Peggy Baker

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
• Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting.

• Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications prescribed, physician instructions, and follow-up care.

• Collected and entered evaluation data for post procedure complications.
• Delivered high-quality health education and prevention and referred participants to appropriate provider when needed.
• Reviewed and evaluated test results prior to procedure.
• Developed guidelines for anticoagulation adjustments prior to procedures.
• Developed process for working up and scheduling US guided and Interventional Radiology guided procedures in radiology.
• Participated in a Lean project to efficiently use radiology department resources that resulted in efficient patient care.
• Administered conscious sedation for US, CT, MRI, musculoskeletal, and Interventional Radiology procedures.
• Collected and entered evaluation data according to program evaluation plan to devise strategic improvements.
• Delivered high-quality health education and prevention and referred participants to local resources.

Patient assessment and evaluation pre and post procedure in radiology.

Administration of conscious sedation for procedures in a variety of patients in different settings involving all ages.

Resuscitation of patients of all age groups.

Management of Emergency Department, Hemodialysis,and Radiology patients.

Collaboration with many specialties to meet the needs of the patient.

• Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care in the hemodialysis population.
• Performed nursing interventions for hemodialysis patients in the acute inpatient setting.
• Performed hemodialysis on pediatric and adult populations as well as CVHD and CVVH dialysis in the ICU settings.
• Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting all data in electronic records.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
• Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.

• Identified care needs of individual patients and coordinated responses based on physician advice, insurance limitations and procedural costs.
• Educated patients and loved ones about different treatment options and outside care approaches to reduce burden on hospital resources.
• Evaluated treatment plans against individual goals and healthcare standards.
• Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
• Reduced care costs without sacrificing quality through service coordination and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Addressed disruptions in patient care, including delays in discharge, postponed procedures and discharge equipment unavailability.

• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting all data in electronic records.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
• Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
• Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma center setting.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
• Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
• Ordered, interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
• Assisted physicians in minor surgeries by keeping instruments sterilized and maintaining inventory.
• Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
• Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
• Mentoring of EMS and nursing students in the ED setting.
• Community involvement with EMS teaching and giving inservices .

The 21 years at Unity Point reflects :

11 years on a medical unit involving adult nonsurgical patients including hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, patients as well as cancer, cardiac, diabetic, and pulmonary patients.

10 years in the Emergency Department, a level 2 trauma center which involved the care of all ages. The Emergency Department also provided procedure support for urology, anesthesia, and GI procedures including proctoscopy and sigmoidoscopy procedures.

1 year of homecare