Mary L. Burnell R.N.

• 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.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• 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
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions
• 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
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

• Diagnosed and treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia.
• Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
• Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
• Assisted patients with daily functions.
• Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's disease.

Responsible for the direct care of forty residents and for supervision of C.N.A. staff and Med. Techs.
• Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
• Chronic patient care in skilled unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from IV medication to wound care.

• Board Certified Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse by the ANCC in 2014
• Awarded employee of the year in 2013 by Lakeview Neurorehabilitation Center
• Proven record of reliability and responsibility
• Strong analytical skills, capable of assessing conditions and implementing appropriate intervention.
• Resourceful problem solver, capable of implementing solutions to complex problems.
• Develop rapport with patients, family, staff and physicians.
• Relate well with people from a variety of cultures.

Evening charge registered nurse responsible for direct care and intake screening of inmates at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland, Maine.

Evening charge registered nurse on Alzheimer's/Dementia Unit, responsible for direct care of forty residents, and supervision of C.N.A.'s and Med. Tech.

Cardiac-Thoracic Unit. Worked as a L.P.N.,responsible for skilled care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.