Karen Spears

BLS, ACLS, PALS, AND NIHSS CERTIFIED WITH TELEMETRY, BASIC CARDIAC MONITORING, INTERPERTATION AND TREATMENT DRUG CALCULATION AND ADMINISTRATION, IV LINE PLACEMENT, CARE AND INFUSIONS, WITH SOME DRIPS LAB DRAWLS AND REPORTING MANAGED PATIENT SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, WOUND CARE, CATHETER PLACEMENTS AND CARE, DRAIN MONITORING AND CARE, BASIC SKILL SET MEDICAL RECORD CHARTING ELECTRONICALLY MENTOR AND PRECEPTED NEW STAFF AND STUDENTS EXPERIENCED ON MEDITEC, CERNA, ALSCRIPTS, EPIC, POINT CLICK CARE COMMUNICATION WITH CARE TEAM OF ANY AND ALL ACUTE CHANGES AND FULLFILLING ORDERED CARE TEAM PLAYER WORKING AND CARING FOR PATIENTS ON THESE FOLLOWING UNITS WITH OVER 9 YEARS EXPEIENCE MED SURG, TELEMETRY, CARDIAC RENAL, ORTHO, NUERO SURGERY, ORTHO SURGERY, PLUS A UNIT THAT TOOK CARE OF ALL MED SURG PATIENTS FROM PEDS TO GERIATRICS ACTIVELY MANAGING HIGH RISK REGISTRY WHICH INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO PATIENTS WITH ELEVATED HgbA1C, HYPERTENSION, ELEVATED LDLs, FREQUENT HOSPITALIZATIONS/ ADMISSIONS, ETC, AND THOSE WHO ARE CONSIDERED BY THE TEAM TO BE HIGH RISK FOR INJURY