Lance Garrison
Fort Myers,Florida
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in the hospital setting. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
10.2022 - Current
- Provided clinical instructions to orient new nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- 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.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
US Navy Corpsman | UNITED STATES NAVY, NAVAL HOSPITAL
12.2002 - 09.2004
- Trained new Corpsmen and LPNs for Inpatient Care Unit and Labor and Delivery Unit
- Provided nursing care to medical/surgical patients, laboring mothers, and their newborns
- Primary provider for newborns for their first 3 hours of life, looking for signs or symptoms of distress
- Monitored adequate feedings of newborns and provided breastfeeding knowledge to new mothers
- Provided meds when necessary and gave discharge instructions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
KEISER UNIVERSITY
Fort Myers, FL08.2022
Associate of Arts - General Studies
KEISER UNIVERSITY
Fort Myers, FL2021
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Patient transfers
- IV insertion/infusion
- Management
- Ulcer prevention
- Tracheostomy care
- Intake / output monitoring
- Medication administration
- Foley/Straight catheter
- Immunizations
- EKG application &
- Monitoring
- Intravenous Therapy
- Gastrostomy Tube Care
- Medication Administration
- Feeding Pumps Understanding
- Postpartum Care
- Acute and Rehabilitative Care
- Physical Assessment
- IV Drug Therapy Management
- Life-Sustaining Machines
- Oxygen Saturation Standards
- Chest Pain Management
- Wound Care
- Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
- Tracheostomy Care
- Emergency Procedures
- Performing EKGs
- Anesthetic Administration
- Patient Assessments
Certification
ACLS
BLS
Timeline
Registered Nurse
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
10.2022 - Current
US Navy Corpsman | UNITED STATES NAVY, NAVAL HOSPITAL
12.2002 - 09.2004
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
KEISER UNIVERSITY
Associate of Arts - General Studies
KEISER UNIVERSITY
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