Sharon Whitehead

Lead Nurse

• Preceptor for new hires
• Maintain safety for patients in seclusion and restraints Administer oral and IM medications and monitor for EPS
• Provide a therapeutic milieu
• Effective communication used for verbal and non verbal patients
• Advocate for patients utilizing Social Workers and Providers

• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
• Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs
• Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.

• Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
• Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations
• Assessed and evaluated mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to initiate, manage and modify individualized care plans

• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
• Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes
• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms
• Assessed and evaluated mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to initiate, manage and modify individualized care plans

• Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
• Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes
• Cared for patients in 24-bed unit, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients

• Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza and other illnesses of concern
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
• Worked with interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement and manage care plans, ensuring inclusion of patients' individual needs
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients
• Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission

• Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.