Melissa Donald
Richmond,TX
Summary
Driven Registered Nurse with 2 years of experience in providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven in leadership to increase and enhance patient care. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care. Caring Registered Nurse with dedicated service in various types of Acute Rehab with floating to various units including Ortho, ER Triage and medical surgical. Experienced in providing individualized care plans and helps patients meet goals by delivering direct and effective patient care. Committed to increasing patient satisfaction and streamlining procedures.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN
Aya Healthcare
San Diego, CA
11.2020 - Current
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Assessed patients' response to treatment and suggested ways to combat side effects.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
LPN Charge Nurse
Good Samaritan Society
Daytona Beach, FL
09.2014 - 12.2020
- Monitored patients with incontinence issues, both after procedures and in recovery from trauma, installing catheters and monitoring bedpans to keep patients safe and comfortable.
- Administered high consequence medications with exacting accuracy, monitoring patients for side effects and supporting patient comfort and comprehensive recovery.
- Administered medications and therapies in accordance with physicians orders.
- Administered general care to patients, including recording of temperature and blood pressure, wound dressing and diagnostic testing.
- Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
- Checked in on patients at regular intervals to record food and fluid intake and output, taking measures to promote healthy levels as needed.
- Provided behavioral and emotional support and closely supervised patients suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Directed implementation of improved patient care and documentation methods and procedures to achieve quality objectives.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
LPN
Carlton Shores Health and Rehab
Daytona Beach, FL
04.2012 - 09.2015
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files with sigma care.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Observed, charted and reported developments in patient health condition in 120 bed SNF.
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Managed wound care, gave respiratory treatments and helped with non-invasive procedures.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Educated clients, patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Worked with healthcare team, including social workers, physical therapists and speech therapists, to assess patient needs, plan and adjust plans of care and actualize nursing interventions to promote and restore patient health.
LPN
The Gardens Care Center
Daytona Beach, FL
02.2010 - 08.2013
- Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Observed, charted and reported developments in patient health condition in 80 bed SNF.
- Managed wound care, gave respiratory treatments and helped with non-invasive procedures.
- Delivered high-quality direct and indirect nursing care to up to 22-28 patients per day.
- Worked with healthcare team, including social workers, physical therapists and speech therapists, to assess patient needs, plan and adjust plans of care and actualize nursing interventions to promote and restore patient health.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
Education
Associate of Science - Transition Nursing
Jersey College
Jacksonville Beach, FL08.2020
PN - Practical Nursing
Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL12.2009
Skills
- Patient monitoring
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- PICC Lines
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Interpreting EKGs
- Pulmonary Conditions
- Admissions and Discharge Processes
- Specimen Results Interpretation
- Patient Admission
- Acute Rehabilitation
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification 2020 to present
- ACLS- Advanced Life Support
Timeline
RN
Aya Healthcare
11.2020 - Current
LPN Charge Nurse
Good Samaritan Society
09.2014 - 12.2020
LPN
Carlton Shores Health and Rehab
04.2012 - 09.2015
LPN
The Gardens Care Center
02.2010 - 08.2013
Associate of Science - Transition Nursing
Jersey College
PN - Practical Nursing
Daytona State College