Nadege Jean

• Completed Employee Health visit per organization policy and department protocol
• Performed communicable disease exposure follow up
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Triage: Assesses, screens,prepare patients to see provider,
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Assesses physical and social needs of chronically ill older adults; following up, monitoring and making necessary referrals to the Home and Community Care Service when necessary,
• Delivers quarterly routine immunization clinics as per

Community Health Services, in the provision of a TB control program, implementing regular Tuberculin Skin Testing screening clinics as per doctor order;

• Conducting contact tracing and referring cases and converters; liaising with physicians and completing recommended follow up. Serves Diabetes random screening clinics when required.
• Provides foot care services where applicable and/or monitoring.
• Assists with the development and coordination of annual health Fair.
• Diabetic Education
• Blood sugar monitoring
• Medication management
• collaboration with other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive diabetes care

Key Achievements

Selected as preferred provider of IV insertion, care.

Highly valued for willingness to help and stay late to help the team.

Case in Point: Middle aged woman on a VISA presented with high blood pressure and high blood sugar. The doctor recommended she go to the hospital for fluids administration as it was late in the day. Nadege volunteered to give the therapy at the clinic saving the patient time and stress.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Jul 2020 – Present

Staff RN | Charge Nurse | Spinal Cord Injury Unit/Psychiatric Nurse

Utilizes various strategies to assess patient, family, employee and environment of care strengths and weaknesses to determine appropriate action plan(s). As Charge, directs and assists nursing staff in mitigating risks, resolving crisis, amending treatment plans, managing the patient and family needs presented.

Provides direct patient care including routine care of ADLs.

• Administers medication, provides wound care and maintenance.
• Provides chronic and acute pain management.
• Acts as a clinical resource for the patient, consistently providing direction and support to ensure a focus on the team goals and patient driven outcomes.
• Delegates duties to other caregivers as required and consistently provides appropriate supervision.
• Evaluates nursing care and modifies to achieve goals and objectives.
• Completes patient care documentation per established standards.
• Ensures medications are administered safely and according to professional guidelines.

Key Achievements

• Oversaw care of suicidal patients and acted swiftly to reduce risk of harm to themselves or others.

Acts as a floater, serving in OBGYN, Behavioral Health.

Highly valued for compassionate care by patients and families.

• Highly valued for willingness to contribute to the team effort by coworkers and interdisciplinary treatment teams.
• Provided emotional support to patients'' family members during critical incidents, strengthening overall trust in the healthcare team.
• Collaborated proactively with psychiatrists to adjust treatment plans based on observed changes in symptoms or behavior patterns among patients.
• Demonstrated adaptability by providing coverage in various psychiatric units as needed, maintaining high standards of care across diverse patient populations.
• Explained useful coping methods to relieve depression and anxiety.
• Administered medication and treatments to patients to observe and record responses.
• Performed patient assessments to monitor expected response to medications and altering treatment plans.