Summrah Shan

• Educated patients and families about mental health disorders, treatments, and resources available for support.
• Served as a liaison between the psychiatric nursing staff and medical providers to ensure seamless delivery of integrated care services.
• Managed challenging behaviors in the geriatric population using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and behavioral modification plans.
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.

· Provide direct nursing care to adults with acute psychiatric and co-occurring medical conditions on a locked inpatient unit.

· Conduct initial and ongoing mental status assessments, suicide risk screenings, and safety checks to ensure a safe therapeutic milieu.

· Administer medications including psychotropics, monitor response, assess side effects, and reinforce adherence to treatment plans.

· Collaborate with psychiatrists, APRNs, social workers, and multidisciplinary team members to support patient-centered care and discharge planning.

· Utilize CPI and de-escalation techniques to manage agitation, aggression, and crisis situations while maintaining dignity and safety.

· Document nursing assessments, interventions, and patient responses in the EHR with accuracy, clarity, and regulatory compliance.

· Demonstrate strong therapeutic communication, active listening, and patient advocacy to foster trust, insight, and hope during hospitalization.

Providing exceptional patient care on the medical-surgical unit, which includes assessing, implementing, evaluating, and delivering direct, individualized bedside care to up to six pre- and post-surgical patients each shift. Administer medications and treatments to improve overall health and comfort. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement comprehensive patient care plans. Adjust specialized medical equipment as needed (PCA, IV, nerve block pumps, wound vacs). Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records and documentation, and provide emotional support. education to patients and their families.