Shirley Martin

Perform admit, recertification, and post hospital assessments. Perform IV therapy, wound care , lab draws, and instruct patients on medication management and disease processes. perform case management.

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.

Performed admit, recertification, post hospital assessments.

• 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 to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.

Clinical Manager of Surgical Intensive Care unit and managed nurses, secretary, and PCA's.

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.

• Worked as Clinician/Charge Nurse.
• Operated critical care equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery.
• Administered medications to treat patients' symptoms and address underlying disease progression.
• Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
• Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.

• Completed chemotherapy administration as dictated by physician's instructions on each patient's chart.
• Administered chemotherapy, pain medications and other medicines based on physician orders and patient requirements.
• Helped patients feel comfortable and supported during treatments for different types of cancer and patiently answered diverse questions.
• Assessed patients during course of treatment to identify concerning reactions.

• Completed chemotherapy administration as dictated by physician's instructions on each patient's chart.
• Administered chemotherapy, pain medications and other medicines based on physician orders and patient requirements.
• Helped patients feel comfortable and supported during treatments for different types of cancer and patiently answered diverse questions.
• Assessed patients during course of treatment to identify concerning reactions.