Lani Cooke
Lebanon,OH
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with 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. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, ICU
Atrium Medical Center
03.2007 - Current
- 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.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- 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.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- 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.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH05.2007
Skills
- Patient Interaction
- Intramuscular Injections
- IV Administration
- Patient Admission
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Ventilator Management
- Ultrasound IV Insertions
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Airway Management
- Blood Product Transfusion
- Emergency Situations
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Nursing Assignments
- Test Interpretations
Timeline
Registered Nurse, ICU
Atrium Medical Center
03.2007 - Current
Associate of Science - Nursing
University of Cincinnati
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