TIFFANY N. GARDNER, RN, BSN, CLNC

Triage patients with rapid assessments in fast-paced emergency environment.

Assist physicians with intubation, sedation and bedside surgical procedures.

Stabilize and monitor critical patients.

Demonstrate strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.

Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

• Provide care to the following patients: Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury and Comprehensive Medical Unit
• Confer with therapists to ensure patients are working at their maximum abilities
• Work closely with physicians to ensure orders are timely, accurate and discuss concerns
• Appropriately delegate responsibilities to support staff

• Provided care to the following patients: Med-surg, telemetry, psych and bariatric
• Provided care to patients with JP/hemovac drains, wound vacs, chest tubes and ostomies
• Inserted IVs. Collected, analyzed and reported priority labs to physicians
• Appropriately delegated responsibilities to support staff

• Provided rehab care to GSW, transplants, general surgery, ortho and trauma
• Collaboratively worked with PT/OT/SLP to enhance patients ADLs/IADLs
• Identified subtle changes in declining health. Immediately intervened and notified physicians
• Admitted and discharged patients

• Provided care to the following: GSW, ortho, trauma, tele and general surgery
• Pain control, infection prevention and risk for falls were of high priority
• Analyzed labs, reported critical labs to physicians immediately and took appropriate action
• Monitored telemetry patients

• Admitted patients for observation and/or inpatient units. Safely discharge patients
• Monitored ED Track board to determine appropriate patients for the unit
• Reviewed, created and modified MD orders
• Prepared assignments for RNs and PCTs. Appropriately delegated responsibilities

• Provided care to burn, transplant and surgical patients
• Pain control, fluid resuscitation, infection prevention and risk for falls were of high priority
• Repleted electrolytes. Monitored and documented I&Os
• Inserted IVs. Collected, analyzed and reported priority labs to physicians

• Admitted patients for observation and/or inpatient units. Safely discharged patients
• Monitored ED Track board to determine appropriate patients for Holding Unit
• Reviewed, created and modified MD orders
• Prepared assignments for RNs and PCTs. Appropriately delegated responsibilities

• Provided care to the following patients: Med-surg, tele, COVID-19, ortho, GSW, trauma and psych
• Experience with heparin drips, insulin drips, foleys, ostomies and wound vacs
• Inserted IVs. Collected, analyzed and reported priority labs to physicians
• Completed admissions and discharges. Reconciled meds and added past medical history

• Provided care to the following patients: Med-surg, tele, COVID-19, step-down unit, ortho, trauma and alcohol/substance abuse unit
• Experience with the following: High flow nasal cannula, NGTs, foleys, ostomies, wound vacs, chest tubes, insulin and heparin drips.
• Created/updated care plans. Analyzed lab results, then made appropriate recommendations
• Completed admissions, discharges and assessments. Made recommendations to physicians.

• Provided care for the following patients: trauma, GSW, general surgery, oncology, neuro, urology, transplant, COVID-19
• Inserted IVs. Collected, analyzed and reported priority labs to physicians
• Completed admissions and discharges. Collaboratively worked well with intraprofessionals
• Appropriately delegated responsibilities to support staff

• Provided patient-centered care for CVAs, TBIs, SCIs, and telemetry
• Completed admissions and discharges. Created and updated care plans
• Completed patient assignments for RNs and PCTs. Preceptor for new RNs.

• Provided patient care for SCIs, CVAs, TBIs, and telemetry patients
• Assisted with ADL’s, obtained and reported vital signs, performed range of motion exercises
• Assisted with wound care, g-tube feeding, foley catheters, colostomies, and tracheostomies.

• Magna Cum Laude
• GPA: 3.78

• Cum Laude
• GPA: 3.64