Providing pre-surgical care and ensuring patient compliance with pre-operative testing and instructions.
Providing individualized care and dedicated oversight to 1-2 patients on average in post-operative recovery room.
Monitoring vital signs and responding to distress and adverse indications to prevent emergent conditions and stabilize patients in PACU.
Evaluating patients' pain levels, implementing correct dosage of medication to alleviate discomfort.
Providing extensive education to patients and caregivers on post-op care, medication regimens and potential complications.
Creating a warm, supportive atmosphere to keep patients feeling safe and comfortable immediately before and after surgery.
RN
Baystate Medical Center
11.2022 - 12.2023
Providing care to patients across the lifespan on an intermediate-care surgical-trauma and kidney transplant unit with 34 beds and a 1:4 patient ratio at a Level 1 trauma hospital.
Providing pre and post-operative care to kidney transplant, extensive GI and GU, thoracic and orthopedic surgical patients.
Providing education to post-op kidney transplant recipients, their families and caregivers.
Extensive experience with different delivery methods of oxygen such as ventilators, rescue BIPAP, and high-flow.
Managing an array of surgical drains, dressings, chest tubes, gastric tubes and central lines.
Continually updating and supporting physicians and surgeons on changes in patient status to improve patient outcomes.
Delivering care to critically ill patients within the intercare unit and communicating empathetically with family members on patient condition.