Kristina Putinaite

• Educated patients and families on disease processes, medications, and treatments.
• Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
• Monitored vital signs, developed and implemented care plans, and documented patient progress.
• Provided emotional support and kind companionship to patients and families to increase overall wellness.
• Determined and addressed individual home care needs by completing detailed assessments and reviewing documentation.

• Administered heart and blood pressure medication to cardiac patients as prescribed by physicians.
• Observed patient health and side effects from treatments and medications, noting all details in a patient chart.
• Collaborated across disciplines to coordinate disposition, referral, and psychosocial support needs.
• Provided patients with information on such subjects as side effects from medications and benefits of proper nutrition to help promote better outcomes.

• Collaborated across disciplines to coordinate disposition, referral and psychosocial support needs.
• Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.

• Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms.

• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
• Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.

• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.

Facility type: Acute care hospital Total beds: 450+

Working directly with Covid 19 infected patients.

Supplemental oxygen therapy (nasal cannula, high flow, venti mask).

Monitoring for worsening respiratory status.

Placing spontaneously breathing patients with hypoxemia in the prone position.

Proper PPE donning

Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution, and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.

• Managed care from admission to discharge

Facility type: Acute care hospital Trauma level: 1 Total beds: 1000+

Working directly with Covid 19 infected patients.

Supplemental oxygen therapy (nasal cannula, high flow, venti mask).

Monitoring for worsening respiratory status.

Placing spontaneously breathing patients with hypoxemia in the prone position.

Proper PPE donning

Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.

Facility type: Acute care hospital Trauma level: 1 Total beds: 1000+

Facility type: Acute care hospital Trauma level: 2 Total beds: 450+

• Facility type: Acute care hospital Trauma level: 1 Total beds: 1000+
• Readied patients for stress testing, echocardiograms, peripheral diagnostic studies, cardiac catheterization procedures, and the operation room.
• Efficiently manage 5-7 patients, perform physical assessments, document patient status, interventions, medications, and patient responses.
• Special watch over the care of patients with cardiac conditions such as chest pains, arrhythmias, CVA, MI, post-infarct, and heart conditions.
• Effectively communicate with my co-workers, superiors, and physicians utilizing SBAR.
• Maintain a compassionate attitude towards patients and their families while performing various nursing skills such as IV insertions, blood draws, blood product administrations, IV pump management, Foley insertions, OG/NG insertion, ADL's, colostomy care, oral and sterile endotracheal suctioning, wound care, tube feedings, glucose monitoring, and patient teaching.
• Observe patients and actualize nursing interventions to expedite healing and recovery.
• Provide comprehensive instruction on discharge plans to sustain continuity of care upon discharge and drive recovery goals.
• Administer scheduled medications and as-needed medications according to the subjective and objective results.
• Precept student nurses and new nurses on unit and hospital policies, clinical skills, and direct patient care.

• Counseled patients and provided listening ear and emotional support.
• Educated patients on such topics as nutrition, medication side effects, and proper skin treatments after radiation.
• Cultivated warm and compassionate atmosphere for patients receiving chemotherapy, wound care, and infusions.