Taylor Beck Jennings

Left my last nursing job to stay home with my three little boys.

• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.

• Designated charge nurse over an 8-16 bed ICU and 14 bed med/surg floor
• Performed daily rounding on patients of floor and their needs
• Assisted floor manager in staff evaluations, staff rounding, scheduling, and payroll
• Directly communicated to upper management staff needs of floor
• Head preceptor to new hires
• Mentored and supervised nursing staff, fostering professional growth and development.
• Managed staffing needs by creating schedules, adjusting assignments based on patient acuity levels, and delegating tasks efficiently.

• Managing care of patients that have suffered strokes, or various other head traumas
• Providing care to patients with external ventricular drains
• Recognizing a high intracranial pressure in patients with an external ventricular drain
• Using medications to decrease brain swelling such as Mannitol or 3% Hypertonic Saline
• Able to manage invasive lines such as arterial lines and CVP
• Providing care to patients that require vasopressors and central line management from hemodynamic instability
• Charge RN
• Member of Unit Council
• Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
• Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.

• Managing care of patients that have suffered strokes, or various other head traumas
• Providing care to patients with external ventricular drains
• Recognizing a high intracranial pressure in patients with an external ventricular drain
• Using medications to decrease brain swelling such as Mannitol or 3% Hypertonic Saline
• Able to manage invasive lines such as arterial lines and CVP
• Providing care to patients that require vasopressors and central line management from hemodynamic instability
• Serving as a Charge Nurse on night shift from March 2017- May 2018
• Serving as a preceptor to new hires since May 2017
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.