Meghann Clare

• Triaged patient's medical needs, assigned acuities, ordered protocol sets, and organized Emergency Department inflow from ambulatory entrance of department.
• Responded to critical care patient codes: ECMO, STEMI, Stroke, Sepsis, Traumas.
• Collaborated along with consulting services of all types, case managers, crisis workers, PT/OT to enhance patient outcomes.
• Oriented new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care. Precepted nursing students during their final semester of nursing school.
• Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
• Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures: laceration repairs, ortho reductions, LP, thoracentesis, paracentesis, cardioversions.

• Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
• Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
• Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
• Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Blood/blood products/IVIG administration, foley/IV/NG-tube placement, acute to extensive wound care management, post-op/ procedural management, restraint application and monitoring.
• Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
• Patient discharge education
• Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.

** Time management, coordination, and prioritization - under frequent inadequate staffing ratios. Example: 1:8 & total cares. I take pride in my ability to perform safe patient care even under demanding conditions.

• Assisted transplant nurses with bedside care on liver and kidney units.
• Monitored vital signs and reported changes to supervising nurses.
• Supported preoperative and postoperative patient care for transplant recipients.
• Collected specimens and prepared them for laboratory processing.
• Documented patient observations in electronic medical records.
• Assisted OR staff with surgical instruments and setting up sterile field for procedures