Margaret E. Gordon, RN
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with 9 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with Mother Baby specialty. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure a mother baby position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Mother-Baby Registered Nurse
Summerville Medical Center
Summerville, SC
07.2019 - Current
- Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Investigated and resolved issues affecting hospital operations and patient care.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Monitored and assessed mother and newborn after delivery to ascertain proper healing and recovery.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- 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.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Assisted mothers in establishing breastfeeding relationships with infants with proper latching demonstrations.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Educated new parents on how to properly care for infants by instructing parents on bottle feeding, bathing, circumcision care and breastfeeding.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
Mother-Baby Registered Nurse
Trident Medical Center
North Charleston, SC
02.2016 - 07.2019
- Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Monitored and assessed mother and newborn after delivery to ascertain proper healing and recovery.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- 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.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Assisted mothers in establishing breastfeeding relationships with infants with proper latching demonstrations.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Educated new parents on how to properly care for infants by instructing parents on bottle feeding, bathing, circumcision care and breastfeeding.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
Medsurg Registered Nurse
Trident Medical Center
North Charleston, SC
04.2015 - 02.2016
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- 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.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
LPN and RN
White Oak Manor
North Charleston, SC
08.2014 - 04.2015
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
Education
Associates Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC12.2014
LPN - Nursing
Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC04.2014
Skills
- Patient Health Information Access/System Documentation
- Laboratory Testing/Collection and Test Interpretations
- Safety Protocols
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Breast and Formula Feeding
- Blood Product Transfusion
- Healthcare Personnel Supervision/Unit Oversight/Charge Nurse
- Discharge Options
- Patient Interaction
- Patient Safety
- Administer Medication/ Side Effect Knowledge education
- Emotional Support/ Crisis Prevention Intervention
- Newborn/Postpartum Period Education
- Compassionate and Caring
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Patient Care Assessment
Certification
- Licensed SC Registered Nurse Licensed #228750 expires: 4/2024
- NRP Certified expires: 7/2024
- STABLE expires: 7/2024
- BLS: expires: 7/2023
Timeline
Mother-Baby Registered Nurse
Summerville Medical Center
07.2019 - Current
Mother-Baby Registered Nurse
Trident Medical Center
02.2016 - 07.2019
Medsurg Registered Nurse
Trident Medical Center
04.2015 - 02.2016
LPN and RN
White Oak Manor
08.2014 - 04.2015
Associates Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Trident Technical College
LPN - Nursing
Trident Technical College