Terri Lynn Bean

Track and Monitor New start antibiotics. Keep Infection Control log updated daily for new antibiotics ordered.

View Lab and Rx results for cultures and sensitivities and suggest antibiotics.

Make sure that Providers has reviewed labs and X-rays and advise of results.

Keep Veterans updated with Immunizations and PPD and keep proper logs of all Vaccinations.

Review call in's of staff and monitor for any trends of illnesses. Keep logs updated regularly.

Maintain Isolation carts on units and order supplies as needed.

Make rounds through facility and make sure Infection control practices are being followed.

Check for expiration dates on medications.

Assist with Grand Rounds and check the overall condition of the rooms, IE cleanliness, Sharps containers, Glove storage.

Keep Infection control Logs that correspond with Antibiotic mapping.

Go to QI meetings quarterly.

Do quarterly rounds on Kitchen, Laundry and and Environmental services, and correct problems as they arise.

Update consent forms annually and administer vaccinations needed.

Review and revise Infection control policies and procedures and obtain all signatures annually.

Complete Infection Control Risk Assessment in January of each year.

Complete Infection Prevention and Control Plan in January of each year.

Complete TB Risk Assessment in January of each year.

• SUPERVISES NURSES AND STAFF. HANDLES OCCURRENCES DURING SHIFT.
• ENSURES APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR PROPER CONTINUITY OF CARE.
• ENSURES ADEQUATE STAFFING FOR ONCOMING SHIFT.
• IMPROVED OPERATIONS BY WORKING WITH TEAM MEMBERS TO FIND WORKABLE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE.
• CONSISTENTLY PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND ATTENTION TO VETERANS AND COWORKERS.
• EARNED A GOOD ATTENDANCE RECORD AND BUILT A REPUTATION FOR BEING ON TIME AND READY TO WORK.

• MONITORED INFECTION CONTROL PROCEDURES TO ENSURE FACILITY-WIDE HEALTH AND SAFETY.
• COMMUNICATED EFFECTIVELY WITH PATIENTS AND LOVED ONES TO EXPLAIN DIAGNOSES, TREATMENT OPTIONS, AND PROCEDURES.
• COLLECTED BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES FOR ROUTINE LABORATORY TESTING TO ASSIST DIAGNOSTIC PROCESSES.
• UTILIZED COMPUTERIZED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (HER) SYSTEM.
• ADMINISTERED PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS AND STARTED INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS TO ADDRESS PATIENT SYMPTOMS AND UNDERLYING ETIOLOGIES.
• TOOK BLOOD, TISSUES AND FLUID SAMPLES TO PERFORM LABORATORY TESTS.
• ASSISTED PATIENTS WITH DAILY TASKS, SUCH AS DRESSING, HYGIENE UPKEEP AND MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY.
• COLLABORATED WITH INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE TEAMS TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE TREATMENT PLANS.
• CHECKED IN ON PATIENTS AT REGULAR INTERVALS TO RECORD FOOD AND FLUID INTAKE AND OUTPUT, TAKING MEASURES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LEVELS AS NEEDED.
• ADMINISTERED MEDICATIONS AND THERAPIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHYSICIAN'S ORDERS.
• EVALUATED PATIENT CARE PROCEDURAL CHANGES FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND MAKING NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS.
• DIRECTED IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED PATIENT CARE AND DOCUMENTATION METHOD AND PROCEDURES TO ACHIEVE QUALITY OBJECTIVES.
• CHARTED CHANGES IN PATIENT CONDITIONS AND DISCUSSED CONCERNS WITH SUPERVISING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.

• ASSISTED PATIENTS WITH DAILY TASKS, SUCH AS DRESSING, HYGIENE UPKEEP AND MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY.
• COMMUNICATED EFFECTIVELY WITH PATIENTS AND LOVED ONES TO EXPLAIN DIAGNOSES, TREATMENT OPTIONS AND PROCEDURES.
• ADDRESSED PATIENT CARE NEEDS, COLLECTED VITALS, DRESSED WOUNDS AND MANAGED CATHETERS.
• PROVIDED PRE- AND POST-OPERATIVE NURSING CARE.
• ADMINISTERED MEDICATIONS AND THERAPIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHYSICIAN'S ORDERS.
• DIRECTED IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED PATIENT CARE AND DOCUMENTATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES TO ACHIEVE QUALITY OBJECTIVES.
• OBSERVED STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY AND SAFEGUARDED ALL PATIENT-RELATED INFORMATION.
• CHARTED CHANGES IN PATIENT CONDITIONS AND DISCUSSED CONCERNS WITH SUPERVISING HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
• COLLECTED BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES FROM PATIENTS AND PERFORMED ROUTINE LAB TESTS TO SUPPORT DIAGNOSIS.
• TOOK BLOOD, TISSUE AND FLUID SAMPLES TO PERFORM LABORATORY TESTS.

• ASSISTED PATIENTS WITH DAILY TASKS, SUCH AS DRESSING, HYGIENE UPKEEP AND MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY.
• COMMUNICATED EFFECTIVELY WITH PATIENTS AND LOVED ONES TO EXPLAIN DIAGNOSES, TREATMENT OPTIONS AND PROCEDURES.
• ADDRESSED PATIENT CARE NEEDS, COLLECTED VITALS, DRESSED WOUNDS AND MANAGED CATHETERS.
• PROVIDED PRE- AND POST-OPERATIVE NURSING CARE.
• ADMINISTERED MEDICATIONS AND THERAPIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHYSICIAN'S ORDERS.
• DIRECTED IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED PATIENT CARE AND DOCUMENTATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES TO ACHIEVE QUALITY OBJECTIVES.
• OBSERVED STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY AND SAFEGUARDED ALL PATIENT-RELATED INFORMATION.
• CHARTED CHANGES IN PATIENT CONDITIONS AND DISCUSSED CONCERNS WITH SUPERVISING HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
• TOOK BLOOD, TISSUE AND FLUID SAMPLES TO PERFORM LABORATORY TESTS.