Michele Beauregard
Registered Nurse
Upton,MA
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, tele/med surg and progressive care patients in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Has worked on an 30 bed adult surgical/progressive care floor, taking care of patients who have had surgeries including - vascular, thoracic, gastrointestinal, colo-rectal, bariatric, OB GYN and pancreatic. Has cared for progressive care patients that require arterial lines, drips, PCA's, Epidurals, blood transfusions, drain management, Tube feedings, chest tubes, hemovacs, wound vacs and JP drains.
Precepts new RN's and nursing students
Charge Nurse experience - managing the floor and delegating admissions to the floor nurses, working with social workers and care management to facilitate discharges to the proper facility, communicating with the recovery room, nursing supervisor and doctors
Has had training in Holistic Nursing at the Birchtree Center for Transformation for RN's - in aromatherapy, guided imagery, meditaton, healing touch and reiki
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Brighton, Massachusetts
08.2002 - Current
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
- Managed patient pain relief and sedation by providing non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Performed intravenous therapy procedures and monitored chest tubes.
- Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- 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.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 09.1998 - 05.2002
Skills
Intravenous therapy
Patient and family advocacy
Medication distribution
Chronic disease management
Care Plan Development
Patient Management
Direct Patient Care
Oxygen saturation standards
Family Education
Patient Assessments
Diabetes and nutrition education
Lab result interpretation
Physical assessments
Proper catheter insertion/removal
Strong clinical judgment
Medication Administration
Collecting vitals
IV setup
Procedure preparations
Insulin medication assistance
Administering immunizations
Staff supervision
Performing EKGs
Chest pain management
Certification
Holistic Nurse
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
08.2002 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Massachusetts Amherst
09.1998 - 05.2002