Shana Milholen
Lexington,TN
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with IDD specialty.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
West Tennessee Health Care
2023.03 - Current
- Performs initial patient assessment utilizing the nursing process and age-specific needs, prescribe a plan of care for each patient, updating as necessary, and confers with other shifts and departments to promote continuity of care
- Documents initial assessment, delivery of patient care, and other pertinent information in patient's medical record; monitors documentation of other personnel.
Regional Registered Nurse
Support Solutions Of Mid-South
2023.11 - 2024.05
- Delegated nursing tasks to direct support staff
- Provided LPN oversight
- Therap charting
- Reviewed documentation
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
Agency nurse
Caregivers of West Tennessee
2022.09 - 2023.03
- PERFORMS ANALYSIS OF PATIENT DATA INCLUDING STATUS OF LAB WORK AND PATIENT ASSESSMENTS; REPORTS CHANGES TO RN; MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PATIENT CARE; PERFORMS PATIENT ASSESSMENTS EVALUATES DATA AND INTERVENES AS APPROPRIATE
- ADMINISTERS MEDICATIONS, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE TREATMENTS PER PHYSICIAN ORDERS
- DOCUMENTS, VERIFIES AND ENSURES IMPLEMENTATION OF PHYSICIAN ORDERS; ACCURATE AND TIMELY CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION, PARTICIPATES IN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT/QUALITY PROCESSES
- RESPONSIBLE FOR PREVENTING CLIENT ABUSE BY ADHERING TO ALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, MAINTAINS RECORDS.
License practical nurse
West Tennessee Health Care
2022.04 - 2023.03
- INITIATE PERIPHERAL IV ACCESS AND ADMINISTER IV FLUSHES AND IVPBS TO PATIENTS ACCORDING TO HOSPITAL POLICY; ADMINISTERS MEDICATIONS AND TREATMENTS, PREPARES FOR TESTS AND SURGERY, RECEIVES AND TRANSCRIBES ORDERS
- IDENTIFIES, RECORDS, AND REPORTS ANY CHANGE IN PATIENT CONDITION OR ADVERSE REACTION TO TREATMENT AND/OR MEDICATION TO THE MEDICAL PROVIDER
- DOCUMENTS CARE IN THE PATIENT'S RECORD
- RESPOND TO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.
Agency support nurse
Easter Seals of Tennessee
2019.10 - 2021.05
- PERFORMS ANALYSIS OF PATIENT DATA INCLUDING STATUS OF LAB WORK AND PATIENT ASSESSMENTS; REPORTS CHANGES TO RN; MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PATIENT CARE; PERFORMS PATIENT ASSESSMENTS EVALUATES DATA AND INTERVENES AS APPROPRIATE
- ADMINISTERS MEDICATIONS, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE TREATMENTS PER PHYSICIAN ORDERS
- DOCUMENTS, VERIFIES AND ENSURES IMPLEMENTATION OF PHYSICIAN ORDERS; ACCURATE AND TIMELY CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION
- RESPONSIBLE FOR PREVENTING CLIENT ABUSE BY ADHERING TO ALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, ATTENDING PERIODIC TRAINING, REPORTING SUSPICIOUS AND INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, AND FOLLOWING MANDATORY ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS TREATMENT INFORMATION
- MAINTAINS RECORDS.
License practical nurse
Easter Seals of Tennessee
2017.06 - 2019.10
- PROVIDE NURSING CARE (PEG FEEDINGS, OXYGEN TITRATION ASSESSMENTS) PER MD ORDERS, INSURE CLIENT SUPERVISION, HEALTH, SAFETY, DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF CARE ACCORDING TO CLIENTS INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLAN (ISP) OR OTHER CARE PLAN
- PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (BATHING, GROOMING, AND DRESSING, TOILETING, ASSISTING WITH EATING AND HYDRATION, SKIN CARE, POSITIONING AND TURNING)
- ASSIST CLIENTS WITH MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH WRITTEN PHYSICIAN ORDERS
- DOCUMENT CLIENT ACTIVITIES, CARE, SERVICES, MEDICATION, VITAL SIGNS, AND OTHER OCCURRENCES THROUGHOUT SHIFTS
- PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND INSTRUCTION IN AREAS OF CARE
- TRANSPORT CLIENTS TO OTHER SERVICES, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, OUTINGS AND OTHER EVENTS AS NEEDED.
Direct support professional
Easter Seals of Tennessee
2015.10 - 2017.06
- INSURE CLIENT SUPERVISION, HEALTH, SAFETY, DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF CARE ACCORDING TO CLIENTS INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLAN (ISP) OR OTHER CARE PLAN
- PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (BATHING, GROOMING, AND DRESSING, TOILETING, ASSISTING WITH EATING AND HYDRATION, SKIN CARE, POSITIONING AND TURNING)
- DOCUMENT CLIENT ACTIVITIES, CARE, SERVICES, VITAL SIGNS, AND OTHER OCCURRENCES THROUGHOUT SHIFTS
- PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND INSTRUCTION IN AREAS OF CARE, LIVING INDEPENDENTLY
- TRANSPORT CLIENTS TO OTHER SERVICES, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, OUTINGS AND OTHER EVENTS AS NEEDED.
Education
Registered nurse -
Jackson State Community College
12.2022
Practical nurse -
Tennessee College of Applied Technology
04.2017
Skills
- Proficient in word and excel
- Team Leadership
- Time Management
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Direct Patient Care
- Documentation and Charting
- Patient Assessments
- Goal Setting
- Care Coordination
- Case Evaluation
- Health Promotion
Timeline
Regional Registered Nurse
Support Solutions Of Mid-South
2023.11 - 2024.05
Registered Nurse
West Tennessee Health Care
2023.03 - Current
Agency nurse
Caregivers of West Tennessee
2022.09 - 2023.03
License practical nurse
West Tennessee Health Care
2022.04 - 2023.03
Agency support nurse
Easter Seals of Tennessee
2019.10 - 2021.05
License practical nurse
Easter Seals of Tennessee
2017.06 - 2019.10
Direct support professional
Easter Seals of Tennessee
2015.10 - 2017.06
Registered nurse -
Jackson State Community College
Practical nurse -
Tennessee College of Applied Technology
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