Sherri VanDyke

• Educated patients, families and caregivers about conditions and treatments specific to ENT
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
• Telephone Triage with critical thinking skills
• Assist with office procedures as needed
• Arrange and track additional services as needed, lab, imaging, speech, physical therapy, other testing as needed
• Epic computer charting

• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications and new orders to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Coordination of care with therapies (physical, occupational and speech) and social work and nurse practitioners.
• Assist residents in ADL's, administer medications, wound care as needed and assess vital signs.
• Oversee caregivers with residents during shift.
• Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
• Computerized charting.

• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management as needed
• Cared for special needs children in their home and/or accompanied them to school.
• Cared for children with a variety of special needs and health care issues, trachs, ventilators, feeding tubes and monitor for seizures.
• Perform ADL's as needed.
• Paper documentation

• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Charge Nurse role.
• Oriented new staff members, assisted with peer interviews for new hires for the department.
• Cared for patients in the pre op and post op period. This included assessment, IV placement, medication administration.
• Specific patient teaching related to their procedure.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
• Served on the committee during our obtainment of Magnet Status.
• Epic Computer Charting

• Delivered care to adult critically ill patients of medical and surgical origin with emphasis on Open Heart Surgery patients.
• Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
• Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
• Maintained respectful treatment environment that honored patients' and families' cultural and religious traditions and preferences.
• Recorded patients' medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately document medical care.
• Working knowledge of Vasoactive medications, Ventilators, Balloon Pumps, Stokes, Septic Shock,Craniotomies and Arterial Lines.
• Charge nurse role on rotating basis.

Staff Nurse on a Cardiac Step-down unit, specializing in Open Heart surgeries, Carotid Endarterectomies, Cardiac Catheterization.

• Administered prescribed medications, changed dressings, cleaned wounds and monitored vital signs to provide high standards of patient care.
• Educated patients and families about medications and treatment instructions to facilitate continuum of care.

• Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
• Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
• Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
• Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming, and other hygiene needs.
• I worked here while attending nursing school, i worked on a variety of floors, from long term care of elderly and long term chronic psychiatric residents.