Yateta Brown
Temple,TX
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with 15 years of diverse experience in direct patient care including adult and pediatric emergency room, medical-surgical nursing, staff supervision, and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. TNCC and ENPC certified. Well-versed in offering evidence-based, therapeutic care for patients dealing with acute and chronic disorders. A collaborative and motivational leader with expertise in training new nursing staff while providing top-notch service to all patient populations. Strong background in life-saving procedures and supervising nursing staff and students. Organized, dependable, and skilled in providing quick, response and participation during crisis situations. A hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills. Ready to help the team achieve company goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
McLane Children's Hospital Scott & White
10.2021 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- 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.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Assisted in training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient 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.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- 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.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
Home Health RN Case Manager
AccentCare
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Managed complex caseloads efficiently by prioritizing tasks, delegating responsibilities to support staff, and maintaining detailed records.
- Expedited wound healing using advanced wound care techniques such as negative pressure therapy or hydrocolloid dressings when appropriate.
- Reduced hospital readmissions through diligent monitoring of patients'' progress and timely interventions in-home settings.
- Improved medication adherence through thorough education on drug administration, interactions, and potential side effects.
- Promoted a safe living environment for patients by conducting thorough home safety evaluations and recommending necessary modifications or equipment upgrades.
- Increased patient satisfaction by providing compassionate care, addressing concerns, and advocating for their needs.
- Streamlined communication with physicians, ensuring accurate documentation and prompt updates on patient conditions.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Baylor Scott &White Health
09.2020 - 02.2021
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery by closely monitoring and caring for wounds, answering questions and educating about continued care strategies.
- Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
- Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections while overseeing pain management plans.
- Administered colostomies and ostomies, urostomies and foley tubes accurately to provide exceptional patient care.
- Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goals.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
- Coordinated and managed care for patients undergoing myocardial infarction screening and anticoagulation therapies.
- Assessed patients in active drug and alcohol withdrawal and provided interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
- Administered medications and assisted in diagnostic testing for HIV-positive patients.
- Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
- Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
- Addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management.
- Imparted medical, operational and patient care knowledge to junior nurses to maximize performance and quality of team operations.
- Delivered quality care and comfort to patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolisms and end-stage renal disease.
- Conducted post-op reviews, tracked patients' vitals and monitored fluids to reach optimal care targets.
- Initiated review, revision and creation of operational policies within emergency department.
- Instructed patients, caregivers and families on diagnoses, treatment options and self-management to maintain continuity of care.
- Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate efficient movements and related paperwork.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions, including IV administration, wound and ostomy care and catheter insertion.
- Assessed patient health needs by reviewing and tracking EKG readings to address telemetry readings and quickly inform teammates on stability or acuity changes.
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
- Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
- Monitored and educated nursing students and externs on proper care procedures and prioritization strategies.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Maintained composure and efficiency during rapid response situation and emergency codes.
- Conducted restraint audits according to organizational guidelines and generated reports for nursing leadership review and analysis.
- Treated patients suffering from chronic and acute medical concerns, including asthma, seizure disorders and pneumonia.
- Facilitated patient flow during emergency situations, directing evacuations, admissions and transfers.
- Set up trays, supplies and sterile fields for office procedures.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Endless Mountains health Systems
01.2019 - 08.2020
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Managed complete processing of patients, including initial admission, preliminary diagnosis, treatment, documentation and discharging.
- Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
- Addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management.
- Sanitized, prepared and assembled medical equipment, readying work environment for physicians and emergency surgeons.
- Counseled caregivers and families on end-of-life planning and educated on patient care options.
- Delivered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options.
- Followed standard procedures for collecting personal information, contacting relatives and transferring patients better accommodated at outside facilities.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Instructed patients, caregivers and families on diagnoses, treatment options and self-management to maintain continuity of care.
- Trained new RN hires and ancillary staff members to meet patient service goals, champion standards of care and improve patient overall satisfaction.
- Assessed patients in active drug and alcohol withdrawal and provided interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
- Treated patients suffering from chronic and acute medical concerns, including asthma, seizure disorders and pneumonia.
- Instructed patients and caregivers or friends on proper care of injuries after treatment, educating on proper medication use, dressing changes and signs of complications.
- Delivered quality care and comfort to patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolisms and end-stage renal disease.
- Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
- Monitored and educated nursing students and externs on proper care procedures and prioritization strategies.
- Assessed patients' response to treatment and suggested ways to combat side effects.
- Set up trays, supplies and sterile fields for office procedures.
- Cared for patients in recovery from medical procedures by caring for wounds, monitoring vitals and managing pain.
- Facilitated patient flow during emergency situations, directing evacuations, admissions and transfers.
- Maintained composure and efficiency during rapid response situation and emergency codes.
- Answered patient questions and provided take-home materials for further information.
- Administered medications and assisted in diagnostic testing for HIV-positive patients.
- Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
- Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
- Administered tests not requiring licensed physicians to execute or evaluate, completing reports to act as efficient subsidiary.
- Assessed patient health needs by reviewing and tracking EKG readings to address telemetry readings and quickly inform teammates on stability or acuity changes.
- Used facility EMR system to update patient records, transmit prescriptions and transfer files.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions, including IV administration, wound and ostomy care and catheter insertion.
- Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
- Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization due to complications.
- Triaged incoming patients and communicated with doctors to encourage timely attention to urgent situations.
- Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections while overseeing pain management plans.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Spanish Town Hospital
06.2009 - 10.2018
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
- Delivered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options.
- Followed standard procedures for collecting personal information, contacting relatives and transferring patients better accommodated at outside facilities.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Trained new RN hires and ancillary staff members to meet patient service goals, champion standards of care and improve patient overall satisfaction.
- Assessed patients in active drug and alcohol withdrawal and provided interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
- Consistently assessed and evaluated patients' health needs by coordinating across medical disciplines to create, implement and modify personalized care plans.
- Treated patients suffering from chronic and acute medical concerns, including asthma, seizure disorders and pneumonia.
- Instructed patients and caregivers or friends on proper care of injuries after treatment, educating on proper medication use, dressing changes and signs of complications.
- Improved patient outcomes and quality of care by determining and suggesting changes to processes.
- Delivered quality care and comfort to patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolisms and end-stage renal disease.
- Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
- Monitored and educated nursing students and externs on proper care procedures and prioritization strategies.
- Boosted patient outcomes by prioritizing nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reporting on each patient's status.
- Assessed patients' response to treatment and suggested ways to combat side effects.
- Facilitated patient flow during emergency situations, directing evacuations, admissions and transfers.
- Maintained composure and efficiency during rapid response situation and emergency codes.
- Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
- Administered medications and assisted in diagnostic testing for HIV-positive patients.
- Assessed patient health needs by reviewing and tracking EKG readings to address telemetry readings and quickly inform teammates on stability or acuity changes.
- Used facility EMR system to update patient records, transmit prescriptions and transfer files.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions, including IV administration, wound and ostomy care and catheter insertion.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Coordinated and managed care for patients undergoing myocardial infarction screening and anticoagulation therapies.
- Managed and provided leadership to help staff with direct and indirect patient care and telemetry monitoring.
- Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections while overseeing pain management plans.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northern Caribbean University
Manchester, Jamaica11 2011
Skills
- Patient monitoring
- Direct Patient Care
- Documentation and Charting
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Wound Care
- Compassion and Empathy
- Intravenous therapy
- Care Planning
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Physical assessments
- Nursing staff leadership
- Precepting
- Lab result interpretation
- Team Coordination
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Intake and discharge
- Emergency Response
- Maintaining privacy
- Relationship Building
- EMR / EHR
- Procedure preparations
- Chronic Disease Management
- ADL Assistance
- HIPAA Education
- Emergency Care
- Administering immunizations
- Emotional Intelligence
- Case Management
- Updating computer records
- BAC screen/drug screen collection ability
- Triaging patient concerns
- Body mechanics knowledge
- Managing personal care
- Patient education and counseling
- SBAR communication
- Home Health Care
- High level of autonomy
Timeline
Registered Nurse
McLane Children's Hospital Scott & White
10.2021 - Current
Home Health RN Case Manager
AccentCare
03.2021 - 02.2022
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Baylor Scott &White Health
09.2020 - 02.2021
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Endless Mountains health Systems
01.2019 - 08.2020
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Spanish Town Hospital
06.2009 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northern Caribbean University
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