Michelle Lopez
WEST BERLIN,NJ
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.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Virtua Health System
Voorhees, NJ
04.2022 - Current
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
Registered Nurse Step Down
Jefferson Health System
Cherry Hill, NJ
03.2020 - Current
- Monitor and treat four step-down level of care patients
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Administered medications via oral, peg tube, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Performed patient assessments and adjusted care plans accordingly.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings, and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to the highest standards of care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Bachelors of Nursing
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, IL06.2022
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing
Camden, NJ12.2019
Skills
- Blood Product Transfusion
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Clear Patient Communication
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Intramuscular Injections
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Epic Systems
- Interpreting EKGs
- Chest Tubes
- Pulmonary Conditions
- Withdrawal Symptoms
- Nursing Assignments
- Student Precepting
- Unit Oversight
- Glucose Testing
- IV Insertion
Additional Information
NIH Stroke Certified
ACLS
BLS
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Virtua Health System
04.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse Step Down
Jefferson Health System
03.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Bachelors of Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing
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