Katrina Woolley

Provid direct quality care to adult patients on medical surgical, Step- down and Intensive Care units.

Evaluated patients and documented assessments. Monitored vital signs, laboratory work, and test results and analyzed information to develop a care plan.

Collaborated with the physicians, informing them of changes to patients health status in a timely manner, and close communication with others on the multidisciplinary care team during care rounds.

Administered cardiac drips, sedatives, IV coagulants and monitored A- lines on the Intensive Care units.

Skilled in ventilator management and tracheostomy care.

• Performed assessments each shift to patients. Monitored laboratory results and trends, diagnostic procedures, test results and patient’s mental health to develop and implement a care plan.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to improve patients’ status and prepare for discharge as the RN implements the plan of care and discharge teaching performed continually.
• Advocate patients’ needs and inform physicians, nurse practitioner and PA of any concerns in patients’ health status.
• Delegate assignments appropriately whenever acting as charge RN and functioned as a resource RN.
• Remained active in my professional development and aware of policies implemented by Inspira Health to ensure patients receive the safest and best care.
• Trained in Peritoneal dialysis, Intrathecal Analgesia, post cardiac catheterization care, chronic ventilatory care, trach care, chest tube set up and care and patient post-surgical care.
• Active member of the Unit base council as secretary. Attend meetings regularly and take minutes to share with unit to keep staff informed of new unit base projects.

• Assess and collect patient medical information including laboratory work, diagnostic test, and procedures to develop and implement a plan of care.
• Assess educational level and emotional state to successfully educate patients, family and caregivers.
• Proactively manage health care and serve as patient advocate, communicating needs to physicians and others on the multidisciplinary health care team to expedite patient to discharge.
• Administer medications via oral, IV cardiac and anticoagulant medications and intramuscular injections and monitor responses.
• Provide care to patients on a ventilator and tracheostomy care.
• Active member of the Unit base council to help develop team building and build moral on the unit.
• Developed leadership skills serving as intermittent charge RN for 2 years on the Intermediate Critical Care and Progressive Care Unit and served as Fall Committee Chair for 3 years, for three of Jefferson campuses in South Jersey.

• Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.
• Monitored patients before, during and after surgical operations to evaluate patient care and maintained aseptic techniques through hospital practices and procedures.
• Floated to different floors, acting as resource, as needed RN.

• Carefully monitored cardiac rhythms, critical vitals signs, laboratory work, and assessments to detect changes and communicate those change to the physicians in a timely manner.
• Performed attentive post care of patients after receiving a CABG, PCI, and Cardiac Catheterization. Trained in using the FemoStop Compression device for post Cardiac Cath patients. Also monitoring chest tubes, surgical sites, and pertinent laboratory work.
• Served as intermittent charge RN overseeing the needs of the floor, assigning patients to nurses appropriately and safely ensuring patients were appropriately assigned to our level of care unit.
• Active participate on the Safety Council for Cooper Hospital, helping to identify safety concerns on the floor and helping to develop preventive measures for patient safety.