Kenneth Bolton
Registered Nurse
Mobile,AL
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Registered Nurse, Pain Management Clinc
Veterans Health Administration VHA
05.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to individual patient needs.
- Served as a liaison between patients, families, and physicians, facilitating open communication lines and resolving conflicts when necessary.
- Improved patient satisfaction scores through effective communication and education on treatment plans.
- Educated patients on the dangers associated with transitional opioids, and offered safer alternatives.
- Educated patients on the side effects of opioid pain medication, and the safe administration of Naloxone.
Registered Nurse- PACU/ Pre-op
USA Health University Hospital
08.2020 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Provided timely interventions to address airway management complications such as respiratory depression or obstruction in post-operative patients.
- Expedited patient admission into the PACU through rapid assessment of vital signs upon arrival from surgeries.
- Reduced complications by promptly identifying and addressing post-operative issues in PACU patients.
- Safely managed pain in the post-op setting with ordered medications while assessing for complications associated with narcotic pain medication.
- Routinely take care of patients with ICU orders who are waiting for a room, either from a trauma or surgery, or who was upgraded from floor status.
- Routinely start IVs for all patients in the pre-operative setting.
Registered Nurse- Medical Cardiac ICU
USA Health University Hospital
08.2019 - 08.2020
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Responded efficiently to medical emergencies within the hospital setting, providing life-saving interventions as needed.
- Assisted physicians with invasive procedures such as central line insertions or bronchoscopies while maintaining strict sterile technique.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for critically ill patients.
- Administered blood products according to established protocols, closely monitoring patients for transfusion reactions or complications.
- Titrated drips to keep patient hemodynamically stable according to physician orders.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL 05.2001 -
Certification
PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Pain Management Clinc
Veterans Health Administration VHA
05.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse- PACU/ Pre-op
USA Health University Hospital
08.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse- Medical Cardiac ICU
USA Health University Hospital
08.2019 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of South Alabama
05.2001 -
PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
ACLS
BLS