Megan Blackstone RN

• Built positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
• Developed and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with guidelines relating to HIPAA, benefits administration, and general liability.
• Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide the highest quality of care.
• Educated social workers and child welfare personnel on complex health issues, providing valuable insight into pediatric patients' conditions.
• Monitored ongoing metrics for children with chronic health conditions remotely and within office settings.
• Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams to assess holistic healthcare profiles of complex care profoundly disabled pediatric patients.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care, and rehabilitation.

-Care for patients from acute to intermediate levels of care. These patients included those who require complex care coordination for greater than 24 hours and who require services such as telemetry monitoring, non-titrating vasoactive drips and stable Bi-pap patients.

• Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
• Educated patients and families to increase understanding of condition and best ways to manage.
• Maintained accurate and comprehensive patient records in line with regulatory standards.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
• Monitored patients, evaluated results, and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.

• 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.
• Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
• Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
• Developed and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.

• Assessing the nursing requirements for each resident admitted reviewing all incoming referrals, determining appropriate level of care along assisting the Attending Physician in planning for the resident’s care plan
• Developing and periodically updating the nursing service objectives and statements of philosophy; standards of nursing practice; and maintaining nursing policy and procedure manuals
• Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
• Participating in the planning and budgeting for Nursing Services; Ensuring that all health services notes are informative and descriptive of the supervision and care rendered including the resident’s response to his or her care
• Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
• Established and monitored infection control programs to provide safe, sanitary environment to prevent transmission of disease and infection.

• Completed daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly audits per facility protocol and gives copies to the Director of Nursing and the Unit Managers after completion for any corrections needed
• Completed QA audit on all admissions and gives audits to the DON for any corrections needed
• Tracks all data for the Monthly DON report such antibiotic stewardship, immunization and TB compliance and submits this information to the DON.
• Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
• Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
• Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.

• Administer medications on assigned unit via IV (per LPN scope), sublingual, oral, topical, parenteral, intramuscularly, subcutaneous per physician order
• Oversaw clinical outcomes on the unit by monitoring change in conditions with assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation within the nursing process
• Completion of admission, transfers and discharge processes as required.
• Established cordial relationships with medical personnel and staff to promote teamwork and maintain positive attitude.
• Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
• Documented patient care plans and progress to enable tracking history and maintain updated records.

• Preform “Five Rights” of Medication Administration, review medication cards for completion of information, accuracy in transcription of the physician's order
• Administer professional clinical services such as; catheterization, tube feedings, suction, application of wound management and treatment, colostomy care, IV therapy as it pertains to the scope of the LPN
• Assisted in coordinating transfers, discharges and admissions to establish smooth transition of patients.
• Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
• Documented patient care plans and progress to enable tracking history and maintain updated records.
• Educated patients to provide information on health promotion and disease prevention.
• Order prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as necessary, and in accordance with established policies.
• Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.

• Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
• Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
• Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
• Secured patient information and maintained patient confidentiality by completing and safeguarding all medical records.
• Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
• Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
• Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
• Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
• Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.

• Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
• Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
• Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
• Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
• Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing.
• Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.