Registered Nurse resume example

• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma center setting.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.

May 2018, I was appointed charge nurse.

June 2018, Staff nurse for Nursery, L&D, and Womens 'pavilion.

December 2018, Assisted with phlebotomy and IV starts in the Emergency Department and on patient units on a PRN basis until January 2020. Oriented new nurses and was a preceptor for nursing students, assisted with making schedule for staff and providers to ensure all shifts were covered.

• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• 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.
• Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.

May 2006, I was a new graduate and worked on the pediatric unit, nursery, and post partum. Was a preceptor for nursing students and was a mentor for Early College Students considering nursing as a career.

June 2008, Staffed nursery, peds, and womens health unit. Worked as a second nurse in Labor & Delivery with high risk pregnancies.

August 2008-January 2015- Staff nurse for Antepartum and preparing patients for surgeries. I excelled in IV sticks and lab draws during this time. Also was assigned role of charge nurse for the nursery and level 2 nursery.

January 2015-March 2018, charge nurse for nursery and level 2 nursery and completing chart audits.