Rose Cathey, RN
Wood River,IL
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Inpatient Surgical
BJC/Christian Hospital
07.2021 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Reported findings to quality departments after conducting routine restraint audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Lewis And Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL12.2021
Cosmetology License - Cosmetology
Trend Beauty College
East Alton, IL07.1993
High School Diploma -
Civic Memorial Highschool
Bethalto, IL06.1993
Skills
- Precepting
- Vaccine Administration
- Medical Assessment
- ADL Assistance
- Mobility Assistance
- Chart Updating
- Care Planning
- Procedure Preparations
- HIPAA Education
- Maintaining Privacy
- Patient Discharge
- Patient Care Planning
- Patient Evaluation
- Telemetry Monitoring
- Licensed RN
- Shared Governance
- Palliative Care Awareness
- Patient Care
- Intake and Discharge
- Physical Assessments
- High Level of Autonomy
- Removing Sutures
- Urology Knowledge
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Diabetes and Nutrition Education
- Medication Distribution
- Professional Bedside Manners
- Tracheostomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Wound Care
- Lab Result Interpretation
- Patient Management
- Chronic Disease Management
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Inpatient Surgical
BJC/Christian Hospital
07.2021 - Current
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Lewis And Clark Community College
Cosmetology License - Cosmetology
Trend Beauty College
High School Diploma -
Civic Memorial Highschool
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