Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
Charge Nurse for 4 years managing patient placement, flow and providing service recovery when needed.
Trauma nurse for 4 years at Level 1 trauma center
Initiating and managing mass transfusion protocol when needed
Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Administering TPA to stroke patients and monitoring neurological status.
Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, airway management, administering vasopressors and other titratable drips.
Certified in Ultrasound guided IV insertion.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of South Carolina
Columbia
08.2013 - 05.2017
Skills
Precepting
Patient Assessments
Emergency Procedures
Removing sutures
Feeding pumps understanding
Professional bedside manner
IV setup
Proper catheter insertion/removal
Lab result interpretation
Trauma recovery
Physical assessments
Patient and family advocacy
Intravenous therapy
Accomplishments
Received numerous Daisy awards for provided excellent patient care.