Teresa Foster

• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions while supervising 1-2 LPN's and 4-6 cna's.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions

• Gainesville Health Care Center * Supervised up to 8 Nurses and 9-14 Certified Nurse Assistants delegating shift assignments based on provider skill and patient acuity in PRN role.
• -Provide direct personal and clinical care to residents with cognitive limitations on Memory Unit and higher acuity patients on Medicare Unit -Communicate with other members of healthcare team regarding patient concerns and personal observations * Provide tracheostomy care and monitor oxygen saturation -Administer g-tube feedings, monitoring blood glucose and assessing bowel sounds and aspiration precautions -Monitor and document patient intake and output -Transmit pharmaceutical prescriptions for dispensing and interfaced with pharmacist on dosages and refills * Manage wounds, pain, clinical conditions, and provides emotional support to residents and their families as needed - Prepare, administer, and document medication administration oral, sublingual, subcutaneous, intravascular, and intramuscular routes * Provide education and guidance on health maintenance and disease prevention/management * Respond to inquiries, concerns and complaints from patients and their families -Document care and medication provided to residents in patient electronic record

• Maintained quality care and comfort for stroke, TBI and ortho/spinal patients in acute rehab setting.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Managed care from admission to discharge while supervising 3-6 LPN's and 6-10 cna's
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.

• Maintained quality care and comfort for U/S. veteran's patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions in subacute rehab setting.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action based on Provider's plan of care.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.

North Florida Regional Medical Center | Newberry, Gainesville, FL * Provided primary nursing care for patients with diagnoses that included congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, stroke, diabetes, diabetic foot ulcers, urinary complications, cellulitis, deep venous thrombosis, liver failure, pancreatitis, and other infectious processes that required acute level care and observation *Perform initial patient assessments for patients admitted to the Cardiac/Telemetry unit -Monitor telemetry and use knowledge of EKG interpretation -Monitor and documents patient intake and output -Start and monitor heparin drips - Start and monitor Sotalol inductions and monitor EKG changes -Start and monitor Amiodarone drips and monitor heart rate changes -Supervise three to four Nurse Techs each shift assisting them with patient care -Transmit pharmaceutical prescriptions for dispensing and interface with pharmacist on dosages and refills * Administer medications orally, intramuscularly, intravenously, subcutaneously and topically - Provide oral, nasopharyngeal and tracheal suctioning, tracheostomy care -Monitor and record oxygen saturations for patients on continuous oxygen therapy or tracheostomy -Provide education as appropriate to patients and/or family members -Provide input into the Nursing Care Plan and/or the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care

• Maintained quality care and comfort for 5-6 patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.