PCU RN, Staff
Lee Memorial Health Systems, Cape Coral Hosp.
03.2013 - 08.2017
- Providing care on PCU, Telemetry, Med/Surg floors
- Working with cardiac, surgical, COPD,
- CHF, DKA, and various critically complex patients
- Patients needing cardiac, insulin, heparin, or antibiotic IV therapy
- I completed admissions and discharges
- Wrote care plans and executed them
- Started IV’s and maintained IV’s, midlines, central lines, PICC lines, and port access
- Monitored EKG’s and medically treated as necessary
- Collected vital signs and addressed abnormal results
- Answered codes on my unit when called
- Used acu-dose to get medications and used a scanner for safe medication administration
- Provided patient education in several areas from diabetes, cardiac events, infection control, medication administration/side effects,and more
- While providing compassionate support at bedside and help with ADL’s, dietary needs and bathroom assistance.