MELANIE DRAPER
N SCRANTON,PA
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
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
REGISTERED NURSE
Nurstat
06.2023 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- 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.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
Licensed Practical Nurse
ESHYFT
09.2020 - Current
- Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Provided compassionate palliative care for terminally ill patients while supporting their emotional needs during end-of-life stages.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Professional Nursing
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL12.2024
Associate of Applied Science - Professional Nursing
Jersey College
Teterboro, NJ10.2022
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication Administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Assessments
- Documentation and Charting
- Patient Assessment
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment
- Infection control measures
- Patient and family advocacy
- Patient Care
- Wound Care
- Compassion and Empathy
- Care Planning
- Intravenous therapy
- IV setup
- Patient Monitoring
- Patient Management
- Care Plan Development
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Physical assessments
- Patient care planning
- Patient Evaluation
- Telemetry monitoring
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Taking vitals
- Family Education
- Licensed RN
- Nursing staff leadership
- Tracheostomy Care
- Team Coordination
- Patient Discharge
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Performing EKGs
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Intake and discharge
- Vaccine administration
- Maintaining privacy
- Relationship Building
- Insulin medication assistance
- Diabetes management
- Staff Supervision
- ADL Assistance
- Diabetes and nutrition education
- Data Collection
- Administering immunizations
- Cardiac Care
- Acute care expertise
- Long-Term Care
- Geriatric Nursing
- Oxygen saturation standards
- Feeding pumps understanding
- Feeding Assistance
- Seizure Management
- [Software] use
- Evaluations
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association
- American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing
Timeline
REGISTERED NURSE
Nurstat
06.2023 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
ESHYFT
09.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Professional Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Applied Science - Professional Nursing
Jersey College