Megan Bradshaw
Kansas City,MO
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
HCA Midwest Health System
07.2023 - Current
- 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.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
Nurse Extern
Truman Medical Center
12.2021 - 03.2023
- Assist in high-quality emergent care for acutely ill patients
- Take vital signs, perform EKGs, place patients on telemetry monitoring, check glucose levels, obtain urine specimens, perform wound care, splinting, toileting, and documenting vital information as needed
- Respond to traumas and codes as needed
- Assist respiratory therapists, radiologists, and other support personnel as needed
- Engaged in housekeeping tasks by replacing linens and cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care
- Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport
- Documented care actions by completing records and logging in to the medical software system
- Transported patients to treatment units and operating rooms by using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to the nurse supervisor
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment
- Identified and reported unsafe situations to maintain adherence to safety protocols
- Wiped down the equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient's transport to reduce instances of infection
- Assist with other technical functions such as obtaining 12-lead EKGs, discontinuation of peripheral IV/saline locks, and maintenance and care of specimens for laboratory analysis
- Replenished first-aid supplies, Comforted patients, and handled stress effectively
- Prioritized and handled multiple patients
- Assist with resuscitation/CPR and emergency airway procedures.
Patient Care Technician
Blue Diamond Medical Staffing
03.2020 - 10.2021
- Preformed temperature and Coronavirus tests at the entrance of local companies to slow the spread of the virus
- Prepare & register testing tubes in accordance with company policies & procedures
- Assuring that the right materials were provided for each testing site by monitoring the inventory of testing supplies and interacting with team leaders
- Maintained documentation on tests performed in the lab
- Performed testing and quality control using approved laboratory procedures and instrumentation
- Logged patient information and recorded results into the system.
Patient Care Technician
University of Kansas Health Systems
06.2019 - 10.2020
- Responsible for ordering supplies, stocking exam rooms, and cleanliness of examination rooms
- 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
- Organized and replenished unit supplies to maintain team readiness for expected demands
- Helped patients maintain healthy skin by checking wounds, assessing the integrity, and bathing bedbound individuals
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs, and offered qualified support
- Supported patient admissions, discharges, and transfers to promote team productivity
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking
- Collected and transported specimens to prepare for lab testing
- Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding, and ambulation
- Maintained best-in-class standards for individualized care in a 30-bed unit by continuously checking in with patients and families and quickly providing care
- Reduced risks of patient infection and cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information
- Maintained numerous patients' medical data and paperwork in compliance with the regulations of HIPAA
- Tested urine and recorded intake and output information.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Rasmussen University
Overland Park, KSSkills
- Precepting
- Data Collection
- Condition Monitoring
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Medication Administration
- Patient Assessments
- Regulatory Compliance
- Safety Management
- Patient Stabilization
- Infection Control
- Cultural Competence
- Cardiovascular Care
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Anatomy Knowledge
- Time Management
- Genitourinary Care
- Behavioral Health Care
- Respiratory Care
- Pharmacology Knowledge
- Patient Safety
- Disease Prevention
- Organizational Skills
- Team Collaboration
- Pain Management
- Stress Management
- Ventilator Management
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- IV Insertion
- Psychosocial Assessment
- Critical Thinking
- Airway Management
- Pediatric Care
- Emergency Care
- Patient Education
- Trauma Nursing
- CPR Certification
- Trauma Recovery
- Accurate Documentation
Certification
- BLS
- ALS
- PALS
- TNCC/ENPC
Awards
Achieved Honor roll multiple times while in Nursing School Received a Daisy Award For Empathy while employed at Truman Medical Center from a patient Received the Caring Hands Award twice while working with cancer patients Awardhe University of Kansas Health Systems
Timeline
Registered Nurse
HCA Midwest Health System
07.2023 - Current
Nurse Extern
Truman Medical Center
12.2021 - 03.2023
Patient Care Technician
Blue Diamond Medical Staffing
03.2020 - 10.2021
Patient Care Technician
University of Kansas Health Systems
06.2019 - 10.2020
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Rasmussen University
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