Katie Donnelly
Senoia,GA
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse delivering safe and effective care through strong IV therapy management and effective communication. Committed to collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes while maintaining high standards of performance and patient-centered treatment.
Overview
1
1
Certification
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Emory Healthcare
03.2022 - Current
- Deliver safe, dependable and effective care to all patients independently utilizing the nursing process.
- Planned and implemented patient care tailored to individual needs, ensuring optimal outcomes.
- Initiates and maintains IV therapy including IV medications appropriate for patients in preparation for general surgeries.
- Communicated effectively with healthcare team members to enhance patient safety and care coordination.
- Recognizes the roles of the interdisciplinary team, patient and family care and utilizes them appropriately as resources in planning patient care.
- Assessed patient and family learning needs, recommending appropriate resources to support education and self-management.
Registered Nurse
HHC/CPR Services
02.2022 - Current
- Worked efficiently in fast-paced environments, ensuring timely and effective patient care.
- Prepare patients for orthopedic treatments and surgical procedures.
- Managed post surgical joint replacements, fractures, and other orthopedic procedures.
- Facilitated communication among medical team, patients, staff, and physicians to enhance patient outcomes.
- Obtain and document patient history and medication lists, assess individual conditions and needs.
- Administered medications and treatments, initiated IV care, directed patient care, and documented observations and data accurately.
Registered Nurse
Woolfson Eye Institute
09.2018 - 01.2022
- Assessed patients' alertness levels and provided discharge instructions related to their surgery.
- Engaged with team to implement strategies improving patient outcomes and quality of care.
- Collaborated with anesthesiologist to address medical concerns, confirming patient's medical stability for safe discharge.
- Functioned as circulator in OR, ensuring sterilization and assisting surgical techs to meet surgeon's requirements efficiently.
- Established IV access and performed patient assessments to guarantee safety before surgery.
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
ENT Institute Surgery Center
10.2014 - 06.2018
- Practiced as Charge Nurse to manage staffing needs, education, and training to all new and current employees.
- Effectively managed the OR to ensure patient safety; sterilization; managed specimens passed off for pathology, and assisted the Surgeon.
- Assessed patients' pain levels in PACU and administered IV pain medications.
- Reviewed pathology results and notified Surgeon of any malignant findings, ensuring timely intervention.
- Streamlined various surgical procedures to enhance efficiency. in all areas of the surgical process including Pre-operative, Intra-operative, and Post-operative.
- Assisted the Anesthesiologist with airway management in the Operating Room.
- Maintained compliance with State and AAAHC inspection protocols, contributing to facility accreditation.
Education
ASN - Nursing
Gordon State College
12-2009
Skills
- IV therapy
- IV management
- Medication administration
- Pain management
- Patient assessment
- Charting documentation
- Care coordination
- Patient education
- ACLS certification
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Patient support
Personal Information
Title: Registered Nurse
Certification
Registered Nurse, State of Georgia- February 2010-Present, BLS Current, ACLS Current
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Emory Healthcare
03.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
HHC/CPR Services
02.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Woolfson Eye Institute
09.2018 - 01.2022
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
ENT Institute Surgery Center
10.2014 - 06.2018
ASN - Nursing
Gordon State College