Wanda Player

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.

• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.

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• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.

• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
• 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.
• Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
• Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
• Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
• Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• 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.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.