Rebecca Sullivan
Asheboro,NC
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven ability to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Randolph Health
Asheboro, NC
11.2008 - Current
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management
- Performed triage on all incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care
Registered Nurse
Moses Cone Hospital
Greensboro, NC
07.2006 - 11.2008
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management
- Managed care for post-operative patients from initial recovery through discharge
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care
- Provided high level of individualized care to adult patients across multiple medical specialties
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Randolph Community College
Asheboro, NC05.2006
Skills
- Intravenous therapy
- High level of autonomy
- Performing
- Vaccine administration
- Data entry
- Palliative care awareness
- IV setup
- Professional bedside manner
- Collecting vitals
- Precepting
- Charting and clinical documentation
- Removing sutures
- Patient discharge
- Direct patient care
- Family education
- Physical assessments
- Confidentiality
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Hospice and palliative care
- Emergency procedures
- Patient privacy
- Foley catheters
- Patient assessments
- Tracheostomy care
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Randolph Health
11.2008 - Current
Registered Nurse
Moses Cone Hospital
07.2006 - 11.2008
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Randolph Community College