Natalie A. Johnson

• Delivered comprehensive psychiatric nursing care to veterans with acute and chronic mental illnesses, enhancing patient stability and recovery.
• Perform psychiatric assessments and ongoing patient evaluations.
• Monitor therapeutic response to psychotropic medications.
• Performed suicide risk assessments and implemented patient safety interventions to mitigate risks and promote safety in high-stress environments.
• Utilize therapeutic communication and crisis de-escalation techniques.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Coordinate admissions, discharges, and continuity of care.
• Serve as Charge Nurse, supervising nursing staff and coordinating daily unit operations.
• Maintained compliance with Joint Commission and Veterans Health Administration standards, ensuring high-quality care and operational integrity.

• Facilitated activities of daily living to enhance client comfort and well-being.
• Encouraged patient independence and ensured safety through attentive care.
• Delivered medication reminders and support to maintain client health and adherence.

• Delivered therapeutic massage services.
• Collaborated with chiropractic providers.
• Educated clients on wellness and self-care.

• Conducted comprehensive psychiatric evaluations across the lifespan.
• Performed mental status examinations and suicide risk assessments.
• Developed DSM-5-TR diagnostic formulations.
• Created evidence-based treatment plans.
• Participated in psychopharmacologic medication management.
• Provided supportive psychotherapy and patient education.
• Collaborated with psychiatrists, PMHNPs, psychologists, therapists, social workers, and primary care providers.
• Documented patient encounters using electronic health records.
• Promoted culturally responsive, trauma-informed psychiatric care.

• Delivered nursing care throughout medical-surgical, emergency, psychiatric, and specialty care units.
• Completed comprehensive nursing assessments.
• Administered medications and intravenous therapies.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Maintained high-quality patient-centered care across multiple specialties.

• Managed care for medically complex veterans.
• Served as Charge Nurse.
• Coordinated interdisciplinary treatment planning.
• Educated patients and caregivers.
• Administered medications and monitored patient outcomes.

• Supervised nursing personnel within a skilled nursing facility.
• Coordinated admissions and discharge planning.
• Assisted with regulatory compliance and quality improvement.
• Mentored newly hired nursing staff.

• Provided direct patient care.
• Administered medications and treatments.
• Assisted with wound care and tracheostomy care.
• Documented patient care using electronic health records.

Expected Graduation: August 9, 2026