Stephanie Darty

Responsible for recognizing patients' symptoms, taking measures within their scope of practice to administer medications, providing other measures for symptom alleviation, and collaborating with other professionals to optimize patients' comfort and families' understanding and adaptation.

• Provided individualized nursing care, including medication administration, monitoring vital signs, and assisting with activities of daily living.
• Facilitated family meetings focused on discussing treatment goals, expectations during recovery processes, and post-discharge planning.

I used to work in the Psych Unit,, monitor the safety of patients admitted for psychiatric hospitalization, perform high-risk assessments, manage medications, and, in some cases, groom and bathe patients.

• Determined patient risk by utilizing subjective and objective data obtained through patient interaction.
• Reported findings to quality departments after conducting routine restraint audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.
• Assessed patients' physical and mental status by analyzing complaints and symptoms.
• Performed frequent ongoing assessments of patients' status to address changes.

• Assisted patient with activity of daily living (bathing, eating, dressing and bed making)
• Answer call light and assist with ambulation.
• Established a safe environment for clients to openly discuss their thoughts, feelings, experiences, and concerns without fear of judgment or retribution.

• Direct Care
• Courteously and friendly welcome the patient
• Provide assistance and support to patients who are not able to look after themselves
• Enter patient's information including test requested to the computer, or perform data entry
• Maintain a clean professional work environment.