Lindsay Barrow

Total care of the post-op surgical pediatric patient including burns, general surgery, neurosurgery, urology, colorectal, ear nose and throat, plastic surgery and general pediatric medical overflow.

• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
• Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
• Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.

Assist in clinic check in process, vital signs, weight, height, assist physicians with medical treatments, respiratory treatments and administer immunizations.

Assist nurses with check in process, registration process and treatments.