Latosha Howard
Port Saint Lucie,FL
Summary
Cultivated adaptability and clinical expertise through diverse nursing roles, emphasizing a strong commitment to patient and family-centered care.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel Nurse Med-Telemetry
Health Trust Workforce Solutions
Sunrise, Florida
11.2021 - Current
- Provided nurse services for multiple clinical locations as assigned and needed.
- Adapted quickly to changing environments while maintaining high standards of professional practice.
- Offered compassionate care to a wide variety of patient populations.
- Administered medications safely and accurately as prescribed by physicians or authorized prescribers.
- Evaluated responses to treatments and interventions; documented changes in condition or response to therapies appropriately.
Staff RN/ Med-Tele Unit
Orlando Health/Dr. Phillips Hospital
Orlando, FL
09.2021 - 11.2021
- Worked under guidance of leadership and alongside other staff members to meet organizational goals.
- Performed comprehensive physical assessments, collected data, and monitored vital signs for acutely ill patients.
- Administered medications safely according to established protocols.
- Implemented evidence-based practice guidelines to improve clinical outcomes.
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills while interacting with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare professionals.
ICU Registered Nurse
Lakeland Regional Health
Lakeland, FL
07.2021 - 08.2021
- This is a very busy 32 bed medical intensive care unit that provides care to an adult population with various illnesses but currently is serving patients suffering from covid pneumonia.
- My shift responsibilities include providing care to patients that are proned, paralyzed and heavily sedated as well as covid patients who are supine.
- Assessments and vitals completed every 4 hours and notifying the attending physician of changes.
- Administering IV and oral medications, titrating medications, administering injections as directed.
- Assisting physicians with emergent situations, pushing medications for intubation and assisting with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Educating family members on patient progress in a compassionate way.
Travel Nurse
Cross Country Nurses
Boca Raton, FL
09.2019 - 04.2021
- Job title for each hospital: staff nurse for postpartum/high risk postpartum, managing care for 3–4 couplets.
- Providing safe and effective patient care to stable and critical women and infants.
- Providing family centered education for women after giving birth and a newborn infant care.
- Providing care to antepartum and GYN surgery patients.
- Sound ethical and independent decision making ability consistent with medical protocols.
- Wake forest Baptist Medical center, Winston Salem, North Carolina, April 2020-present.
- Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee, Fla. September 2019-March 2020
Travel RN/ Staff Nurse
Health Trust Workforce Solutions
Sunrise, FL
08.2018 - 09.2019
- Reston Hospital Center, Reston, VA September 2018-December 2018.
- Capital Regional Medical Center, Tallahassee, Fla December 2018-September 2019.
Travel RN/ Staff Nurse
Nightingale Nurses
Boca Raton, FL
02.2014 - 08.2018
- Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee, Fla March 2016-September 2018.
- Alta Bates Medical Center, Berkley CA November 2015-Feburary 2016.
- North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville, Fla April 2015-November 2015.
- Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center December 2014-March 2015.
- Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fla October 2014-December 2014.
- Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee, Fla June 2014-September 2014.
- Northshore Medical Center, Miami, Fla March 2014-May 2014.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S) - Nursing
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL08.1996
Skills
Electronic charting…Cerner/Epic/Medi-tech
Ability to work directly with patients, families and doctors
Time management
Postpartum/newborn education
Maintain current knowledge to assure a safe work environment
Adaptability
IV drug therapy management
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse/ Florida/Compact license, #9261182, Active
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Basic Life Support
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
Timeline
Travel Nurse Med-Telemetry
Health Trust Workforce Solutions
11.2021 - Current
Staff RN/ Med-Tele Unit
Orlando Health/Dr. Phillips Hospital
09.2021 - 11.2021
ICU Registered Nurse
Lakeland Regional Health
07.2021 - 08.2021
Travel Nurse
Cross Country Nurses
09.2019 - 04.2021
Travel RN/ Staff Nurse
Health Trust Workforce Solutions
08.2018 - 09.2019
Travel RN/ Staff Nurse
Nightingale Nurses
02.2014 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Science (B.S) - Nursing
University of Miami