NIKKI SHIELDS, RN
Registered Nursse
Lebanon,TN
Summary
Skilled nursing professional with more than 15 years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities. Provides leadership in the professional practice setting. Proactively communicates the medical and nursing plans to other team members including assistive staff and multidisciplinary colleagues. Widely recognized as an excellent care provider and patient advocate. Superior customer service, listening and organizational skills. Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment. Exceptional ability to establish a rapport with clients.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Operating Room Circulator
Doctors Same Day Surgery Center
Sarasota , FL
11.2021 - Current
- Monitored surgical patients and delivered quality level of care before, during and after operations to promote positive outcomes.
- Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
- Kept count of all surgical instruments and sponges used during operations and procedures.
- Collected, labeled and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
- Observed surgeon's body language, movements and demeanor during operations to anticipate needs.
- Verified patient information to make licensed staff aware of relevant health factors.
- Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards.
- Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
Registered Nurse
Avidity Home Health
Sarasota , FL
03.2021 - 11.2021
- Provided complete care to home health patients, including physical assessments, medication and chronic disease management.
- Advised and coached patients progressing from hospitals, rehab facilities and other medical organizations to at-home treatment settings.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising medical doctor.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharge support
Registered Nurse Clinical Supervisor
Take Care Home Health
Sarasota , Fl
07.2019 - 03.2021
- Oversee and manage clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining high level of staff morale and professionalism.
- Performed ongoing assessments to evaluate health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to develop, initiate, manage and modify individualized plans of care.
- Admit clients to private home health per client admission criteria.
- Develop and implement nursing care plans for assigned caseload.
- Perform client supervisory visits at least every 60 days or less after admission.
- Supervise skilled and unskilled care provided in home or facility for assigned caseload.
- Provide case management in all cases involving nursing.
Inpatient Wound Care RN & Case Manager RN
Doctors Hospital Of Sarasota
Sarasota, United States , United States
02.2017 - 04.2019
- Managed 50-90 patients weekly, recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as, extensive wound care and wound vac assisted closure.
- Ensured compliance to performance and reporting standards according to HCA and Healogics policy and procedure.
- Prepared clinical notes and updates for review by primary physician.
- Effectively communicated with physicians regarding patient needs, performance, medications and changes.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
Urology OR RN And Pre-OP RN
Coastal Medical Center
Sarasota, United States , United States
05.2016 - 02.2018
- Explains routine care and procedures applicable to intra-operative phase of surgical interventions.
- Assists anesthesia personnel during induction.
- Demonstrates knowledge of surgical procedure and anticipates needs of surgical team.
- Provide post op education and support prior to discharge.
- Collected, labeled and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
- Evaluated vitals and presenting symptoms to understand and properly treat conditions.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Prepared OR by ensuring it met asepsis standards, as well as setting out, organizing and counting all tools and equipment necessary for each procedure.
- Collaborated with all members of patient's healthcare team to ensure proper and appropriate level of care.
Registered Nurse
Parallon Workforce Solutions
Sarasota , FL
03.2015 - 03.2017
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substances.
- Performed hourly rounds on 383-bed floor to ensure all patients safety.
- Observed patient health and side effects from treatments and medications, noting all details in patient chart.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Registered Nurse
Blake Medical Center
Bradenton , Florida
10.2011 - 10.2015
- Oversaw delivery of care for all patients on Telemetry medical-surgical unit, providing direct care to patients when delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharge support.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota , Florida
07.2005 - 06.2011
- Provided direct care for patients suffering from diabetes, renal insufficiency/ failure, and complicated non-healing wounds.
- Deliver care in manner that preserves, and protects, patient autonomy, dignity, and rights.
- Administer, evaluate, and document effect of medical and nursing treatments.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary colleagues.
- Delegated activities of nursing care appropriately.
- Teach aspects of care that will need to be carried out upon discharge to patient or family.
- Precepted new dialysis nurses, providing guidance on unit functions and individual roles, hospital policies and procedures and nursing best practices.
Education
Associates of Science - Nursing, ASN
Keiser University
2007
Skills
- Chronic Disease Management
- Intravenous Therapy and insertion
- Staff Supervision
- Infection Control and Aseptic Procedures
- Pain Management
- Medication Administration
- Home Health Care private and medicare
- Medication Management and administration
- Acute Care
- Complex wound care
- Assisting Physicians
- Precepting
- Organizational Skills
- Excellent Communication
- Customer Service
Certification
Basic Life Support-BLS
Advanced Cardiac Life Support-ACLS
Pediatric Advanced Life Support-PALS
Timeline
Operating Room Circulator
Doctors Same Day Surgery Center
11.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Avidity Home Health
03.2021 - 11.2021
Registered Nurse Clinical Supervisor
Take Care Home Health
07.2019 - 03.2021
Inpatient Wound Care RN & Case Manager RN
Doctors Hospital Of Sarasota
02.2017 - 04.2019
Urology OR RN And Pre-OP RN
Coastal Medical Center
05.2016 - 02.2018
Registered Nurse
Parallon Workforce Solutions
03.2015 - 03.2017
Registered Nurse
Blake Medical Center
10.2011 - 10.2015
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
07.2005 - 06.2011
Associates of Science - Nursing, ASN
Keiser University
BLS
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