Melanie Curran

Manage 3-4 patient assignments which include full patient assessments and ongoing reassessment.

Provide efficient close patient monitoring in order to report abnormalities or clinical changes to physicians.

Administering medications and managing continuous IV infusions/titrations.

Work in collaboration with treatment team (PT/OT, Primary medical team, Case Management, Social Work, Respiratory therapy, Palliative Care, and Diabetic Education).

Provide education and clinical updates to patients and families.

Manage patient respiratory statuses via tracheostomy care, continuous bipap, high flow oxygen, and heated high flow oxygen.

Advocate for patients at end of life, ensuring comfort for both patient and families.

Obtained Vital Signs, Accu Checks, Recorded I&O

Provided personal hygiene care to patients.

Reinforced fall safety bundle.

Reported abnormal values to primary nurse to ensure timely intervention if needed.

Assisted with feeding, ensuring safe food handling and preserving aspiration precautions.

Obtained venipuncture lab draws.

Assisted surgeons with gowning and gloving for surgery.

Remained at the sterile field throughout procedure, handing instruments to the surgeon.

Managed the count of surgical instruments, sponges, and sutures.

Prepared the Operating Room for the scheduled procedure.

Prepared patients skin for surgery

Assisted with turning over preoperative rooms.

Collected specimens during surgery and correctly labeled them for pathology.