Alyssa Nicole Henderson

Locations: Hospital of Central Connecticut-New Britain, CT; Cascade Valley Hospital-Arlington, WA

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Provided valuable support to families during critical situations by offering emotional support, answering questions, and assisting with decision-making processes related to their loved one''s care.
• Acted as a resource for colleagues by sharing clinical expertise, participating in educational opportunities, and serving as a preceptor for new nurses joining the Emergency Department team.

Locations: Cherry County Hospital-Valentine, NE; Phelps Health County Hospital-Rolla, MO

• Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
• Delivered important IV and venous medications to control symptoms and provide effective treatments.
• Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
• Conducted patient assessments to determine care priorities, improving treatment outcomes.

• Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
• 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.
• Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.

• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education such as awareness of benefits of nurse mentors on floors.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.

• Patient Care: intake/assessment questions, vitals, performed in-office lab tests (flu, strep, urinalysis, ECG, CBC), influenza vaccine administration to all ages, assisted MD in outpatient in-office procedures, prompted medication refills, nurse assistant
• EMR: organized charts, input patient information, quality metrics
• Administrative: scheduled appointments, facilitated triage

• Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess drink or other needs.
• Performed complete opening, closing and shift change duties to keep restaurant working efficiently and teams ready to meet customer needs.
• Applied communication and problem-solving skills to resolve customer complaints and promote long-term loyalty.