Teresa Walblay
Registered Nurse
White Lake,MI
Summary
Patient and family goal-oriented Nurse with six years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with working on an orthopedic floor/ medical-surgical background. Eagerly seeking new opportunities to expand previous experiences and adapt to new ones. I'm hardworking and absolutely love being a nurse- I'm committed to delivering the best patient/family centered care, along with professional leadership, positive, motivating abilities to enhance patient safety/care along with collaborating with a "new family".
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
West Bloomfield, MI
01.2016 - 05.2022
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education, twice a month, over the course of about five years.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures with patient ratio 6:1 during every shift.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings each shift.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care by being involved and proactive on unit and hospital committees twice a month.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
Student Nurse Intern
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
Royal Oak, MI
06.2015 - 09.2015
- Observed patient care outcomes to facilitate ongoing quality care.
- Reviewed daily assignment lists and associated charts.
- Collaborated with multiple team members from the Urology (Research) Department.
- Evidence-based research-Under Active Bladder (UAB) in search of biomarkers/cure.
- Evaluated FDA medications through on-line database searches as potential uses in aiding with UAB.
- Took part in revising "future" educational material, such as, packets/brochures on UAB to be published.
- Attended meetings providing input/ideas (social media set-up, researching contacts of interest) to promote future UAB conference to be held in Colorado, December of 2015.
- Completion of Beaumont's 2015 Corporate and Department Educational Modules/Mandatories, and Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program).
- Attended a webinar: Quality Improvement VS Quality Improvement Research.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Schoolcraft College
Livonia, MI05.2015
Skills
- Admissions and Discharge Processes
- Patient Care Assessment; Treatment Plan Modification; Education Administration
- Patient Condition Monitoring;Family Guidance; Treatment Plan Modification; Family Guidance; Community Program Referrals
- Pain Management Techniques; Alternative Treatments
- Infection Control Program Advisory
- Prevention Techniques
- Community Program Referrals
- EPIC EMR
- Unit Oversight; Collaborate With Team Members- To Ensure A Safe, Positive, And Motivational Environment
- Nursing Assignments (As Charge Nurse); Delegation and Motivation; Training Junior Team Members;
- Training Junior Team Members
Accomplishments
- Quality Assurance - Ensured and enforced medical office compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and CLIA regulations for maximum quality and control.
- Patient Care - Delivered compassionate care that exceeded hospital requirements. Successfully provided quality care to six patients, (on numerous occasions)in a short-staffed, (but lucky to had a great team), environment.
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Supervised team of 16 staff members.
- Am very fortunate and proud to receive numerous Daisy Awards throughout my years at Henry Ford from patients and or their family members.
- Nurse of the Year Award presented by leadership.
- Rotated my position if needed from aa floor nurse to Charge nurse.
- Attended and was the "unit spokes person" on several hospital committees, such as, Nurse Governance Council (NGC), along with our Unit Practice Council (UPC),where we were able to express concerns, ideas, outcomes to our leadership, in hopes to resolve or make other adjustments needed on the floor.
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
01.2016 - 05.2022
Student Nurse Intern
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
06.2015 - 09.2015
Associate of Science - Nursing
Schoolcraft College
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