Vicky Courtney
Marion,KY
Summary
Dedicated RN with 34 years of clinical practicum experience and passion for delivering quality healthcare. Skilled at establishing care plans and educating patients and families. Offering caring bedside manner and patient-centric focus nursing care.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse
TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center
10.2021 - Current
- Prioritized patient care assignments based on patient conditions to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to create, implement and adapt individualized care plans.
- Communicated patient progress and issues with families and physicians.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Responded to codes or patient crises as part of rapid-response team.
- Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Partnered with interdisciplinary team to assess patient goals and establish treatment plans.
- Assisted physician with examinations, tests, and procedures.
- 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.
- Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in electronic medical records using
- Assessed patients in active drug and alcohol withdrawal and provided interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
- Care of Covid patients.
- Management of Vasoactive IV infusions.
- Use of Bipap, High flow, and Ventilators in treatment.
- Management of isolation precautions.
- Management of central lines and arterial lines.
- Assisting physician with insertion of lines.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville
07.2019 - 10.2021
- Delivered total care to 2-3 ICU patients per day, including coordinating and evaluating interdisciplinary care.
- Assessed patients, documented observations and reviewed patient charts to determine care needs.
- Administered medications and treatment plans in accordance with physician orders.
- Assessed patients upon admission and throughout each shift to quickly spot and respond to life-threatening concerns.
- Coordinated care with charge nurse and other staff through daily communication.
- Mentored new nurses on practices and procedures to drive patient outcome goals.
- Confirmed proper functioning of life support equipment such as ventilators and feeding tubes.
- Managed care for Covid pts in Isolation.
- Assisted with insertion of central lines and arterial lines. Provided care of lines after insertion.
- Assisted with intubation of pts and after care.
- Management of vasoactive drips.
- Management of pts on ventilator, bipap, high flow oxygen.
- Respond to Code Blue and RRT.
- Float to Step down unit as needed.
Rn
Crittenden Health System
07.2015 - 07.2021
- Maintained open and clear communication with physicians to coordinate effective patient care.
- Responded quickly to codes and coordinated efficient and skilled care.
- Stabilized patients, determined health needs and provided direct patient care.
- Administered critical IV medications to stabilize patients for assessment and treatment.
- Performed triage on all incoming patients and determined severity of injury and illnesses.
- Rendered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and determining course of action based on triage.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
- Treated patients by administering various types of medications and therapies.
- Float to med/surg as needed.
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Gateway Hospital
07.2010 - 07.2015
- Functioned as charge nurse and assumed patient care in absence of nurses ending or arriving for shifts.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Treated patients by administering various types of medications and therapies including vasoactive drips.
- Care of ventilated pt.
- Care of post CABG pt.
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Favorite Staffing
07.2007 - 07.2010
- Responded to codes or patient crises as part of rapid-response team.
- Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary personnel to create, implement and manage patient care plans suiting individual needs and preferences.
- Performed nursing care following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
- Developed and maintained professional relationship with members of health care team, patient and patient's family.
- Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Completed patient assessments, triaged and recorded patient histories, symptoms and observations.
- Updated patient charts to reflect changes to care plans, interventions and observations.
- Participated in monitoring, maintaining and improving nursing sensitive indicators, core measures and other identified outcome measures.
- Managed care of vented pt.
- Management of ICU drips and medications.
- Float to other units as needed.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
University of Ky. Community Branch
Henderson, KY05.1987
Skills
- Patient monitoring
- Strong medical ethic
- Patient Care
- Palliative and Pain Management
- Critical care
- Coordinating referrals
- Diabetes management
- Infectious disease control
- Electronic Health Records Management
- Nursing Plan Development
- SBAR communication
- Ventilator care
- Documenting vitals
- Life-sustaining machines
- Gastrostomy tube care
- Vascular care understanding
- Patient discharging
- Gastroenteral nutrition education
- Colostomy care familiarity
- Medication and IV administration
- Body mechanics knowledge
- Patient Management
- Direct and Indirect Patient Care
- Staff Development and Precepting
- Seizure management
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Tracheostomy care
- IV drug therapy management
- Transfusion knowledge
- Vasoactive gtts
- Vent, high flow and bipap care
- Flexibility
Certification
Current ACLS and BLS.
Education and Training
other
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse
TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center
10.2021 - Current
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville
07.2019 - 10.2021
Rn
Crittenden Health System
07.2015 - 07.2021
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Gateway Hospital
07.2010 - 07.2015
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Favorite Staffing
07.2007 - 07.2010
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
University of Ky. Community Branch
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