Kerry Stewart

Patient-Centered Care: Provided personalized care that addresses the physical, mental, and emotional needs of individuals in their developmentsal disabilities communities.

Collaboration and Communication: Worked effectively with other healthcare professionals, clients, and their families to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care.

Advocacy: Acted as a voice for clients, ensuring their rights and needs are met within the healthcare system.

Evidence-Based Practice: Used current knowledge and evidence to make informed, safe, and effective nursing decisions.

Compassion and Empathy: Treated clients with respect, dignity, integrity, and empathy.

Lifelong Learning: Remained committed to continuous professional development, staying updated on new practices and improving skills.

Community Focus: Understood and responded to the unique health needs of the developmental disabilities community.

Professionalism: Adhered to legal and ethical guidelines within the scope of practical nursing.

• Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Educated patients and families on health promotion, disease prevention, and self-care management strategies.
• Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
• Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
• Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
• Assisted physicians with diagnostic testing and procedural support for optimal treatment decisions.
• Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
• Developed patient care plans to address individual needs, promoting faster recovery.
• Coordinated with pharmacy staff to ensure accurate medication dispensing, minimizing errors.
• Conducted regular patient assessments to identify changes in health status, enabling timely interventions.
• Implemented infection control protocols, significantly reducing incidence of hospital-acquired infections.
• Monitored patient reactions to medications and treatments, quickly addressing adverse reactions.
• Participated in community health programs, extending care beyond clinical setting and improving public health awareness.

• Administered medications and treatments as per physician's orders to ensure patient well-being.
• Monitored vital signs and documented changes to maintain accurate patient records.
• Assisted in daily living activities, fostering independence and dignity for residents.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans focused on resident needs.

• Administered medications and monitored patient vital signs to ensure safety and comfort.
• Assisted in developing care plans tailored to individual patient needs.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care strategies.
• Educated patients and families on health management and recovery processes.
• Implemented infection control protocols improving overall safety standards.
• Trained new nursing staff on operational procedures and best practices.