Caring Registered Nurse with dedicated service in various types of long-term and home health care settings. Provides individualized care plans and helps patients meet goals by delivering direct and effective patient care. Committed to increasing patient satisfaction and streamlining procedures.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN Floor Nurse
Prestige Health Care Services
Newark, DE
02.2021 - Current
Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
LPN
Newark Manor Nursing Home
Newark, DE
05.2017 - 11.2020
Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
Administered controlled narcotics, performed urinary catheterizations.
Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
Collaborated with RN's in; evaluating patients' conditions, patient admission and on-going assessments.
Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
Educated patients and caregivers on chronic disease self-management.
Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
Performed functional assessments for admission and discharge.