Stacy Manson

• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• 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.
• Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
• Educated patients on disease management and self-care techniques, promoting lifestyle changes for improved health.
• Served as a liaison between physicians and patients'' families to facilitate clear communication regarding treatment options and progress updates.
• Provided emotional support to patients and their families.
• Provided emotional support to patients during challenging times, fostering a sense of trust and rapport that contributed to better overall wellbeing.
• Participated in professional development opportunities regularly to stay current on best practices in the field of nursing.
• Devised individualized care plans tailored to each patient''s unique situation, optimizing clinical outcomes.
• Utilized advanced clinical skills such as wound care management or IV therapy administration, leading to faster recovery times for patients treated under my supervision.
• Streamlined documentation processes to ensure accurate record-keeping and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Championed quality improvement initiatives within the unit by identifying areas for improvement and implementing evidence-based strategies.
• Assessed patient conditions promptly upon admission to determine appropriate interventions and prioritize care needs.

• Specialty Infusions provided to patients in the home setting, independent Infusion Centers, and facilities
• A myriad of chemotherapeutic, anti-infective, anti-fungal, antibiotic and transitional implant infusion therapies
• Coordination of appropriate documentation, orders, and supplies for meds required for infusions
• Assessments, and screening for either Inclusion or exclusion for appropriateness of therapies
• Infusing patients, ongoing education pre and post infusions as well as follow up care
• Blood draws as needed and extensive documentation meeting all appropriate Medicare and state guidelines utilizing EMR.
• Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

• Triage, asses and treat covid positive inmates/patients
• Daily Covid testing in a quarantine and Isolation setting, multidisciplinary team setting and care planning as appropriate
• Triage, full head to toe assessment and treat inmates with any illness, disease, trauma, and post procedures
• Respond to medical emergencies called within the prison via ambulance, field assess and treat including ACLS response and elevating to higher level of care when appropriate
• IV's, medications, wound care, splinting, addressing drains and feeding tube issues, and EMR
• Formulating care plans and adjusting all plans of care utilizing the nursing process
• An autonomous role that requires multitasking, time management and prioritizing on a continuous basis
• Psychiatric nursing in a licensed facility on prison grounds
• Assessing and addressing the psychiatric needs of Inmate/patients in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team approach
• Applying nursing plan of care and changing when appropriate for patient needs
• 1:1 coverage for those with suicidal/ homicidal/ self harming behaviors, responding to psychiatric emergencies from overdosing, hanging,cutting or other traumas
• Team approach nursing with psych techs, LVN's and CNA's.

My role is to interface with Case Managers, physicians, hospitalists, pharmacists and other entities pertinent to the patient discharge plan

• Head to toe physical assessments of patients for appropriateness of hospital discharge on Infusion therapies, assessing pt
• And caregiver for being “ teachable”
• Essential teaching with physicians and RN's about our therapies and the prevention of hospital readmission is important in both the discharge plan and execution of the proper therapy put forward
• I am an expert in the start of PIV's and the education of the medications used
• Multitasking the planning, teaching, collection of essential history and medical data, and coordination of the actual discharge and delivery of important meds and supplies
• Accessing Port O cath's , PICC lines, and other central line access points, is an intricate and essential part of my teaching prior to discharge.

• A Pharmaceutical Specialty Pharmacy/Home Health Infusion Company for over 35 years
• Being Lead RN in the Redland Infusion Center encompasses many aspects of my skill base
• Having an expertise in starting PIV's especially with patients whose veins are poor and frequently accessed, managing the challenges of pt
• And family dynamics in the Center and home, overseeing other RN, LVN, and ancillary staff to manage the flow dynamics of the clinic, prioritization and education of new and existing patients is a continuous part of the process
• Accessing PICC's and other central lines as well as Midlines
• Delegating was an important part of the Lead role to the staff, and maintaining annual competencies as well as schedules for staff.

• Aids Health Foundation has been serving the communities in this country since nursing staff, manage clinic flow in both the Upland and Whittier offices as well as the new location opening in Riverside
• Assist physician with minor procedures, Injections, phlebotomy, address patient issues, maintain flow of the physician schedule and assist with all aspects of the healthcare team
• RX refills, referral and authorizations.

• Charge Nurse of an ambulatory care clinic
• Oversee and manage the clinical staff in the Primary care setting utilizing all 'PRIME' measures and implementing the nursing process
• The patient population is of all ages on the spectrum
• Multidisciplinary team setting as well
• Part of the Policy and Procedure Committee for ARMC and incorporating FHC Policies for implementation of those policies
• Ongoing teaching of all staff, residents and staff scheduling, maintaining all supplies for clinical use, wound care and teaching, Diabetes training of staff and patients, PICC line changes & DC, assist with colposcopy, lump & bump as needed, IV start and training of staff, phlebotomy and teaching to clinical staff
• Staff teaching and annual competencies for all staff
• Case/Care Manager prioritizing patient needs for those most in need of assistance with monitoring Diabetic needs/teaching, arrange referrals for urgent needs, manage housing if needed, hospice referrals, provide a professional patient advocacy to promote wellness and success with their own personal care; for any and all needs
• This role also included hands on interventions in the clinic setting; Foley catheters, blood sugar checking, IV infusions, diabetic management, etc...

• Telephonically and Field Manage all aspects of client care, including teaching and overseeing home health services, caregivers and coordination of medical/fiduciary issues that arise
• Advocacy for the client and family essential; accompanying clients to all MD appointments, consults, etc
• Streamlining all medications, initiate referrals for hospice, home health, housing placement, prioritizing medical needs, caregivers, physical & occupational therapies
• Initial evaluations and assessments of new potential clients and appropriateness for Geriatric case management
• Interact with community liaisons, physicians and family dynamics
• Refer for legal issues and elder abuse concerns
• Recognize and implement nursing interventions for emergent care; in an autonomous nursing role, Ombudsman and APS reporting as needed.

• Triage and treatment of women for either Obstetrical and/or Gynecological emergencies
• In the capacity of Lead RN, being autonomous and having the ability to assess and clinically evaluate patients presenting with various complaints and come up with a treatment plan
• This information is gathered, including performing Ultrasounds, collecting cultures, doing sterile speculum exams, collecting blood work, and treating symptoms
• This information is then provided to a treating physician for coordination of care and any further testing and treatments that is needed and will be performed by myself and or the physician.

• Manage patients living with HIV/AIDS of all ages from children to geriatrics
• Prioritizing each patients needs and utilizing community resources as available for appropriate housing, interventions for drug and alcohol abuse patients
• Maintain and manage patient medication needs and changes working with Infectious Disease Dr.s
• Oversee and intervene with mental health issues and initiate hospitalizations based on patient symptomatology, promoting medication adherence for ARV's/antipsychotics/ antidepressants, etc
• Manage all patients under very strict Medicare and Title 22 guidelines
• Diabetic teaching, management, hospital admissions based on symptomatology, multidisciplinary IDT meetings and work closely with Social workers for optimum case management outcomes.

• Fetal Diagnostics, Labor and delivery of all gestational ages, RN deliveries, AROM, Fetal Scalp Electrode Placement/Intrauterine Catheter placement, triage, and transport via ambulance of pregnant high risk patients, postpartum, newborn assessment and transition, NICU float for 'feeders and growers' population, utilizing the most current research, and implementation of the nursing process and most current standards of care as provided by AWHONN/ACOG standards
• Shoulder dystocia management, diabetes teaching and management, Breastfeeding Educator, OR circulator, Recovery of post op patients
• Interpretation of fetal tracings, interventions based on fetal /maternal changes, Certified OB ultrasound, assist with various procedures including, Amnio-reductions, multi-system disease management of the pregnant/postpartum patient
• Blood transfusions, Heparin drips, antibiotic IV management, Expert IV skills, central line management, and various other skills
• Multicultural background and education
• Implementation of patient plan of care, integrating the nursing process into patient care and maintaining patient on labor curve to promote effective and safe delivery of newborn, vaginally
• VBAC management and care, Initiation of induction protocols using prostaglandins (Pitocin, Misoprostol, etc ) Foley bulb induction and AROM
• Management of hypertensive patients with superimposed PIH, Hypertensive management according to JOHNNA/ACOG guidelines and current research, Diabetes management, insulin drips, sliding scale and diet controlled
• Dialysis patients, various cancers in pregnancy, autoimmune diseases in pregnancy, multi-gestation management of all types, managing and nurse deliveries of fetal demise and induction for terminations, etc
• Management of the Intrapartum/postpartum hemorrhage with Postpartum/newborn couplet care, Transition of the newborn with head to toe assessment, and resuscitation of the newborn when needed for primary/secondary apnea.