Whitney Hancock

• Participated in on-call rotations to deliver after-hours care.
• Effectively communicated with physicians regarding patient needs, performance, medications and changes.
• Provide in home comfort care for patients while providing support for their family.
• Created patient assessments and plans for individual home care needs.
• Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
• Provided communication support between physicians, families, home DME companies and patient pharmacy.
• Complete assessments and provided recommendations/reports to physicians to provide optimum comfort and care to patients and families.

• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Managed quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Oversaw delivery of care for all patients on 26 bed medical-surgical unit, providing direct care to up to 6 patients, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
• Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care to over 6 patients daily.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
• Relief charge nurse on progressive care floor for 5 years. Consisting of overseeing other floor staff consisting of; RN's, LPN's and patient care aides.

Carried out duties as an LPN within the Raleigh County Board of Education School System as a school nurse.

Responsible for insulin calculations and coverage to adolescence with Diabetes.

Reviewed and updated immunization records to maintain up to date vaccinations within school systems.

Provided straight catherizations for adolescence.

Provided one on one care for a student and provided medications as prescribed.

Provided care for seizure disorder by using Vagus nerve stimulator.

• Cared for over six Medical-Surgical and Telemetry patients each day with quality-driven support.
• Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
• Delivered updates in patient status to LPN's and Registered Nurses recording all changes in medical records.
• Assisted with wound care including, but not limited, to wound vacs.
• Gathered patient information including medical , social and surgical history.
• Monitored and tracked patient vitals to keep team informed of changing conditions.