Susan Kartos

• Administered medication and treatments according to care plans and protocols.
• Assisted with daily living activities, enhancing patient comfort and safety
• Educated patients and families on disease management and preventive care practices.
• Trained new nursing staff on best practices and organizational policies.
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Delivered patient care and assistance with daily living tasks.
• Assisted with patient assessments and developed individualized care plans.
• Educated patients and families on health management and wellness strategies.
• Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.

Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.

Coordinate and provide quality medical-surgical nursing services. Handle telemetry responsibilities in a quality and timely manner

Conducted initial assessments to obtain thorough physiological, environmental, and financial data. Coordinated individual care plans and needs of all patients on caseload. Planned frequency of home visits and other disciplines referred if needed. Planned and initiated teaching and new skills. Discharged patients from home care with all needs met.

Coordinated and provided quality medical-surgical nursing services. Handled telemetry responsibilities. Administered chemotherapy to oncology patients within the unit