication, analytical, problem solving, and interpersonal skills
Registered nurse with 9 years experience, working in med surgery ward and dialysis centre. Experience in pain management, bronchoscopy, HDU unit and casualty department. Registered nurse who possess dedication , caring, compassion and is competent . During clinical experience, working ethically, professionally and passionately, when executing duties. Having a track record of providing quality patient centered care; have the ability to remain calm and professional during times of critical need.
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Mercy South Hospital
06.2022 - Current
- Performing bladder scans, urine culture test and ekg
- Admission of patients and signing of consent forms
- Perform physical examination, medication administration and health histories
- Assessment, diagnosis and evaluating care plans
- 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.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Work in collaboration with doctors, physical therapist, pct, speech therapist and occupational therapist
- Perform vital signs
- Starting and managing IV, infusion pumps; suctioning of patients, u-catheter care; nasogastric and gastrostomy feeding
- Perform infection control, and barrier nursing. Provide emotional and psychological support for patients and family.
- Supervise care delivered by nursing personnel e.g student nurse
- Overseeing activities of other staff, administer medications and wound care
- Health, promotion, and counseling.
- Discharge and transfer patients
- Collected pertinent data for evaluation and prioritization of patient needs.
Registered Nurse
Private duty at Client's home : Michelle Roberts
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Cooking and keeping home clean. Physical assessment of client. Assessing changes in medical status of client
- Administering medications to client
- Assisting with activities of daily living
- Making diet plans for patient
- Managing chronic illness
- Creating treatment plans
- Making documentation of care given
- Safety and infection control
- Health promotion and maintenance
- Keep client healthy and improve quality of life and evaluation.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Registered Nurse
Princess Elizabeth Hospital
10.2020 - 09.2021
- Perform physical examination and health histories
- Assessment, diagnosis and evaluating care plans
- Starting and managing IV, infusion pumps; suctioning of patients, u-catheter care; nasogastric and gastrostomy feeding
- Perform infection control, and barrier nursing. Provide emotional and psychological support for patients and create ward assignments; supervise care delivered by nursing personnel e.g student nurse
- Overseeing activities of other staff, administer medications and wound care. Health, promotion, and counseling.
- Admit, discharge and transfer patients
- Collected pertinent data for evaluation and prioritization of patient needs.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- 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.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Registered Nurse
University Hospital of The West Indies
04.2020 - 08.2020
- Physical examination and health histories
- Assessment, diagnosis and evaluation
- Performing care plans. Starting and managing IV, infusion pumps; suctioning of patients, u-catheter care; nasogastric and gastrostomy feeding
- Perform infection control, and barrier nursing
- Provide emotional and psychological support for patients and family
- Create assignments; supervise care delivered by nursing personnel e.g student nurses.,nurse aid and writing 24hr report.
- Overseeing activities of other staff,administer medications, wound care
- Health promotion, counseling and education to patients and relatives
- Admit, discharge and transfer patients
- Collected pertinent data for evaluation and prioritization of patient needs. Ordering stocks and medications
- Creating and updating patient care guide, census and category
- Provide chest tube maintenance and care.
Registered Nurse
Basildon University Hospital
United Kingdom
09.2019 - 01.2020
- Perform physical examination and health histories. Assessment, diagnosis and evaluating care plans.
- 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.
- Starting and managing IV, infusion pumps; suctioning of patients, u-catheter care; nasogastric tubes and gastrostomy feeding.
- Perform infection control, and barrier nursing.
- Provide emotional and psychological support for patients and family.
- Supervise care delivered by nursing personnel e.g Student nurse, nurse aid.
- Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions.
- Health promotion, counseling and education to patients and relatives.
- Admit, discharge and transfer patients.
- Collected pertinent data for evaluation and prioritization of patient needs.
- Ordering of ward stocks and ward medications.
- Pre op and post op care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Pre- Registered Nurse
Care U.K care home
United Kingdom
03.2019 - 09.2019
- Assist residents with moving to and from bed. Build rapport with residents.
- Meet resident hygienic needs. Assist residents with their diet.
- Prepare meals for residents. Assist residents with activities of daily living.
- Reposition residents. Documenting care notes, fluid charts and food charts etc. Empty catheter of patient.
- 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.
- Empty and monitor catheter drainage. Monitor blood glucose. Check vital signs of residents.
- Care planning and wound care.
- Make appointments and monitor residents for any changes in their health.
- 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.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Ensure residents healthcare and personal care needs are met. Admission of residents.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
Registered Nurse
University Hospital of the West Indies
08.2017 - 02.2019
- Perform physical examination and health histories
- Assessment, diagnosis and evaluating care plans
- Starting and managing IV, infusion pumps; suctioning of patients, u-catheter care; ng tube and gastrostomy feeding
- Perform infection control, and barrier nursing
- Provide emotional and psychological support for patients and family
- Create ward assignments; supervise care delivered by nursing personnel e.g patient care assistant.
- Nurse aid and writing 24hr report
- Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions
- Health promotion, counseling and education to patients and relatives
- Admit, discharge and transfer patients
- Collected pertinent data for evaluation and prioritization of patient needs
- Ordering ward stocks and ward medications
- Creating and updating patient ward guide, census and category
- Provide chest tube maintenance and care.
- 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.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
Registered Nurse
National Chest Hospital
08.2015 - 02.2017
- Perform physical examination and health histories
- Assessment, diagnosis and evaluating care plans
- Starting and managing IV, infusion pumps; suctioning of patients, u-catheter care; ng tube and gastrostomy feeding
- Perform infection control, and barrier nursing
- Provide emotional and psychological support for patients and family
- Create ward assignments; supervise care delivered by nursing personnel e.g student nurses
- Nurse aid and writing 24hr report
- 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.
- Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions
- Health promotion, counseling and education to patients and relatives
- Admit, discharge and transfer patients
- Collected pertinent data for evaluation and prioritization of patient needs
- Ordering ward stocks and ward medications
- Creating and updating patient ward guide, census and category of patients
- Provide chest tube maintenance and care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Registered Nurse
Diabetes Association of Jamaica, Dialysis Centre
03.2015 - 07.2015
- Interviews and interacts with patients for dialysis
- Placing and removing clients from dialysis machine
- Monitoring clients while being if machine malfunctions
- Checking client vital signs and weight before and after dialysis
- Medication administration
- Checking stocks on ward
- Documentation and filing client notes
- Setting up dialysis machine
- Educating, counseling client and family. Infection control precaution
- Dressing of catheter sites
- Liaison with charge nurse and other health team. Setting up and maintaining dialysis machine
- 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.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
Education
BSc Nursing - Nursing
University Of Technology Jamaica
Jamaica11.2014
High School Diploma -
Convent of Mercy Academy Alpha High School
Jamaica07.1995
No Degree -
Excelsior High School
Kingston 07.1992
Skills
- Patient Safety
- Attention to detail and critical thinking
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Strong analytical skills, capable of assessing conditions and implementing appropriate interventions
- Teamwork
- Time management
- Proven record of reliability and responsibility
- Care planning, patient education and disease management
- Infection Control Measures
- Medication and IV Administration
- Wound Care
- Specimen Collection
- Patient Assessment
- Care Plan Development
- Problem Solving
Registration - Board
Missouri Board of Nursing
Illinois Board of Nursing
References
References upon request
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse - Missouri Expire 04/30/2025
- Licensed Registered Nurse- Illinois Expire 05/31/2024
- BLS expire 05/31/2024
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Mercy South Hospital
06.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Private duty at Client's home : Michelle Roberts
10.2021 - 04.2022
Registered Nurse
Princess Elizabeth Hospital
10.2020 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse
University Hospital of The West Indies
04.2020 - 08.2020
Registered Nurse
Basildon University Hospital
09.2019 - 01.2020
Pre- Registered Nurse
Care U.K care home
03.2019 - 09.2019
Registered Nurse
University Hospital of the West Indies
08.2017 - 02.2019
Registered Nurse
National Chest Hospital
08.2015 - 02.2017
Registered Nurse
Diabetes Association of Jamaica, Dialysis Centre
03.2015 - 07.2015
BSc Nursing - Nursing
University Of Technology Jamaica
High School Diploma -
Convent of Mercy Academy Alpha High School
No Degree -
Excelsior High School
- Licensed Registered Nurse - Missouri Expire 04/30/2025
- Licensed Registered Nurse- Illinois Expire 05/31/2024
- BLS expire 05/31/2024
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