Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Awards
Accomplishments
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Bryan Jackson

Lexington,KY

Summary

Compassionate Nurse Extern with strong track record in delivering patient-centered care. Adapt at performing accurate patient assessments and administering medication under supervision. Recognized for ability to educate patients on health management and delivering compassionate care. Significant impact made by reducing patient anxiety through effective communication and empathy.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Nurse Extern (3E, Cardiac/Progessive Care)

SAINT JOESPH HOSPITAL
Lexington, KY
06.2024 - Current
  • Gain experience in the hospital setting working under RNs to obtain real-world nursing knowledge and skills, working on a Cardiac/Progressive Care floor
  • As an extern I have completed several nursing skills such as inserting/removing foley catheters, initiating IVs, medication administration (Oral, IVPB, IV Push, IM/Subcutaneous Injections), admitting/discharging patients, NG tube placement and removal, time management, EPIC charting, SBAR communication, hygiene care, transferring/transporting patients, several rapid responses, Accu-check, and receiving/giving report

Nursing Assistant (Surgical Services)

Baptist Health Lexington
Lexington, KY
07.2023 - 06.2024
  • Assist the circulator in surgical services and the surgeon, physician's assistant, and surgical tech
  • Experience in primarily cardiothoracic surgery holding the heart while the surgeon performed coronary artery bypass grafting and holding mitral and aortic valves while the surgeon performed a replacement
  • Also, I retrieved blood products from the lab
  • In addition to cardiothoracic surgery, also worked with orthopedic, neurology, gynecology, oncology, general, and genitourinary surgery
  • While working in surgical services, I was involved in a code and gave compressions intraoperatively to a patient receiving a TAVR

Transport (Cardiovascular Lab)

Baptist Health Lexington
Lexington, KY
11.2021 - 06.2023
  • Transport cardiovascular patients to and from the cardiovascular lab
  • These patients got several different tests including stress tests, stress echocardiograms, TEES, PET scans, tilt table tests, and cardiovascular ultrasounds

Education

LPN -

Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Lexington, KY
12.2024

Skills

  • Acute Care
  • Time management
  • Communication skills
  • Problem solving
  • Patient education
  • Teamwork
  • Patient needs assessment
  • Health promotion
  • Family education
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Treatment Planning
  • Electronic charting
  • Documentation accuracy
  • Injection administration
  • Infection control
  • Catheter care
  • Mobility assistance
  • Nursing team support

Certification

  • Basic Life Support
  • LPN Licensure - PENDING
  • 2024 CHI Saint Joseph Health Nurse Extern Program

Awards

BEE Award, 11/01/22

Accomplishments

  • BEE Award 2022

Timeline

Nurse Extern (3E, Cardiac/Progessive Care)

SAINT JOESPH HOSPITAL
06.2024 - Current

Nursing Assistant (Surgical Services)

Baptist Health Lexington
07.2023 - 06.2024

Transport (Cardiovascular Lab)

Baptist Health Lexington
11.2021 - 06.2023

LPN -

Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Bryan Jackson