Valerie Reed

• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
• Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions in Intensive Care and Step-down Units
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.

• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.

• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.

Coronary Care Unit superviser

• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, on busy coronary care unit
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
• worked as unit supervisor of two critical care units, three step-down units and telemetry unit.