Taylor Dove-Zoladz

Adminstering medications (oral, IV, intra-muscular) collecting vital signs, changing bed linens, feeding patients, starting and maintaining tube feeding, carrying out and placing orders, trache suctioning, applying new trache ties and shileys, blood administration, participated in NG tube placement and removal, initiating and maintaining restraints with proper documentation, admitting and discharging patients, catheter removal, enema administration, insertion/removal of IV, assisting with bone marrow biopsy and thoracentesis, managing central lines and metaports, drawing blood from metaport, initiating and maintaining heparin and lasix drip, chest tube monitoring and transitioning chest tube to water seal, flushing/draining of nephrostomy tubes, JP drains, according drains, and hemavacs. Continuous bladder irrigation, plurex catheter drainage, use of vented tubing for immunoglobulins for Guillen-Barre treatment therapy, collection of COVID/MRSA swab, wound/specimen collection, as well as wound care dressings, glucose, insulin, and narcan administration, collection of consent prior to procedures/scans, deactivating pacemaker, participating in RRTs/Code, post-mortem care and documentation, consulting and working with other departments within the healthcare team, have partipcated in floating to telemetry, mental health and ortho floor, participation in student precepting for clinicals, as well as co chair of UBC counseling patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support for patient/family.

My duties include: Daily care of patients (passing medications, collecting vitals, changing dressings, transferring patients), collecting lab specimens (urine, stool), inserting and removing urinary catheters, managing and administering medications/flushing through gastrostomy tube as well as insertion of peripheral line, administering intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intradermal medications, obtaining blood sugars via finger stick, removing sutures, changing wound dressings and assisting with wound vac application. In addition to inserting rectal suppositories, administering enemas, and preforming digital disimpaction. Provide suctioning and albuterol, ipratropium, and budesonide nebulizer treatments in addition to carrying out lab, diagnostic, and treatment orders—scheduling follow-up appointments and transportation for residents. Provide patient education as needed for compliance, understanding, and safety. Act as a patient advocate and provide educational, emotional and psychological support to patients and family members.

My duties included: Daily care of residents (toileting, bathing, changing bed linens, transferring, passing meal trays/feeding), applying compression stockings/ACE wraps, as well as collecting lab specimens (urine, stool). Additionally, responding promptly to the patient's alarm/needs, documenting and reporting their condition to the nurse while cultivating relationships with residents to ensure their happiness and well-being.