Lorraine Hardt

Registered Nurse, LLJCP Observation/Short stay Unit,

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City Ia

3/5/23 to current

Delivery of care to multiple short stay adult surgery patients

including Joint surgeries, Urinary Surgeries, OB/GYN surgeries.

Observation patients EX: Chest Pain, Pneumonia, Falls, Cellulitis.

Discharge: Discharge education, medication education, teaching/pt demonstration of drain cares, tube cares, flushing tubes ect.

Discharging patients in a timely manner.

Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit 2rcw

8/2001-3/5/23

Delivery of care for patients on Med Surg Unit. Populations include: Solid Organ Kidney, Pancreas, and Liver Transplant patients pre op and post op care. Admin and monitoring of immunosuppression medications. Pre-Post Op education.

Trauma, Vascular, Colorectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Bariatric Surgery: Pre op and post op nursing care including telemetry monitoring, ostomy care, cervical spine care/precautions, wound/incision care, drain care, ng tube care/insertion.

Assist and work with other staff to care for patients

Advocate for patients. Identify and communicate further needs/interventions, and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

Registered Nurse, Charge, OB, Labor & Delivery, ER 08/2000-07/2021

Scotland County Hospital -Memphis, Mo

Perform pt assessment and charting. Mix and admin iv medications as ordered. Oversee LPN with med admin and pt care. Oversee and delegate NA tasks.

Assist ER staff, coordinate care and staff in Emergency treatment and trauma situations. Coordinate hospital transfers. Activate hospital teams for incoming trauma/emergency (Lab, Xray)

Assume Labor and Delivery nurse role if laboring person arrives.

Infection Control and Employee Health Nurse, 04/2008-02/2010

Washington County Hospitals and Clinics-Washington Iowa

• Implement Infection Control practices according to CMS standards for Critical Access Hospital.

Review and revise policies to improve success of infection control measures in departments.

Develop training programs to help staff understand and implement critical protections.

Gathered and submitted data for quarterly Infection control meetings, and performance improvement

Worked with Hospital staff(clinics, physicians, med surg, OR, nurses, pharmacy, McCreedy Home, and all staff) to implement prevention management and emergency actions for especially virulent or widespread infections. H1N1 outbreak.

Presented Quarterly Infection Control Meeting and performance improvent

Attended monthly APIC meetings and collaborated with local CAH Infection control preventionist

Employee Health, managing employee health information, vaccination needs, TB testing

Blood borne pathogen exposure. Testing, treatment, guidance, and education.

Trending health and infection outbreaks during flu season. Implementing administration of flu vaccines.