Melissa Arnette
Winston-Salem,NC
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with 10 years of experience providing comprehensive patient care in a variety of settings. Works well with diverse patient populations, fostering trusting relationships and improving outcomes. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently building strong relationships with patients, families and co-workers through open communication, respectful attitude and implementing integrity as a core value.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Health
11.2016 - Current
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Registered Nurse
Novant Health, Forsyth Medical Center
05.2013 - 11.2016
- 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.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Provided quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
Manager
Curves Fitness Center
02.2002 - 05.2013
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-salem, NC05.2023
Associate of Science - Nursing
Forsyth Tech Community College
Winston-salem, NC05.2013
Skills
- Direct patient care
- Medication and IV administration
- Telemetry/EKG
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)
- Tracheostomy care
- Chest tube management
- Nasogastric/Dobhoff/Peg tube management
- Jackson prat/Hemovac/Perc drain management
- Negative pressure wound management
- Continuous bladder irrigation
- Post surgical care
- PCA/Epidural care and management
- Pre and Post operative endoscopy care
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Health
11.2016 - Current
Registered Nurse
Novant Health, Forsyth Medical Center
05.2013 - 11.2016
Manager
Curves Fitness Center
02.2002 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Winston-Salem State University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Forsyth Tech Community College