Kathleen Murray

• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• Consistently maintained accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient care, ensuring seamless communication between healthcare providers.
• Skillfully performed venipuncture, IV insertion, and catheterizations, ensuring proper technique and adherence to infection control standards.
• Provided health education to patients and families regarding discharge instructions and plans of care.
• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
• Developed strong rapport with patients and families through active listening, empathy, and clear communication during challenging situations.
• Managed complex wound care, including dressing changes, monitoring for signs of infection, and collaborating with wound care specialists as needed.
• Mentored new staff members and nursing students, fostering a supportive learning environment within the unit.
• Performed emergency medical procedures such as BLS, ACLS and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices within the field of medical-surgical nursing.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing comprehensive assessments and developing individualized care plans.
• Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
• Effectively managed acute pain symptoms by administering medications as prescribed while monitoring for potential side effects.
• Managed patient pain relief and sedation by providing non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions.
• Performed intravenous therapy procedures and monitored chest tubes.
• Monitored hemodynamic variances to identify signs of life-threatening complications.
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
• Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.

Pre-op post-op recovery in ambulatory surgery center caring or eye patience, pain, patience, orthopedic patients, pediatric patients, plastic surgery, patients, inserting, iv’s helping doctors do regional blocks when needed, and administering medication’s according to protocol

Worked as a primary nurse on a ventilator unit and floated to a orthopedic unit and chemo unit as a charge nurse