Katelyn Sears

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill pediatric patients, primarily following complex surgical procedures, using continuous assessment and trending of hemodynamics, cardiac rhythms, laboratory results, and clinical status to identify changes in condition and evaluate response to treatment.

• Calculate, prepare, dilute, and safely administer weight-based IV medications and continuous infusions, ensuring accurate dosing and appropriate medication compatibility.

• Prepare and prime sterile IV syringes, infusion bags, and tubing.

• Manage and titrate continuous IV medications through peripheral and central vascular access devices according to patient response and provider orders.

• Monitor patients receiving IV medications and infusions for therapeutic response, adverse reactions, and changes in clinical condition.

• Integrate laboratory results with physical assessment to recognize clinical deterioration and ensure timely escalation of care.

• Perform rapid triage and comprehensive assessments to determine patient acuity and prioritize care for 3–4 patients simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.
• Care for both pediatric and adult patients in urgent and emergent care settings.
• Establish peripheral IV access in patients ranging from newborns to adults, regardless of difficulty, for IV infusions, laboratory collection, and contrast-enhanced diagnostic imaging.
• Safely administer IV and oral medications, blood products, and titratable vasoactive medications, monitoring patients closely for therapeutic response and adverse reactions.
• Demonstrate adaptability across diverse patient populations.
• Utilize clinical judgment to stabilize patients experiencing respiratory distress, anaphylaxis, sepsis, and altered mental status through vigilant assessment and timely implementation of nurse-driven interventions.
• Continuously monitor and document vital signs, sedation levels, and clinical status during emergent procedural sedation, recognizing changes requiring immediate intervention.
• Provide appropriate patient education and clear discharge instructions, adapting communication to individual patient needs, helping patients and families feel informed and supported.

• Administer oral medications and intramuscular injections safely and accurately for up to 30 patients on varying inpatient psychiatric units.
• Assess patient behavior and utilized clinical judgment to determine when PRN medications were necessary to maintain the therapeutic milieu and patient safety.