Taylor Kraum

• Perform comprehensive preoperative patient assessments and verify surgical readiness
• Review medical history, allergies, medications, laboratory results, and diagnostic studies
• Complete preoperative documentation and ensure informed consent is obtained
• Prepare patients for surgery and provide preoperative education and emotional support
• Initiate peripheral intravenous (IV) access and maintain IV therapy for perioperative medication and fluid administration
• Administer prescribed medications, IV fluids, and blood products as indicated
• Monitor patients during Phase I and Phase II post-anesthesia recovery
• Assess airway patency, respiratory status, hemodynamic stability, neurologic status, pain level, and neurologic recovery
• Recognize and manage postoperative complications, including respiratory depression, nausea and vomiting, bleeding, hypotension, and delayed emergence
• Monitor surgical sites, dressings, drains, and wound status
• Provide discharge education regarding medications, wound care, activity restrictions, and follow-up instructions
• Collaborate with anesthesiologists, surgeons, CRNAs, and the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe perioperative care
• Maintain accurate electronic health record (EHR) documentation and adhere to patient safety protocols, including infection prevention and surgical time-out procedures

FNP-S (Florida Atlantic University)

• Conduct comprehensive and focused patient assessments across the lifespan in an outpatient primary care setting.
• Obtain medical histories, perform physical examinations, and develop differential diagnoses.
• Evaluate and manage acute and chronic medical conditions using evidence-based guidelines.
• Develop individualized treatment plans, prescribe medications under preceptor supervision, and provide patient education.
• Order, interpret, and discuss laboratory tests, diagnostic studies, and preventive screening examinations.
• Perform preventive health assessments, annual wellness visits, and routine follow-up care.
• Manage common conditions including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, thyroid disorders, upper respiratory infections, skin conditions, and other primary care concerns.
• Perform women's health services, including pelvic examinations, Pap smears, STI screening, breast examinations, and contraceptive counseling.
• Assist with and perform office procedures, including incision and drainage of abscesses and colposcopy assistance.
• Document patient encounters accurately in the electronic health record (EHR) and collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to ensure high-quality patient care.

ADN (Indian River State College)

• Provided patient care in med-surge unit, ensuring safety and comfort for diverse patient population.
• Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, Supported labor and delivery processes
• St. Lucie Medical Center, PCU
• Cleveland Clinic Indian River Behavioral Health Center
• Monitored patients in observation unit, delivering timely assessments and interventions to enhance patient outcomes.
• Skills learned: patient delegation, basic patient care, medication administration, head-to-toe physical assessments, charting, time management, patient safety, effective communication.

• Comprehensive assessment and continuous monitoring of critically ill adult patients
• Interpretation of cardiac rhythms (ECG/telemetry) and recognition of life-threatening dysrhythmias
• Hemodynamic monitoring and trending of vital signs
• Ventilator management and monitoring of mechanically ventilated patients
• Arterial blood gas (ABG) interpretation
• Management of patients with sepsis, septic shock, respiratory failure, ARDS, renal failure, and multisystem organ dysfunction
• Administration and titration of high-risk medications, including vasopressors, sedatives, analgesics, and insulin infusions (per protocol)
• Central venous catheter, arterial line, and Foley catheter care
• Tracheostomy care and airway management
• Chest tube monitoring and management
• Interpretation of laboratory values and diagnostic testing
• Rapid recognition of patient deterioration and implementation of emergency interventions
• Participation in multidisciplinary rounds and collaboration with physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals
• Advanced medication administration using infusion pumps
• Infection prevention, isolation precautions, and evidence-based critical care practices
• Electronic health record (EHR) documentation and interdisciplinary communication
• Patient and family education, advocacy, and end-of-life care support

• Vital signs, weights, assisting patients with personal care and activities of daily living, patient transfers/transport, pulse oximetry, application of external monitoring devices, glucose checks, phlebotomy, clean dressing changes, 12-lead ECG’s.
• Maintain a friendly and compassionate attitude while communicating with patients and other caregivers.
• Maintains personal growth and development through the ongoing process of formal and informal education.
• Float between three hospitals and 10+ units where help is needed, including but not limited to: ICU, ER, OR, PCU, med- surge, orthopedics, and oncology.