Nicole Kukas

Supported healthcare operations during travel assignment at Warren Correctional Institution to ensure effective patient management.

• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate timely interventions and continuity of care.
• Adapted quickly to new units, workflows, and EMR systems while sustaining nursing performance.
• Triaged patient needs and escalated changes in condition to support prompt clinical action.
• Prevented complications in critical situations by promptly recognizing symptoms and initiating appropriate interventions.
• Maintained strict adherence to infection control protocols, ensuring a safe environment for patients and colleagues alike.
• Streamlined communication among healthcare teams by providing accurate and timely updates on patient conditions.

• Administered medications and treatments accurately while following safety protocols and nursing standards.
• Delivered comprehensive bedside care, monitoring vital signs and responding promptly to changes in patient condition.
• Coordinated interdisciplinary care plans with physicians, therapists, and support staff to align patient goals.
• Documented assessments, interventions, and patient responses in electronic health records with precision.
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients' acuity levels and individual needs.

• Served as preceptor to incoming RNs and Charge RNs in 42-bed unit, maintained safe environment and ensured HIPAA compliance during medication administration, followed protocols for inpatient psych patients, collaborated with social workers and providers to deliver comprehensive patient care. Led team huddles to enhance communication and improve unit operations, helps with scheduling of team members(BHT & HUC) Managed critical situations by providing immediate assistance during emergencies (emergency) situations on the floor Administer IV fluids to patients in my care.
• Assessed patient conditions and prioritized care plans using clinical judgment.
• Educated patients and families on diagnoses, medications, and discharge instructions.
• Administered medications and treatments while maintaining strict safety protocols.
• Hours per week: 36
• Provided care and education to ECT patients pre and post procedure.

• Charge RN over site responsibilities includes managing count logs for sharps, refrigeration, and medications. Managing methadone and Suboxone counts. Preparing and updating emergency bags taken into emergency situations while inmates are in the cell. Medication passes to inmates in their pods, both AM and PM. Medications given to diabetic inmates in the medical unit, assisting with taking blood sugars, injections for insulin coverage. Inmates seen in medical for sick calls, BP checks, negative and positive history and physicals, urine drug screens, tb placements. Suboxone and methadone administrations in the medical office. Responded to medical emergencies in inmate pods, addressing injuries, chest pain, and seizures effectively. Responsible for making critical judgments when to send inmate out to the hospital for emergency situations.
• Hours per week: 4
• Supervised nursing team in correctional clinic, ensuring safe medication administration and treatment compliance.
• Coordinated sick call triage, prioritizing inmate assessments and directing appropriate care interventions.

• Provided care for inpatient acute problems on Med/Surge/Telemetry floor. Conducted daily blood draws, POC testing, and inserted peripheral lines, including PICC line/infusions. Transferred to Behavioral Health inpatient unit - admissions and discharges. assisted psych patients during acute crises with a team of professionals. dealt with Bipolar, schizoaffective, schizophrenic. major depressive disorder, suicidal ideations, harmful intentions and auditory/visual hallucinations in patients.
• Hours per week: 36
• Assessed patient conditions, prioritized care plans, and responded to changes in clinical status.
• Administered medications, monitored reactions, and maintained accurate electronic medical records.
• Coordinated interdisciplinary communication to support safe, timely, and consistent patient care.

• Provided outpatient LPN services in multiple specialties such as surgery, cardiology, wound care, orthopedics, neurology, and endocrinology, and supported the hematology/oncology unit.
• Hours per week: 40
• Administered medications and treatments while maintaining accurate documentation and MAR compliance.
• Assessed patient conditions, monitored vital signs, and reported status changes to registered nursing staff.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to support individualized care plans and coordinated patient services.

• BSN
• CPI
• BLS