Ruth Smith

• Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, weight and blood glucose levels.
• Accurately recorded interactions in medical charts, documenting accidents and interventions applied.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
• Obtained lab specimens: blood, urine, and wound cultures.
• Using sterile technique, changed PICC line dressings, place or change foley/suprapubic catheter changes.
• Administered IM injections, filled medication planners, educated on medications, possible side effects and outcomes.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, weight and blood glucose levels.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Provided education on medications, fall prevention, pain management, signs and symptoms of infection, diabetes management, disease process and wound management.
• Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
• Accurately documenting and reporting medication changes, interactions, falls, and changes in condition.
• Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
• Obtained lab specimens: blood, urine, and wound cultures.
• Using sterile technique, changed PICC line dressings, place or change foley/suprapubic catheter changes.
• Administered IM injections, filled medication planners, educated on medications, possible side effects and outcomes.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, weight and blood glucose levels.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Provided education on medications, fall prevention, pain management, signs and symptoms of infection, diabetes management, disease process and wound management.
• Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
• Accurately documenting and reporting medication changes, interactions, falls, and changes in condition.
• Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.

● Explained procedures and test results to assist patients in informed decision-making.

● Set up equipment and prepared medical treatment rooms. Such as, Vasectomies, Transrectal ultrasound for prostate biopsies, pelvic exams, and urethral dilation.

● Place/change foley catheters and Superpubic tube changes.

● Give injections; Lupron, Toradol , Rocephin.

● Teach patient’s how to perform self clean intermittent catheterization.

● Refilled medications ordered by the doctor.

● Room patient’s , vital signs, check urine, bladder scans.

● Referrals to other doctors or facilities.

● Schedule procedures and other imaging.

● Make or reschedule appointments.

● Administer chemo treatments for bladder cancer.

● Measured blood pressure, pulse, height, and weight.

● Evaluated nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.

• Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients when necessary.
• Answered incoming phone calls from patients and provided basic assistance and triage medical concerns.