Sherry Armbruster BSN, RN

• Traveled to patients' homes to assess health conditions and provide superior level of nursing care for IV placement and central IV management and medication infusions.
• Educating patients and caregivers to participate in treatments, medication administration, and IV management.
• Provided physical assessments, medication and chronic disease management to home health patients.
• Informed physicians of any changes to patients' health or concerns observed during home visits.
• Contacted family immediately when issues arose with at-home patients in effort to find effective resolutions.
• Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
• Supported personal care needs, shopping for groceries, and cleaning house

RN Shift work in various Los Angeles Hospitals/Clinics

Emergency Rooms, Clinics, Surgery Centers

• Promoted patient and family teaching to enhance patient understanding of needs and potentially accelerate recovery.
• Administered and maintained comfort, treatment, medication, intravenous infusion and health care to support patient needs.
• Cared for patients in 16-32-bed units, supporting fellow nurses in delivering outstanding treatment to patients
• Conducted rounds with medical staff to promote improved understanding between patients, nursing staff and medical staff to support continued quality of communication and care
• Promoted patient and family teaching to enhance patient understanding of needs and potentially accelerate recovery

• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.

• Served as resource for other nurses on Float Pool, offering guidance on policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Mentored new nursing staff, sharing best practices for patient care and fostering supportive team atmosphere.
• Strengthened relationships between nursing teams across various units through regular collaboration on shared float pool initiatives and projects.
• Facilitated smooth transitions between shifts by providing thorough handoff reports to incoming nurses, ensuring continuity of care.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

• * Charge Nurse
• * Triage Nurse
• * Direct Patient Care of Adult, Pediatric, Mental Health,and Geriatric Patients with varied health conditions.
• * Earned good attendance record and built reputation for being on time and ready to work.
• * Improved operations by working and collaborating with team members and customers to find workable solutions.

LEVEL 2 TRAUMA CENTER

*Thorough Assessments

*Complete Treatment Plans

*Stabilize Pediatric, Adult, and Geriatric Patients

*Resuscitate Complex Health Conditions with Physician guidance.

Provided direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and determining course of action based on triage.

Inserted IVs and administered oral and injectable medications.

Completed emergency treatment procedures to stabilize individuals for transport.

Developed strong rapport with other medical professionals to foster quality and efficient patient care.

Assessed emergency situations and prioritized medical care for patients.

• Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment

• Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor

• Collaborated with team members to achieve target results
• Support, Treat, and Educate Women and Children in the Postpartum, Antepartum, Labor & Delivery, and Surgical Settings.
• Increased customer satisfaction by attentive care.
• Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.

• Oversaw and managed 6 clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining high level of staff morale and professionalism.
• Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment
• Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
• Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.

• Assess, Pre Op, and Recover Patients
• Evaluate Need for Orders and Implementation
• Obtained and Interpreted Lab Tests
• Advocating and Education for Patient Needs