Shannon Aslakson

• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians and practitioners.
• 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.
• Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.

• Administered nursing care to cardiac patients undergoing diagnostic, therapeutic or emergency services.
• Supported physicians throughout introduction of medical devices and vascular closure with collagen plugs and stitches.
• Installed bare metal, drug-eluting and bioabsorbable stents throughout vascular system.
• Administered conscious sedation while monitoring continuous vital signs
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.

• Administered nursing care to cardiac patients undergoing diagnostic, therapeutic or emergency services including interventional cardiac and electrophysiology patients
• Administered diagnostic angiograms, injecting intravenous dye for x-ray examination and using catheters to introduce tools needed for medical treatments.

Same as previous cardiac cathlabs.

• Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering pa catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation, and chest tubes.
• Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
• Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
• Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients. including pre and post op cath lab and open heart bypass and cardiac valve patients