Sydney Cooper
Decatur,IL
Summary
Bachelors prepared registered nurse of 5 years who is committed to to providing high-quality care to patients. Invested in implementing evidence based practice to positively impact patient outcomes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Lexington Medical Center
West Columbia, SC
03.2023 - 07.2025
- Provide nursing care to post-surgical patients from a variety of specialties, including vascular surgery, neurosurgery, general surgery, and cardiovascular surgery.
- Provide wound care appropriately based on the provider's order.
- Manage patient medications, including titrating critical medications such as vasopressors and sedation.
- Encourage early ambulation and mobility in post-op patients, while monitoring patient status and managing pain.
- Assist in bedside procedures, such as rapid sequence intubation and critical line placement.
- Promptly determine changes in patient condition and communicate with providers to ensure adequate intervention
Registered Nurse
Lexington Medical Center
West Columbia, SC
07.2020 - 03.2023
- Provide nursing care to 4 intermediate level patients including giving medications, nursing assessments, and communicating with the interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes and ensure safe discharge plans
- Managing medications that require increased monitoring and critical thinking such as cardene, cardizem, amiodorone, and insulin.
- Intervene when patient has a change in condition and ensure patient is stabilized or transferred to the appropriate level of care
- Delegation of tasks according to scope of practice
- Advocate for patient and ensure plan of care align with patient's goals of care
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lander University
Greenwood, SC05.2020
Skills
- Frequent patient assessments, including detailed assessments based on disease processes or surgical procedures
- Communicate changes in patient status efficiently to the care team
- Provide patient education, including disease processes, medications, diets, and discharge instructions
- Initiate the applicable care plan based on the individual patient
- Nursing documentation using Epic and Cerner
- Work with a multidisciplinary team to appropriately prioritize and carry out the needs of patients
- Ultrasound IV placement
Certification
- Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Unit Involvement
- Participate in unit based practice council to improve processes and advocate on improving work environment
- Volunteered to participate in unit skin prevalence assessment to identify areas for improvement in pressure injury prevention
- Advocated for classes on preceptor training and took class when it became available
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Lexington Medical Center
03.2023 - 07.2025
Registered Nurse
Lexington Medical Center
07.2020 - 03.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lander University
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