Tara Meyers

• Proficient in delivering comprehensive nursing care to a wide range of MedSurg patients.Skilled in medication management, blood products, IV drips, wound care, postoperative recovery, phlebotomy, and IVinsertions.
• Frequently assigned to perform as charge nurse on the unit. Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations.
• Strong communication with patients and healthcare teams. Currently serving on CAUTI council.

• Management of patients in the pre and post op ophthalmology patient. Ensuring all testing and pre procedure history and physicals completed.
• Preparing and administering medication in accordance with current practice.
• Insertion and discontinuation of intravenous access as indicated.

• Assisting MD with minor procedures, laser therapies, set up and operation of Lasik equipment. providing education and post procedure care to patients.

•Responsible for obtaining intake, history/physicals on incarcerated population

• Medication administration, lab draws, wound care, and assessing inmates for sick calls in medical department.

• Called to assist officers and provide care for medical emergencies on units.

• Managed and cared for patients with cardiac conditions requiring telemetry. Conducted assessments, administered medication and treatments and insured appropriate patient education.

• Monitor patient’s hemodynamic statuses, interpret rhythms, and administer prescribed cardiac medication and drips and timely documentation.

•Provided critical care to patients with complex medical conditions, including cardiac and respiratory failure, sepsis, and trauma. Conducted assessments and implicated care plans, administering medications and treatments. Assumed relief charge nurse as assigned.

• Responsible for all aspects of nursing care and the critically, ill, including, but not limited to hemodynamic monitoring and ventilatory support.

• Registered nurse responsible for all aspects of nursing care in intensive care patients, both simple and complex , including hemodynamic monitoring, Swan-Ganz, arterial line and intracranial pressure monitoring in an 18 bed ICU.

• Managed complex care plans, and effectively communicated with families and healthcare teams.

• Managed care pre-and post procedure on invasive cardiology patients.

• Responsibilities including monitoring vital signs, insertion of intervenous access, blood draws, removal of arterial and venous sheaths, monitoring intra-balloon pumps, and temporary/permanent pacemakers.

• Ability to work well under stress, including in emergency situations.

• Staff registered nurse, responsible for managing and documenting care for patients in hospital settings including MedSurg, telemetry, and ICU.

• developing and implementing nursing care plans.