Trixie Pendley

• 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.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.

Floor Nurse on Medsurg/ orthopedic floor, working nights. I was in charge of multiple patients with variation of medical issues. Updated physicians on patient tests results and assisted in developing care plans. I performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes. Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results. Monitored and recorded patient progress and medication side effects.

• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• 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.