KYLIE MCCANLESS, RN, BSN
Registered Nurse
Chattanooga,TN
Summary
Resilient and cheerful pediatric nurse (RN) with over 2600 clinical hours of providing empathetic nursing care to diverse patient populations 10 years of administering passionate care to children while anticipating their individual needs. Progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Cultivates strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication. Team-oriented with emphasis on staff supervision and department operations.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse - Staff and Charge Nurse
Children’s Hospital
05.2022 - Current
- Performs accurate triage process and applies evidenced-based practices
- While caring for a diverse patient population in a 36-bed emergency department, including four trauma/resuscitation beds
- Serves as a charge nurse in region’s only Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center (CRPC) and Level One Trauma Center
- Engages with interdisciplinary team members, such as physicians, advanced practice providers, Child Life Specialists to coordinate a more efficient, comforting experience in the hospital setting
- Coordinates with a mental health crisis response team in order to achieve the highest
- Level of care for behavioral health patients
- Assist during life-threatening situations, administer crucial medications
- Monitored ER patients, including alerting physicians or charge nurses to changes in patient status, communicating with patients and their family members in a variety of traumatic situations”
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, IO, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Remained calm and productive during life-threatening situations to maximise positive outcomes.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, monitoring patient orders, maximizing patient flow, and communicating with ancillary departments.
Athens
Nanny, Babysitter
06.2012 - 05.2022
- Supports emotional and social development as well as encourages positive self-concepts
- Organizes age-appropriate recreational activities, such as games, arts and crafts, and exercise
- Observes children’s behavior for irregularities and administers proper medications as needed
- Reassured children when upset providing emotional support and stability.
- Assisted with meal preparation, light housekeeping and laundry to support family with additional chores.
- Communicated positively with children and guardians.
Home Health Care Assistant
Self-Employed
03.2018 - 06.2020
- Provided aid for a disabled individual with duties including but not limited to:
- Tidied up home, prepared meals, and coordinated appointments
- Supported independent feeding, promoted personal hygiene, and administered medications
- Lifted to and from wheelchair
- Totaled 318 total patient care hours as of June 10, 2020
- Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Nursing & Health Sciences
05.2022
BSN senior class representative of the student nursing association Exceeds safe patient outcomes by critically thinking through abnormal assessment findings, formulating appropriate nursing interventions, demonstrating safe medication administration, and adhering to infection control practices
- Service-Learning Project: Addressing Health Disparities in the LBTQ+ Community
Bachelor of Science - Biology
05.2020
- Conducted independent and group laboratory research studies, analyzed test results, kept meticulous data collection practices, interpreted quantifiable data into applicable information
- Thoroughly researched peer-reviewed literature to achieve proficiency in biological principles
- Zell Miller Scholarship Recipient
- Study Abroad: Australia & New Zealand, Animal Behavior & Sustainable Development
Skills
- Nursing Staff Leadership
- Precepting New Staff, Students
- Emergency Response
- Patient Management & Flow
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Patient Assessment
- Vitals Monitoring
- Medication Administration
- Infection Control Measures
- Feeding Assistance
- Supply Restocking
Accomplishments
- Registered Nurse, State of Tennessee
- Basic Life Support (BLS), 2018
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - expires 2/28/2027
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - expires 3/31/2027
Timeline
Registered Nurse - Staff and Charge Nurse - Children’s Hospital
05.2022 - Current
Home Health Care Assistant - Self-Employed
03.2018 - 06.2020
Athens - Nanny, Babysitter
06.2012 - 05.2022
College of Coastal Georgia (CCGA) - Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Nursing & Health Sciences
University of Georgia (UGA), Franklin College of Arts & Sciences - Bachelor of Science, Biology
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