Meredythe Guilds, BSN, RN
Saint Louis,MO
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Patient-oriented Nurse with over eleven years of bedside experience in direct patient care. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments.
Specialties include: Step Down, Short Stay, Medical-Surgical, Float, Covid Isolation Unit. Additional experience in post-operative care, trauma, and critical care of the aging adult, bariatric surgeries, and victims of violence.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
John Cochran VA Medical Center
10.2017 - Current
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses to ensure optimal recovery in medical-surgical unit.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.
- Educated patients and families on post-operative care, enhancing understanding of recovery processes.
- Mentored junior nursing staff, fostering professional development and adherence to best practices.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient care, ensuring seamless communication between healthcare providers.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction with compassionate, personalized nursing care tailored to each individual''s needs.
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.
- Managed complex wound care, including dressing changes, monitoring for signs of infection, and collaborating with wound care specialists as needed.
- Implemented fall prevention strategies to minimize patient injuries and promote a safe environment within the medical-surgical unit.
- Mentored new staff members and nursing students, fostering a supportive learning environment within the unit.
- Performed emergency medical procedures such as BLS, ACLS and other condition stabilizing interventions.
- Ordered and analyzed diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient conditions.
Registered Nurse
Barnes Jewish Hospital I
02.2014 - 10.2017
- Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify patient needs and coordinate appropriate interventions.
- Implemented evidence-based fall prevention strategies, resulting in a significant decrease in patient falls within the unit.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nurse
Goldfarb School of Nursing At Barnes Jewish
Saint, Louis. MO 6311602-2014
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
William Woods University
Fulton, MO01-2000
Skills
- Medication and IV administration: insulin, amiodarone, lasix, TPN gtt, vaccination administration, Central line management
- Wound care: JP, accordion, neg pressure drains, burns, GSW, post op
- Telemetry monitoring, Critical care, EKG, tracheostomy care, emergency response, catheter insertion and maintenance, chronic disease, multiple comorbidity management
- Wound care: JP, accordion, neg pressure drains, burns, GSW, post op,
- Critical care, EKG, tracheostomy care, emergency response, catheter insertion and maintenance, telemetry monitoring
Certification
• American Heart Association BLS Member
• ENA Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
• ACLS Certification
• CMSRN: Certification for Medical Surgical RN
LICENSURES
• Professional Nursing License #2014035112 2014
• Missouri Registered Veterinary Technician 2004
Timeline
Registered Nurse
John Cochran VA Medical Center
10.2017 - Current
Registered Nurse
Barnes Jewish Hospital I
02.2014 - 10.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nurse
Goldfarb School of Nursing At Barnes Jewish
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
William Woods University