Tanya Litchmore Porter

• Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
• Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care

Work in the emergency room doing 36 hours per week.

• Being ready to respond and equipped to deal with medical emergency.
• Quickly assessing patient needs.
• Treating critical injuries, allergic reactions, and trauma.
• Cleaning wounds.
• Drawing blood.
• Maintaining emergency room care standards.
• Ensuring efficiency of patient check-in process.
• Displaying strong decision-making skills in emergency scenarios.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
• Managed care from admission to discharge

• Hours of work per week: Forty (40) to sixty-four (64), Kingston Public Hospital
• City: Kingston
• Performing focus head-to-toe assessment and reassessment utilizing skills such as inspection, palpation, auscultation, and percussion
• Monitors hemodynamic status of patient and correctly interprets results
• Prepares patients for and assist physician with examinations and other procedures
• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, and adjusts nursing care process as indicated to ensure optimal patient care
• Prepares patient for various investigations such as X-ray, ECG, Ultrasound, MRI, CT, etc
• Monitor vital signs and report to physician
• Administers medication (IV, IM, Sc, and oral) and treatments as prescribed by physician
• Collects samples, and evaluates and records results
• Calculates, prepares, monitors, and discontinues IV fluids and medication drips
• Liaison for patient between physician and other health care providers
• Documents subjective and objective data relative to chief complaint
• Assigns patient to appropriate area
• Provides patient privacy and confidentiality during data collection
• Modifies nursing diagnoses based on changes in patient status
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• Respects ethnic and religious doctrines that limit treatment options
• Ensures that all available care modalities are employed for benefit of patient
• Informs patient and family of procedures and treatment
• Performs basic life support
• Performs suctioning (oral, nasal, and pharynx)
• Conducts blood culture collection
• Performs urine dipstick analysis
• Performs fleet enemas
• Performs gastric lavage
• Performs peritoneal dialysis
• Monitors patients receiving blood and blood products