Taneeka Barfield
Madison,FL
Summary
Dedicated Critical Care Registered Nurse with 2 years of direct patient care experience. Adept at doctor communication and patient education with extensive knowledge, various treatments and planning long-term for patients. Successful at advocating patient needs and quick diagnoses. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN, Critical Care
Select Specialty Hospital
08.2022 - Current
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based critical care practices and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
- Enhanced patient safety by diligently monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and managing ventilator settings.
- Reduced ICU readmissions through effective discharge planning and coordination of follow-up care.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care for terminally ill patients and support for their families during difficult times.
- Delivered high-quality nursing care to critically ill patients in a fast-paced ICU setting, prioritizing needs and optimizing recovery potential.
- Collaborated with physicians on the development of individualized treatment plans, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
- Served as a preceptor for new nurses, providing mentorship and guidance on critical care best practices.
- Streamlined communication among team members, improving overall efficiency within the unit.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient conditions, assessments, interventions, and responses to ensure continuity of care across shifts.
- Demonstrated a commitment to professional development by participating in ongoing educational opportunities and maintaining critical care certifications.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals, and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements.
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Administered medications and treatments as ordered by physician.
- Guided patients, caregivers, and family members on plans of treatment and helpful resources available locally to support care.
- Assessed and documented changes in patient's condition and prepared patient for transfer to higher level of care.
RN, Emergency Department
Advance Nurse Staffing
10.2021 - Current
- Improved patient outcomes by efficiently assessing, diagnosing, and treating a wide range of medical conditions in the Emergency Department.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate care and maintaining effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues.
- Streamlined workflow within the Emergency Department through effective delegation, prioritization, and time management skills.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans for high-acuity patients.
- Expedited stabilization efforts during critical situations such as cardiac arrests or respiratory distress events through rapid assessment skills and proficient emergency response techniques.
- Decreased length of Emergency Department stays by expediting patient flow, efficiently coordinating care with ancillary services such as laboratory and radiology.
Registered Nurse
Premier Healthcare Staffing Solutions
06.2020 - Current
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples
- Record food and fluid intake and output
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants
- Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
- Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication and compassionate nursing care.
Licensed Practical Nurse M/S and ER
Madison County Memorial Hospital
03.2018 - 10.2021
- Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary
- Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers
- Record food and fluid intake and output
- Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples
- Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures
- Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Licensed Practical Nurse LTC
Crosswind Health and Rehabilitation
11.2017 - 03.2018
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples
- Record food and fluid intake and output
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants
- Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
North Florida Community College
Madison, FL12.2022
Associate in Science (AS) in ADN, RN -
North Florida College
Madison, FL08.2021
Practical Nursing -
North Florida College
Madison, FL07.2017
Associate in Arts - Nursing
North Florida Community College
Madison, FL05.2011
Diploma -
Madison County High School
Madison, FL05.2008
Skills
- Venipuncture
- Acute Care
- Personal Care
- Infection Control
- Palliative Care
- Patient Education
- Telemetry
- Intravenous Therapy
- Long-Term Care
- Caregiving
- Med-Surg
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Airway Management
- Pain Management
- Ventilator Management
- Advanced Stroke Life Support
- Neurological Assessment
- Central Line Management
- Effective Communication
- Patient Assessment
- Intravenous Therapy Administration
- Cardiovascular Monitoring
- Wound Care Management
- Chest Tube Management
- Medication Administration
- Intensive Care Unit Experience
- Patient Advocacy
- Electronic Health Records
- Emergency Response
- Time Management
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Compassionate Care
- Blood Transfusion Administration
- Task and Work Prioritization
- Documentation and Reporting
- Specimen Collection
- Fluid Intake and Output Monitoring
- Analytical Thinking
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
Certification
- BLS/CPR - Basic Life Support/ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- ACLS - Adult Cardiovascular Life Support
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- NIHSS -National Institution of Health Stroke Scale
License
RN, 9578392 04/01/25
Timeline
RN, Critical Care
Select Specialty Hospital
08.2022 - Current
RN, Emergency Department
Advance Nurse Staffing
10.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Premier Healthcare Staffing Solutions
06.2020 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse M/S and ER
Madison County Memorial Hospital
03.2018 - 10.2021
Licensed Practical Nurse LTC
Crosswind Health and Rehabilitation
11.2017 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
North Florida Community College
Associate in Science (AS) in ADN, RN -
North Florida College
Practical Nursing -
North Florida College
Associate in Arts - Nursing
North Florida Community College
Diploma -
Madison County High School
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