Robyn McDavitt-Yourstone

• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular to control post-operative pain and nausea.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.

*Educate and supervise patients and family members regarding, self-care techniques, pain control, medication and disease management.

*Perform Skilled Needs such as PICC line draws and dressing changes, venipuncture and wound care.

*Coordinate and collaborate with various multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and promote patient safety and health.

*Travel assignment in a Magnet Hospital.

* Experience in Pre-Op, PACU Phase 1 and 2.

* Recovered Patients including Home Recovery Total Joints(HRP), GYN, Appy, TURP, MRI/ CT and ICU patients such as Fresh Trach.

* Recovered and monitored patients from all forms of Anesthesia including MAC, regional, spinal, block and general.

* Recovered patients in a very busy PACU including vital signs and levels of consciousness to verify sedation wore off properly and patients regained consciousness. *Evaluated patient pain, nausea, difficulty breathing and fear and agitation in recovery room and employed various nursing interventions to manage vulnerabilities.

*Comforted and reassured patients and family members and patiently answered questions and conveyed important care information.

*Recovered patients in a very busy (55-70 patients a day) PACU.

*Patients included Pediatric and Adult, both Inpatient and Outpatient.

*Experienced all anesthesia recovery including MAC, regional, blocks, general and spinal.

*Surgeries included Thoracotomy, GYN, TURP, Maxillofacial and Mandibular Repair, Breast Surgery and Ortho.

* Recovered patients in a very busy PACU including vital signs and levels of consciousness to verify sedation wore off properly and patients regained consciousness. *Evaluated patient pain, nausea, difficulty breathing and fear and agitation in recovery room and employed various nursing interventions to manage vulnerabilities.

*Comforted and reassured patients and family members and patiently answered questions and conveyed important care information.

* Recovered patients in a very busy PACU including vital signs and levels of consciousness to verify sedation wore off properly and patients regained consciousness. *Evaluated patient pain, nausea, difficulty breathing and fear and agitation in recovery room and employed various nursing interventions to manage vulnerabilities.

*Comforted and reassured patients and family members and patiently answered questions and conveyed important care information.

* Patients included both Pediatric and Adult.

* All forms of sedation including Ketamine drips, Lidocaine drips, continuous and one time blocks, spinal, MAC and general.

* Surgical Recoveries included Breast with and without flaps, TURP, Ortho, Vascular, Thoracotomy, GYN, MRI/CT and Cardiac Cath / Angio.

• Responded to emergent calls such as Rapid Response, Code Blue, Cardiac Alert, Code CVA and Trauma Calls.
  
• Monitored and assisted with transportation of a variety of intensive care patients including Trauma, Neurological, Medical and Surgical.
  
• Assisted Critical Care Intensivists in invasive line placements, intubation and other invasive procedures.
• Available to staff as a Expert Nurse in Critical care.
  
• Manage lunch rotations for a team of Registered Nurses.
• Served on Wound Care Committee and SWAT PI Studies.

• Served as Charge RN overseeing average of 6 Registered Nurses and 12 Intensive Care patients.
• Managed hemodynamically unstable patients on multiple drips and equipment including ventilators, BIPAP, CRRT and Balloon Pump.
• 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.
• Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting all data in electronic records (including EPIC).
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
• Helped implement Care Packages for families during comfort care process of dying.