Lisa Bennett

• Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms.
• Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.

• Floated to Ambulatory Clinics within Vanderbilt including Neurology, Cardiology and Internal Medicine.
• Phone Triage and responding to message pools from patients
• Checking in patient and assisting physicians in clinic duties
• Educated patients on disease prevention and management, promoting healthier lifestyles.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Proactively identified potential patient safety risks, taking corrective actions to prevent harm or injury.

• Identified learning needs of patients and families and responded with advocacy and health education.
• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Motivated nursing staff to pursue advanced training and collaborated with unit leaders to identify skill needs.
• Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.

• Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.

Home Health and Private Duty for Pediatric Patient's

Vent Home Care and Respiratory Treatements

Tube Feeding administration and all medications and total patient care

Integrating Care with family and attending clinic visits as scheduled.

Triage and traveling with patient to ER if needed emergent care.

• Documented patient assessment, evaluation and responses to therapy to facilitate therapeutic intervention.
• Monitored vital signs regularly to detect and address potential health concerns promptly.
• Assisted in development and implementation of service plans related to nursing and patient health care needs.

Staff Nurse in very busy Pulmonary/General ICU

Total patient care for patients with Sepsis, ARDS, Drug Overdoses, Pneumonia, Hypertension, Seizures etc.

Managing Ventilators and Bipap

Managing Vasoactive Drips, Antihypertensives and all types of Sedation (Propofol, Fentanyl. Versed, Precedex.

Managing electrolyte replacements per protocol. 

• Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.

• Charge nurse for 17 bed Dialysis Unit
• Cannulate and put patients on Dialysis and discontinue tx when finished
• Monitor vitals and patients condition throughout their treatement
  
• Supervise all dialysis techs and LPN's 
• Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.

Assessed calls coming in from Primary Care patients 

Triaged need for emergency care verses phone advice or need for appt. with physicians or midlevel.

Schedule appts. with physicians as needed

Assessed pt. history, medications, labwork and other test revelant to pt. current issue

Spoke with physicians  and midlevels by phone concerning patient needs if necessary.

Provided medication refills per Emory protocols to patients.

• Fast paced Cardiology clinic-roomed and performed labwork for patients as needed-performed EKG's and Stress treadmill test as needed. Assisted physicians as needed
• Performed Triage for incoming calls and notified physicians as needed.

Triage Surgical OutpatientsSurgeries including Thyroidectomies and Parathyroidectomies, Whipples, Complete Abdominal Reconstructions, Colectomies, Appendectomies, Hemorrhoidectomies

Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.

Self-directed with astute judgment skills.

High level of personal accountability.

Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans 

Provided Pre and Post Care and Assessment  for patients Hickman line placements and Removals, PICC line placements and Removals, Port a Cath placements Direct Placement of Chemo and Radiation into Hepatic Vessels and all other Interventional Radiology Procedures.

Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.

Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care.

Closely monitored acute conditions.

Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress of individuals participating in clinical trials.

Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation.

Ensured HIPAA compliance.

Assessement and Total Patient of Critically Ill patients post GI surgeries includingAbdominal Reconstructions, Whipples, Colectomies, Appendectomies

Managed Ventilators, CVVHD at Bedside, TPN and Lipids,

 All types of Drips including Sedation, Vasoreactive, Insulin and Narcotics.

Self-directed with astute judgment skills.

High level of personal accountability.

Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management.

Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests

Total patient care in surgical, medical and trauma ICU's-

Ventilator and vasopressor management, sepsis protocols and sedation as ordered.

Worked in Hawaii, Tennesee and California.

Total patient care for medical and surgical Neuro patients.

Managing post craniotomy patients with ventriculostomies (tumors, cerebral aneurysms-clamps and clips) intracranial bleeds, seizures, ventilators and sedation.

Full neuro assessment,

Managing ICP's, seizure protocol and management

Total patient care in surgical, medical and trauma ICU's

Ventilator and vasopressor management, sepsis protocols and sedation as ordered.

Worked in Hawaii, Tennesee and California

Total patient care of Medical ICU patients

Ventilator Management, Vasopressor Drips, Sepsis Protocols and Sedation as needed

Working with Physicians and Midlevels for best patient outcome

Assessed need for  obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.

Total patient care for Leukemia and some medical patients-chemo induction

Critical Care Class and transferred to 5GICU and 6GICU-both medical ICU's

Total patient care on Medical Floor (5East) with some Leukemia patients

Acute   patient care in med-surg unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for 5 patients per shift.

Assessed need for, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.

Charge Nurse for busy skilled care facility.  Responsible for supervising nursing assistants, medication management for residents and calling and reporting issues to MD's