QueenShemiah Mosley

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Float from Charge relief, Preadmission testing/Infusion Clinic to Med/Surg, PCU, Post Partum, Day Surgery (Preop and Phase II recovery).

Float Pool-Med/Surg, Day Surgery and Endoscopy

• Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
• Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods.
• Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
• Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
• Organized daily work based on collection priority.
• Obtained blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks several times per day.
• Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
• Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
• Logged patient information and recorded results into system.