Nevada Lynn Courtney

• Bedside Nurse/Charge Nurse/Critical Care Outreach Nurse
• Experienced critical care charge nurse for 18 years.
• Experienced care utilizing/teaching hypothermic therapy.
• Experienced care utilizing/teaching Continual Renal Replacement Therapy.
• Preceptor for student nurses.
• Preceptor for new hires in critical care.
• Daily maintenance of monitoring logs for critical infection control and restraints.
• Operated critical care equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery.
• Administered critical medications to treat patients' symptoms and address underlying disease progression.
• Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
• Managed needs of chronically ill and acute patients with well-coordinated treatment strategies.
• Protected critically ill patients from unnecessary risks by limiting visitors, using proper PPE and using strong infection control procedures.
• Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
• Personalized bedside care and interactions based on cultural backgrounds of different patients.

• Bedside Nurse/Charge Nurse
• Resource nurse for thirty-plus staff on busy sixty bed unit.
• Maintain and direct patient flow.
• Resource for inserting chest tubes and central lines.
• Admission and discharge nurse.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
• Collaborated with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.

• Administered medications to treat patients' symptoms and address underlying disease progression.
• Operated critical care equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery.
• Managed needs of chronically ill and acute patients with well-coordinated treatment strategies.
• Personalized bedside care and interactions based on cultural backgrounds of different patients.
• Counseled patients and families on treatments, care options and discharge instructions.
• Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
• Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.

• Management of surgical schedule.
• Nursing care for pre-op, surgical, and post-op patients receiving outpatient plastic surgery.
• Nursing care outpatient office, skin cancer removal.

• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
• Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
• Triaged incoming phone calls from emergency rooms and inpatient units to determine needs and prioritize care.
• Worked with patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes or sepsis to asses needs and determine best options for care.
• Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
• Directed patient care activities, guided and trained RNs, LPNs and residential advisors during shift.
• Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.

* Staff radiographer/mammographer

* Quality control mammography equipment

• Reviewed physicians' orders to determine medical imaging needs and operated radiologic equipment to capture, develop and produce diagnostic images.
• Monitored and managed inventory and supply levels of sterile and non-sterile items, contrast materials, catheters, films and chemicals.
• Educated patients on procedure details, provided instructions and answered questions to minimize anxiety and improve cooperation.
• Operated mobile scanning equipment to obtain imagery in emergency situations in ER and ICU.
• Followed radiation safety measures and used protection devices to prevent harm to patients or staff.

• Followed radiation safety measures and used protection devices to prevent harm to patients or staff.
• Executed various types of diagnostic imaging procedures on patients ranging in age from toddler to adult.
• Reviewed and evaluated developed x-rays, video tape or computer-generated information to determine satisfaction of images for diagnostic purposes.
• Welcomed patients and tried to make procedures as pleasant as possible through discretion and personal support.
• Operated mobile scanning equipment to obtain imagery in emergency situations in ER and ICU.