Ronda E Cress

Medication management of 20 + residents

Maintaining safety for residents on a locked memory care unit.

Supporting resident and their family on their dementia journey

Assisting resident with their medication management

Educating and supporting residents and family with the resident daily needs or care improvements

Assisted in maintaining safe environment for all residents

• Assessed need for, ordered, obtained, and interpreted appropriate lab tests
• Responsible for patient care on a medical / Surgical / Telemetry unit. Handling all aspects of treatment from administration of medication to wound care to monitoring and interpreting telemetry
• Educate patients and their families on their care needs
• Ensure HIPPA compliance
• Involve all team members in putting the patient first
• Float to other units as needed
• Chart patient care using Epic charting system
• Prepared patients for surgery, educating patients and family members on surgical procedures
• Partnered with attending physicians, nurses, and nursing assistants to create and coordinate plans of care, including imaging, labs, surgery,and medications
• Maintained accountability for controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule

• Staff nurse on Orthopedic / Neurologic / Pediatric unit
• Initiate, direct , and maintain care for patients from Neonates to geriatric
• Educate support, and give care to patient families
• Experienced as charge nurse on Orthopedic / Neurologic / Pediatric 30 bed unit
• Experience with Baxter night cycler and assisted with policy and procedure development of same
• Supported nursing staff in use of Baxter night cycler
• Floated to different areas of the hospital as needs arise
• Proficient in starting adult and pediatric IV
• Experienced with Sunrise Clinical Manager charting and McKesson bar coding medication administration
• Past committees include PI restraint team, interview team for new hires, employ advisory committee
  

• Home Health Nurse and relief staff for area hospitals and nursing homes