Tara Adams

I own and help operate a 400 acre grain, hay, and beef cattle farm with my husband and 3 children in southeastern Paulding County. I am a 6th generation farmer and understand the struggles and hurdles of today's farmer. My father currently operates my family farm while we operate ours. We assist him with his farming, cattle, and hay/straw making as much as possible. I have had a passion for the Ag industry from the age of 9, when I showed my first fat steer at The Paulding Co Fair. Working with my husband and father daily has really shown me why I should get back into the Ag industry in a professional capacity. It will allow me to re-develop some of those skills I learned in 4-H and FFA along with using the ones I already do at home on the farm. I am always looking forward to developing new skills for the present challenges in the industry and help find solutions for the older ones, while always considering for the next generation as well.

• Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each homecare, private duty, and hospice patient while following physician direction and instructions
• Recognized and understood specific stages of disease process, providing comfort-based care during those times
• Established and maintained successful relationships with patients, families and physicians by utilizing exemplary communication and active listening skills.
• Perform IV administration, along with IV care, dressing changes and lab draws
• Educate family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints and current symptoms.
• Offered listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs.
• Accurately documented treatment, medications and follow-up care.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise in well clinics and education in the community to help clients monitoring BP's, blood sugars, and general health knowledge
• Insulin administration, set up, teaching and education along with diet education and teaching

• Managed infection control and critical incidents and made procedural changes and improvements.
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
• Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols. Along with new computer software and updated charting techniques.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments, Run IV's and perform wound-vac changes per MD order.
• Updated patient charts with data for up to 36 post-op patients needing skilled care.

Assisted my father and grandfather in feeding, halter braking, showing our beef show cattle, hay making, ground work and baling practices. Along with driving tractor, hauling hay, and hauling grain to Groverhill, OH in Paulding Co.