Robin Eckel

Cared for pediatric patient with multiple complicated diagnoses, ventilator dependent, GT/JT Mickey button, with continuous JT feedings, multiple medications. Patient is total care.

• Observed patient to chart and report changes in patient condition and adverse reactions to medications and treatments.
• Administered medications and oversaw activities of daily living such as bathing, hygiene.
• Educated and supervised patients and family members regarding prevention strategies, care techniques and nursing care needs.
• Coordinated and collaborated with various multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and promote patient safety and health.
• Took vital signs to assess patient health progress and needs.

• 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.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
• Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
• Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
• Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications and prevention methods.
• Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
• Kept meticulous charting notes regarding patient assessments and medications, later transferring information into records management system.
• Took vitals and assessed patients in recovery room following surgical procedures.
• Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.

• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
• 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.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care.