Laura Chiusano
Navarre,FL
Summary
Organized and knowledgeable Registered Nurse of 18 years experienced in treating and caring for patients at the bedside. Successful in providing fast and accurate assessments and working calmly under pressure. Recognized for collaborating well with interdisciplinary team to maintain top-notch healthcare practices.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Inpatient Hospice RN
VITAS / Covenant Care
Pensacola, FL
09.2015 - Current
- Recognized Senior Staffer and mentor to team and onboarding nursing staff.
- Management of care for patients experiencing symptoms that are unable to be managed at home.
- Identifying and treating symptoms according to standard protocols and individualized treatment plans.
- Monitoring for eligibility for lower level of care based on Medicare guidelines.
- Providing emotional support, and education for patients and family during all stages of the end of life, while keeping comfort and patient dignity a priority.
Inpatient Hospice RN
Alive Hospice
Nashville, TN
08.2010 - 04.2014
- Assessed patient health needs and developed individualized plans of care.
- Administered medications, treatments, and therapies as prescribed by physicians.
- Recognized symptoms of pain and distress and implemented appropriate interventions.
- Monitoring for eligibility for lower level of care based on Medicare guidelines.
Pulmonary Special Care - ICU
Saint Thomas West Hospital
Nashville, TN
06.2008 - 04.2010
- Responsible for titration of drips per physician's orders and increased monitoring accordingly.
- Received specialized training in critical care management techniques such as hemodynamic monitoring or ventilator management.
- Close monitoring of vital signs, inputs/outputs, MAP, CVP, telemetry with appropriate documentation and notification of any changes.
- Responsible for recording and reporting values of laboratory with the medical treatment.
- Assisted physicians with procedures such as intubation, chest tube insertion and central line placement.
- Assumed charge nurse responsibilities when needed, including delegating tasks to other staff members.
Pulmonary Med / Thoracic Surg.
Saint West Thomas Hospital
Nashville, TN
05.2006 - 06.2008
- Collaborate effectively with team of health care professionals, acting charge nurse 24 bed unit
- Administering medications, chest tube care, PCA management and epidural pump set up, trachs, suctioning, monitoring vital signs, I & O's, Foley catheter placement, dressing changes, wound care, telemetry, admissions and discharge of patients, computer charting.
- Making assignments, delegating tasks to team members, overseeing safety of all patients.
- Provide pre- and post-op surgical care to thoracic surgery, and other general surgery patients.
Education
Associate of Applied Science -
Hopkinsville Community College
05-2006
Kenwood High School
05-2000
Skills
- Geriatric Care
- Basic Life Support
- Discharge Planning
- Care Planning
- Wound Care
- Nursing staff leadership
- Case Management
- Critical Care
- ADL Assistance
- IV setup
- Patient and family advocacy
- Direct and Indirect Patient Care
- Medication Administration
- Tracheostomy Care
- Ventilator care
- Palliative and Pain Management
- IV drug therapy management
- Medication and IV administration
- Family and patient support
- EMR Systems
Certification
- Florida, RN 9386636
- Tennessee, RN0000156696, Expired
- BLS/CPR, 11/21/25
- ELNEC
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Inpatient Hospice RN
VITAS / Covenant Care
09.2015 - Current
Inpatient Hospice RN
Alive Hospice
08.2010 - 04.2014
Pulmonary Special Care - ICU
Saint Thomas West Hospital
06.2008 - 04.2010
Pulmonary Med / Thoracic Surg.
Saint West Thomas Hospital
05.2006 - 06.2008
Associate of Applied Science -
Hopkinsville Community College
Kenwood High School