Sandra Thelusma-McCaskill

• in order to guarantee the well being of the patient my job as a private duty nurse, I keep track of health records and track their health throughout the day, in order to ensure that unique medical needs of the patient with chronic health issues are met and satisfied.

• Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.

• Educated and supervised patients and family members regarding prevention strategies, self-care techniques and nursing care needs.
• Administered medications and oversaw activities of daily living such as bathing, hygiene, and ambulation.
• Took vital signs to assess patient health progress and needs.
• Observed patient to chart and report changes in patient condition and adverse reactions to medications and treatments.

-Cared for children reliant on ventilators in a residential environment. daily care was given, encompassing feedings, medication delivery, care, and stomach tube care, among other things. changes in patients' conditions that have been reported and documented, as well as any additional issues that need to be addressed right away.Cared for children reliant on ventilators in a residential environment. • Maintained patients' daily needs, such as feedings, medication administration, trach care, and stomach tube care; • Recorded and reported changes in patients' conditions and other issues that needed immediate attention.

• Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting.
• 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.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.

• Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
• Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
• Ordered and analyzed diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient conditions.