Trusha Shah
Wharton
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Atlantic Health System
Morristown, NJ
03.2023 - Current
- Administered medications and monitored vital signs to ensure patient safety and comfort.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
- Educated patients and families on health management, medications, and preventive care strategies.
- Documented patient assessments and interventions accurately in electronic health records to maintain compliance.
- Conducted routine assessments to identify changes in patient conditions, reporting findings promptly to healthcare providers.
- Mentored new nursing staff on best practices for patient care and hospital protocols, enhancing team performance.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
Registered Nurse
Mercy Health
Youngstown, OH
05.2021 - 03.2023
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
- Promoted a culture of safety within the healthcare facility by participating in quality improvement initiatives, identifying potential hazards, and advocating for best practices in nursing care delivery.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team meetings by presenting relevant clinical data about patients'' progress toward reaching established goals of care.
- Facilitated patient transitions between different levels of care, ensuring continuity of services and minimizing disruptions in treatment plans.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Kent State University
Salem, OH05-2022
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments for stroke
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Infection control measures
- Wound care management
- Care planning
- Family education for new medication
- Licensed RN
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Nursing staff leadership charge nurse role
- Precepting for new gard nurses
- Team coordination
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Maintaining privacy
- Vaccine administration
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Progress monitoring
- Stroke assessment
- NIH Certification
- Data collection
- Part of commits 3RRR chair
Accomplishments
PACT level 2, 3
Bachelor degree
Commit chair
Charge Nurse
Wound care
Project (open nursing rounds)
Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS- Advance Cardiac Life Support
- BLS- Basic Life support
- NIH/ Stroke
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Gujarati
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Atlantic Health System
03.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Mercy Health
05.2021 - 03.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Kent State University