Melissa Luke
Clinton,MS
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Choctaw Residential Center
07.2020 - 02.2021
- Led shift handover meetings effectively communicating critical information about each patient''s status ensuring continuity of care.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Registered Nurse Unit Supervisor
Trend Health And Rehabilitation Facility-LTC
10.2018 - 03.2020
- 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.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Hospice Registered Nurse
Halcyon Hospice & Palliative Care
12.2016 - 04.2018
- Improved patient comfort by providing compassionate end-of-life care and addressing individual needs.
- Coordinated with volunteer services to ensure optimal utilization of available support resources for patients and families facing terminal illness.
- Provided education on disease processes, medication administration, and self-care techniques for both patients and families.
- Assessed patients'' physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial needs to continually adapt care plans accordingly.
- Demonstrated strong communication skills while working closely with interdisciplinary team members and maintaining open lines of dialogue with patients'' families.
- Streamlined documentation procedures, ensuring accurate and timely updates in electronic medical records.
- Established hospice care services for elderly and disabled patients.
- Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing Practice
Meridian Community College
Meridian, MS05.1996
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication Administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Assessments
- Documentation and Charting
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Infection control measures
- Wound Care
- Compassion and Empathy
- Patient Monitoring
- Care Planning
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Precepting
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Choctaw Residential Center
07.2020 - 02.2021
Registered Nurse Unit Supervisor
Trend Health And Rehabilitation Facility-LTC
10.2018 - 03.2020
Hospice Registered Nurse
Halcyon Hospice & Palliative Care
12.2016 - 04.2018
Associate of Science - Nursing Practice
Meridian Community College
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