Meaghan Kearbey
Bethalto,IL
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Atlas Medstaff
Cape Girardeau, MO
02.2022 - Current
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- 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.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Registered Nurse
BJC Healthcare - Christian Hospital
St Louis, MO
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting vital signs, identifying irregular readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- 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.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying limitations.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL12.2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Lewis And Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL12.2020
Skills
- Care Coordination
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Medication Administration
- Patient Care Assessment
- Preventive Healthcare
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Clear Patient Communication
- Decision Making
- Diet and Nutrition
- Patient Examination
- Compassionate and Caring
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Atlas Medstaff
02.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
BJC Healthcare - Christian Hospital
01.2021 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Associate of Science - Nursing
Lewis And Clark Community College
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