KRYSTAL MANGE
ST PETERSBURG,FL
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse who is currently the Clinical Nurse 3 on the inpatient psychiatric unit, has experience as a charge nurses,success providing individualized patient care, skilled at IV insertion and precepting new graduate nurses and new hires . Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care. I believe that the best patient care is one that listens to the patients needs, advocates for the patient, and does everything in my power to ensure that the patient obtains their health goals. As a leader it is very important to listen to staff and peers and take the feedback to come up with a solution to not only benefit the unit but also the staff that is working on the units.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
St Anthony's Hospital
1200 7th Ave N. St Petersburg Fl 33705
11.2021 - Current
- Currently the Clinical Nurse 3 on the psychiatric in patient units. I help oversee the North and South units at night to ensure that there is a smooth workflow and help the staff/patients with anything they may need.
- 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.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- 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.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Night time IV nurse
- Precepting new graduate nurses and new hirers
Registered Nurse
Windmoor Healthcare
06.2021 - Current
- Full time charge nurse for a twenty-five bed unit
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Delivered proper care to victims of domestic violence at urgent care clinic.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Evaluated patients with different psychiatric diagnosis
- Monitored patients with Suicidal Ideation
- Administered different psychiatric medications
- Monitored patients who were detoxing from ETOH and Opioids
Registered Nurse
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
06.2021 - 06.2021
- Charge Nurse for the Orthopedic Unit
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Fill in charge nurse
- Monitored patients after surgery for any complications
- Administered IV medications
- Insertion of IV
- Helped with different procedures
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Informatics
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN03.2024
Bachelor of Science - Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN10.2022
Associate of Science - Nursing
Rasmussen College of Nursing
Tampa03.2020
Skills
- Intravenous Therapy
- Chronic Disease Management
- Staff Supervision
- Feeding Assistance
- Infection Control and Aseptic Procedures
- Medical Laboratory Procedures
- Infection Control Measures
- Personal Care Needs
- Patient Check-Ins
- Patient Monitoring
Certification
BLS
Timeline
Registered Nurse
St Anthony's Hospital
11.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Windmoor Healthcare
06.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
06.2021 - 06.2021
Master of Science - Nursing Informatics
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Walden University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Rasmussen College of Nursing