KATIE CHERRINGTON

• Provided total nursing care for all pre and post surgical patients.
• Surgery center averaged 15-35 patients a day.
• Performed IV catheter insertion, prepped patients for surgery and assisted in procedures.
• Administered medications accurately and safely via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Provided education on pre and post op surgical recovery.
• Assessed patient conditions promptly upon admission to PACU and determined appropriate interventions and prioritized care needs.
• 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.
• Monitored telemetry and responded to emergent life threatening situations.
• Responded to code blue and rapid responses.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Developed strong relationships with patients and families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.

• Provided comprehensive, holistic nursing care for patients with rapidly deteriorating physiologic status.
• Performed complex nursing assessment and nursing interventions to prevent rapid deterioration.
• Documented patient's care including assessments, interventions, medications and patient's response to treatment.
• Setup and monitored invasive equipment and devices including- central lines, central venous pressure monitoring, arterial lines, chest tubes, catheters, gastrointestinal tubes and mechanical ventilators.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.

• 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.

• Provided continuous observation of monitors, leads, activity and behaviors for assigned patients.
• Promoted a positive work environment through active collaboration with peers.
• Alerted appropriate clinical staff of changes and abnormalities.
• Managed multiple telemetry systems simultaneously, maintaining attention to detail and high-quality care for all monitored patients.
• Maintained documentation of changes in clinical and/or behavioral activity.

• 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.