SANDHYA SHANLEY

• Prioritize developing and building positive therapeutic rapport through genuine curiosity, connection, and supportive listening
• Improved care continuity by effectively collaborating with interdisciplinary team members and maintaining clear communication.
• Streamlined medication management processes by regularly reviewing prescriptions for effectiveness, potential interactions, and side effects.
• Conducted thorough psychiatric evaluations to accurately diagnose mental health conditions and inform appropriate treatment decisions.
• Provided crisis intervention services as needed to stabilize patients experiencing acute distress or at risk for harm to self or others.

Per diem employment while in graduate school

• Direct nursing care services on adult unit to include med administration, detox monitoring, symptom management, milieu safety

• Milieu Management forensic unit serving individuals with acute mental illness
• Medication management, implementing treatment plan interventions, and supervising mental health workers.
• Charge nurse on Special Care Unit focusing on supportive stabilization, patient safety

• Nursing care in high acuity rapidly changing clinical environment for multi-trauma, bariatric, general and vascular surgical patients.
• Exposure to complex wound care and management of medical comorbidities.
• Comprehensive nursing care to six patient assignment.
• Med surg preceptorship Northern maine medical center.

• Exposure to medical surgical nursing practice, application of nursing process and health assessment for residents in assisted living facility
• Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment, toileting, ADL's