Nancy Wilder
Seattle,WA
Summary
Compassionate Charge Nurse offers 35 years of patient care and advocacy within PACU.. Highly skilled in charting, managing patient intake and discharges and monitoring care plans. Well-versed in promoting policies and protocols to achieve core measures. Demonstrated success in cultivating strong patient rapport to drive outcome goals. Working closely with Physicians, Social Work. Respiratory Care, Physical Therapy,Pharmacy for optimal patient satisfaction and outcomes
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Charge RN
Seattle Childrens Hopsital
08.1983 - 06.2020
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.
- Strengthened unit care standards and policies with focus on patient safety and dignity.
- Built rapport with patients and family members to deliver exceptional care.
- Performed patient assessments and adjusted care plans accordingly.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
- Developed and maintained close relationships with patients and families to facilitate smooth communications, provide encouragement and build trust.
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from hospital to home care, rehabilitative facility, or self-care.
- Assisted in development and implementation of new policies and procedures to improve healthcare quality.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Investigated and resolved issues affecting hospital operations and patient care.
Education
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Olympic College
Bremerton, WA06.1979
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA06.1975
Skills
- Resource and daily staffing Assignment
- staff support , CNA, RN, Nurse Tech
- Staff Training
- assign and evaluate new hires to preceptors
- Employee Performance evaluations and counseling
- Nurse Conference chairman
- Hospital wide new hire RN orientation
- Patient Admission to Day of Surgery
- Care of post operative day surgery, in patient and ICU pediatric patients
- Physical ,Social Family Psychological assessment of family and patient
- evaluation of education and learning preparedness
- cultural awareness
- ICU skills techniques
Timeline
Charge RN
Seattle Childrens Hopsital
08.1983 - 06.2020
Associate of Arts - Nursing
Olympic College
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Washington
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