Kendall Preston
Oxford,MS
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit
Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital
11.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi
05.2020 - 05.2023
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering pa catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation, and chest tubes.
- Offered listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs.
Nurse Intern
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi
05.2019 - 05.2020
- Monitored patient vital signs and reported any changes to nursing staff.
- Assisted with activities of daily living by helping patients with bathing, changing clothes, eating, and daily hygiene tasks.
- Assisted with specimen collection and handled appropriately to facilitate laboratory testing.
- Recorded vital signs and intake and output of patients and documented information in Epic.
- Prepared and administered medications in accordance with established protocols.
- Practiced patient care by taking vital signs and providing wound care for patients.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Holmes Community College
Grenada, MS05.2020
High School Diploma -
Grenada High School
Grenada, MS05.2017
Skills
- Critical Care
- Lab Result Interpretation
- Chart Updating
- Wound Care
- Patient Management
- Chronic Disease Management
- Precepting
- Emergency Response
- Physical Assessments
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Medication and IV Administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Family Education
Certification
ACLS certified
BLS certified
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit
Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital
11.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi
05.2020 - 05.2023
Nurse Intern
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi
05.2019 - 05.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
Holmes Community College
High School Diploma -
Grenada High School
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