Katie Cherrington

• Provided total nursing care for all pre and post surgical patients.
• Assisted in caring for approximately 30 patients a day.
• Administered medications accurately and safely and monitored responses.
• Provided education on pre and post op surgical recovery.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.

Provided valuable resources and clinical support for patients with intravenous and vascular access needs.

• Fostered family focused care for patients and served as advocate by identifying need for longer term access.
• Promoted safe delivery of care through educating fellow nurses and faculty on proper management and maintenance of different intravenous devices.
• Helped select most appropriate device for patient's condition with focus on what is best for patient.
• Helped troubleshoot various intravenous devices and offered resolution.

• Provided exceptional, comprehensive nursing care to acute and critically ill patients.
• Provided valuable resources and clinical support for patients with intravenous and vascular access needs.
• Developed strong relationships with patients and families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Responded to code blue and rapid responses.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment.

• Provided comprehensive, holistic nursing care for patients with rapidly deteriorating physiologic status.
• Documented patient's care including assessments, interventions, medications and patient's response to treatment.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.

• Provided care to medically complex patients who required cardiac rhythm monitoring.
• Administered continuous medication infusions and monitored for therapeutic effects of medication.
• Monitored patients before, during and after invasive procedures.
• Identified life threatening emergencies and initiated interventions to stabilize patient.
• Evaluated family's need for enhanced involvement in care to help facilitate transition from hospital to home.
• Provided alternative complimentary therapies for pain relief.

• Floated to different departments and provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
• Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
• Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.