Tracy Eley
Smithfield,Virginia
Summary
Dynamic RN with extensive experience at Sentara Obici Hospital, excelling in patient management and education. Proven ability to lead nursing teams, implement care plans, and advocate for patients. Skilled in IV management and compassionate care, ensuring optimal recovery and quality outcomes for diverse populations. Committed to enhancing patient experiences through effective communication and clinical judgment.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
Sentara Obici Hospital
10.1999 - 12.2023
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Reported findings to quality departments after conducting routine restraint audits and worked with team to devise corrective actions for deficiencies.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Education
Diploma - Nursing
Louise Obici Memorial School of Nursing
2700 Godwin Blvd Suffolk, Va 2343406.1991
Skills
- Health promotion
- Discharge planning
- Compassion and empathy
- Basic life support
- Quality improvement
- Geriatric care
- Clinical judgment
- Lab result interpretation
- IV management
- Chart updating
- Diabetes management
- Nursing staff leadership
- Discharge coordination
- Medical assessment
- Vaccine administration
- Precepting
- Removing sutures
- Patient and family advocacy
- Patient management
- Patient assessments
- Medical screening
- Patient monitoring
- Feeding pumps
- Patient care
- Care plan development
- Oxygen saturation standards
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Feeding assistance
- At-risk patient care
- Complex Problem-solving
- Policy compliance
- Patient assessment
- Patient care planning
- Strong clinical judgment
- Personal care needs
- Patient education and counseling
- Maintaining privacy
- ADL assistance
- Collecting vitals
- Direct nursing care
- Home health care
- Flow sheet charting
- Documenting vitals
- Treatment Planning
- Taking vitals
- Sanitation
- Gastrostomy buttons experience
Timeline
RN
Sentara Obici Hospital
10.1999 - 12.2023
Diploma - Nursing
Louise Obici Memorial School of Nursing
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