Makiah Nowlin
Marion,AR
Summary
Enthusiastic nurse that is eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in nursing.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse (Cardiac Stepdown and MS)
Aya Healthcare
12.2021 - 10.2022
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Documented patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR.
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied and observations.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Worked with interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement and manage care plans, ensuring inclusion of patients' individual needs.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms.
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Adhered to strict safety measures by carefully determining proper dosages before administering medications.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Cared for patients in 43-bed unit, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients.
PRN Registered Nurse (ICU) Critical Care Unit
Regional One Health Medical Center
11.2021 - 10.2022
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
Registered Nurse-Trauma ICU Step-down
Regional One Health Foundation
05.2020 - 11.2021
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Followed all HCA ethical values and principles and adhered to HIPAA medical record regulations to promote patients' privacy.
- Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Supervised student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
Student Nurse Extern-Surgical Post-OP
Saint Francis Healthcare
01.2019 - 04.2020
- Maintained comfort and safety of each patient through careful monitoring and knowledge application.
- Observed patient care outcomes to facilitate ongoing quality care.
- Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
- Researched different diagnoses to become familiar with presentation and treatment protocols.
- Met with patient to make introductions, inquire about needs and offer assistance.
- Built rapport with patients and members of patients' support systems.
- Assisted patients with personal hygiene requirements and monitored conditions to update RN.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Broadway Healthcare
08.2016 - 08.2017
- Assisted patients with mobility needs, including moving to and from beds, organizing wheelchairs and preparing assistive devices.
Medical/Trauma ICU RN-Internal Contract
Regional One Health Medical Center-Level I Trauma
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent and geriatric ICU patients.
- Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
- Maintained respectful treatment environment that honored patients' and families' cultural and religious traditions and preferences.
- Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
Licensed Funeral Director
Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home, Inc.
03.2019 - Current
- Displayed highest level of professionalism and sensitivity when dealing with grieving family members.
- Communicated with insurance companies to secure death benefits for payment of services.
- Closed and secured caskets and led funeral corteges to churches and burial sites.
- Secured positive customer testimonials by delivering superb client service.
- Drafted and published obituaries per week on behalf of families served.
- Promoted funeral service merchandise such as caskets, urns, outer burial containers and flowers.
- Discussed nature of funeral service, disposition of remains and funeral costs with family members.
- Arranged transportation between sites for remains, mourners, pallbearers and members of clergy.
- Picked up deceased at private homes, hospitals and county morgues.
- Arranged funeral/memorial services for grieving families to meet budget and memorialized instructions.
- Secured and filed burial permits and made funeral arrangements.
- Discussed pre-arranged funeral options and explained pricing to clients.
- Liaised between hospitals, physicians, county coroner and members of clergy to coordinate final arrangements.
- Performed embalming procedures and updated case study reports.
- Coordinated transportation of remains between medical facilities, funeral home and burial locations.
- Supported grieving loved ones through difficult time and aided with details such as obituary notice wording.
- Managed timing of floral deliveries for multiple services per day.
- Worked with cemeteries to schedule grave opening and closing.
- Helped families select funeral and burial details from range of available options.
- Completed death certificates, burial permits and other legal documents for families.
- Arranged clergy, music and other service details for clients.
- Assisted clients with pre-arranging funeral services.
- Improved appearance of remains with use of cosmetics.
- Embalmed human remains to slow decomposition.
- 300-500 Annual Call Volume Firm
Apprentice Funeral Director Training
Roller Citizens Funeral Home
05.2018 - 12.2018
- Displayed highest level of professionalism and sensitivity when dealing with grieving family members.
- Picked up deceased at private homes, hospitals and county morgues.
- Arranged funeral/memorial services for grieving families to meet budget and memorialized instructions.
- Closed and secured caskets and led funeral corteges to churches and burial sites.
- Discussed nature of funeral service, disposition of remains and funeral costs with family members.
- Promoted funeral service merchandise such as caskets, urns, outer burial containers and flowers.
- Secured and filed burial permits and made funeral arrangements.
- Arranged transportation between sites for remains, mourners, pallbearers and members of clergy.
- Communicated with insurance companies to secure death benefits for payment of services.
- Discussed pre-arranged funeral options and explained pricing to clients.
- Liaised between hospitals, physicians, county coroner and members of clergy to coordinate final arrangements.
- Performed embalming procedures and updated case study reports.
- Sutured incisions with meticulous precision and attention to detail.
- Prepared remains for services, viewings and cremations.
- Adhered to health and sanitation laws for all embalming processes.
- Completed incisions to withdraw blood and waste and inserted embalming fluid with pump.
- Assisted with autopsies, reports and transport.
- Conducted removal of bodies from place of death, transporting to funeral home.
- Dressed bodies and placed in caskets.
- Coordinated body preparation and preservation.
- Utilized embalming techniques to restore deceased bodies to suitable conditions for viewing.
- Reshaped or reconstructed disfigured or maimed bodies when necessary using dermasurgery techniques and materials such as clay, cotton and wax.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
Unlicensed Funeral Assistant During Grade School
Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home, INC
12.2011 - 05.2018
- Welcomed families and visitors into facility and guided into appropriate visitation rooms or chapel.
- Supported funeral director with all facets of funeral service coordination.
- Prepared facilities for funeral visitations and memorial services, arranging chairs and flower arrangements and setting up sign-in books and memorial cards.
- Greeted funeral guests and coordinated seating.
- Transported caskets from morgue to reserved rooms to prepare caskets for viewing.
- Arranged floral tributes and lights around caskets in visitation rooms and chapels.
- Provided personal assistance, emotional support and personal care to clients.
- Carried flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to churches and places of interment.
- Provided administrative support to funeral home staff.
Deputy Coroner
Crittenden County
03.2021 - Current
- Completed death certificates with assignment of cause and manner of death.
- Read wills and other legal documents to understand individual and religious wishes related to handling of bodies.
- Inquired into cause, manner and circumstances of human deaths and established identities of deceased persons.
- Testified at inquests, hearings and court trials.
- Took notes on body injuries and other possible causes of deaths and completed detailed reports.
- Communicated with families and next of kin to assist in cause of death investigations.
- Analyzed bodily injuries and evidence to determine causes and manners of death for deceased of all ages and backgrounds.
- Reported cases of foul play or other problematic causes of death to appropriate legal authorities for further review.
- Conducted preliminary examinations of bodies to identify victims, locate signs of trauma and identify factors indicative of time of death.
- Completed toxicology exams and investigations on bodies to gather additional evidence for analysis.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
RN-ICU Local Contract
Regional One Health Medical Center
11.2022 - 04.2023
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
RN-Travel Charge Nurse Stepdown/MS
Johns Hopkins Hospital
04.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Phillips Community College Of The University Of Arkansas
Helena, AR06.2020
Certificate - Certified Nursing Assistant
ASU-Midsouth
West Memphis, AR07.2016
Skills
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Patient Assessments
- IV setup
- Family advocacy
- Relationship-Building
- Reading comprehension
- Teamwork
- Compassion
- Responsible
- Interpersonal Communication
Timeline
RN-Travel Charge Nurse Stepdown/MS
Johns Hopkins Hospital
04.2023 - Current
RN-ICU Local Contract
Regional One Health Medical Center
11.2022 - 04.2023
Medical/Trauma ICU RN-Internal Contract
Regional One Health Medical Center-Level I Trauma
10.2022 - 05.2023
Travel Registered Nurse (Cardiac Stepdown and MS)
Aya Healthcare
12.2021 - 10.2022
PRN Registered Nurse (ICU) Critical Care Unit
Regional One Health Medical Center
11.2021 - 10.2022
Deputy Coroner
Crittenden County
03.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse-Trauma ICU Step-down
Regional One Health Foundation
05.2020 - 11.2021
Licensed Funeral Director
Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home, Inc.
03.2019 - Current
Student Nurse Extern-Surgical Post-OP
Saint Francis Healthcare
01.2019 - 04.2020
Apprentice Funeral Director Training
Roller Citizens Funeral Home
05.2018 - 12.2018
Certified Nursing Assistant
Broadway Healthcare
08.2016 - 08.2017
Unlicensed Funeral Assistant During Grade School
Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home, INC
12.2011 - 05.2018
Associate of Science - Nursing
Phillips Community College Of The University Of Arkansas
Certificate - Certified Nursing Assistant
ASU-Midsouth
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