Susana Sherman
Maricopa,AZ
Summary
Diverse Registered Nurse with 6.75 years of experience in various healthcare settings. Skilled in clinical assessment and compassionate patient care. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through effective care coordination and critical thinking. Fluent in Spanish, advocating for patients and families while ensuring adherence to treatment plans and promoting optimal wellness. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Observation PCU
Banner Desert Medical Center
08.2024 - Current
- Monitored cardiac and other critical vital signs to detect changes and enable intervention of life-threatening or emergency situations.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Decreased patient complications through diligent monitoring of vital signs, lab results, and other telemetry data.
- Promoted a positive work environment within the Observation PCU team through collaboration, mutual respect, and proactive problem-solving approaches.
- Administered prescribed PO, IV, or IM medications, changed dressings, cleaned wounds and monitored vital signs to provide high standards of patient care.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
Travel Registered Nurse
Concentric Healthcare Solutions
06.2019 - 10.2021
- Recognized and reported changes in patients'' conditions promptly, initiating appropriate interventions or escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Reduced risk of complications by closely monitoring vital signs and adjusting treatments as necessary.
- Enhanced patient care by developing and implementing individualized nursing plans for medical-surgical patients.
- Provided wound care management for a diverse range of surgical incisions, pressure ulcers, burns, or other wounds requiring skilled interventions.
- Administered blood products safely following established transfusion protocols while closely monitoring patients for any adverse reactions or complications.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to provide comprehensive patient care during hospitalization and discharge planning.
Cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
10.2019 - 10.2020
- Utilized advanced medical equipment to monitor patients vital signs and adjust treatment plans accordingly.
- Evaluated hemodynamic parameters using invasive monitoring tools such as arterial lines, pulmonary artery catheters and ventilators, to guide therapy decisions appropriately.
- Managed IV drip medication while titrating multiple drips at a time. Some including Propofol, Levophed, Cardene and Phenylephrine. Monitored for drug efficacy, drug interactions, and potential side effects for optimum safety.
- Administered blood products following hospital protocols while maintaining meticulous documentation of transfusion-related events.
- Managed tube feeding and TPN on sedated patients and monitored tube placement and daily input and output.
- Performed advanced life support measures during code situations, contributing to successful resuscitations efforts when needed.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN12.2017
Skills
- Spanish Speaking: Fluent
- Care Coordination
- Medication and IV administration
- Compassionate and Caring
- Critical Thinking
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient and family advocacy
- Clear Patient Communication
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Observation PCU
Banner Desert Medical Center
08.2024 - Current
Cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
10.2019 - 10.2020
Travel Registered Nurse
Concentric Healthcare Solutions
06.2019 - 10.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Adventist University
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