Patricia Hand
Summary
Enthusiastic RN eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of outpatient clinical setting. .
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Nurse
Keller Army Community Hospital
West Point, NY
09.2003 - 12.2021
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
- Monitored patients, evaluated results and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes.
- Demonstrated knowledge of technical procedures and proper equipment use.
- Stayed current with health system initiatives and incorporated evidence-based practice and research into care routine.
- Treated patients by administering medication and performing IV Therapy, Straight Catheterization, Administering Immunizations, Perform EKGs, Obtaining Blood for lab work
- Coordinated diagnosis, exams and care for caseload of for outpatients in the Family Practice Setting
- Used AHLTA, Essentriss to track patient status, treatments and outcomes while maintaining complete data confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Keller Army Community Hospital
West Point, NY
01.2010 - 06.2018
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient and attending to baby after birth.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor and fetal distress.
- Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
- Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
- Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
Keller Army Community Hospital
West Point, NY
09.2003 - 01.2010
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.
- Managed caseload of [Number] patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy and wound care.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
- Used Essentriss to document patient plan of care by taking into account nursing interventions, diagnosis and expected patient outcomes.
- Recorded and measured patients' weight, temperature, respiration and blood pressure.
- Managed pre-op and post-operative patient care
Registered Nurse, Same Day Surgery
Womack Army Medical Center
Fort Bragg, NC
01.2000 - 09.2003
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
Telephone Triage Registered Nurse
Pope Air Force Base
Fayetteville, NC
01.1996 - 01.2000
- Obtained case history and gathered triage information to determine appropriate avenue for care.
- Performed additional clinic and non-triage nurse duties such as instructing patients in general and specific medical care and health issues and administering or dispensing medication and injections.
- Assisted in management of patient utilization of health care system and provided patient education relative to health care needs, use of community resources and responsibilities of membership in managed care.
- Counseled patients via telephone according to established guidelines and protocols, advising on provider-established plans of care.
- Relayed triage information and facilitated communication between provider and patient concerning patient disposition.
- Scheduled appointments for patients not requiring emergency services but needing examination from provider and consulting directly with provider.
- Advised patients on pre- and post-operative instructions, medication administration, and symptoms indicating emergency care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lehman College of The City University of New York
The Bronx, NY06.1983
Skills
Highly skilled nursing professional with 40 years of clinical practice in both outpatient and inpatient settings
Dedicated 33 years of civil service to the Department of Army and Air Force
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Medical Condition Monitoring
- Disease Prevention
- Time Management
- Patient Testing
- Diagnosis and Treatment
- Patient Interviews
- Problem-Solving
Timeline
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Keller Army Community Hospital
01.2010 - 06.2018
Clinical Nurse
Keller Army Community Hospital
09.2003 - 12.2021
Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
Keller Army Community Hospital
09.2003 - 01.2010
Registered Nurse, Same Day Surgery
Womack Army Medical Center
01.2000 - 09.2003
Telephone Triage Registered Nurse
Pope Air Force Base
01.1996 - 01.2000
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lehman College of The City University of New York
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