Registered Nurse Resume Example

Seeking a Registered nurse position that will expand my nursing education, skills and knowledge and utilize it to reinforce the facility's operations.

Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia, License number RN226174.

Also licensed in the State of Tennessee, License number 187973.

CPR certified through American Heart Association.

ADMINISTRATIVE

• Computerized documentation
• Client plan of care
• Record interaction process recording
• Record in client chart using narrative and/or check list formats

TEACHING/LEARNING

• Identify learning needs of client
• Develop teaching strategies
• Implement teaching strategies
• Evaluate teaching effectiveness

NURSING PROCESS

• Obtain physical assessment data
• Identify appropriate nursing diagnosis
• Prioritize nursing care

INFECTION CONTROL

• Use standard precautions
• Use clean gloving for self protection
• Care for client on airborne, droplet and contact isolation
• Prepare and maintain sterile field
• Don sterile gloves

ASSESSMENT MEASUREMENTS

• Obtain oral, axillary and tympanic temperatures using an electronic thermometer
• Assess apical, radial and pedal pulses
• Assess respiratory status
• Obtain arterial blood pressure with aneroid and electronic sphygmomanometer
• Measure height/weight of adult and pediatric clients
• Calculate BMI
• Measure abdominal girth
• Measure head circumference
• Record measurements on growth chart
• Teach client to measure body temperature
• Teach client to assess pulse

MEDICATIONS

• Administer oral medication
• Administer topical medication
• Administer eye drops/ointment
• Administer ear drops/ irrigation
• Administer suppository – rectal
• Administer medication via enteral tube
• Administer intadermal injection
• Administer subcutaneous injection
• Administer IM injection
• Administer Z-track injection
• Administer insulin
• Reconstitute powdered parenteral medication
• Start an IV
• Administer IV medication using secondary (piggyback) setup
• Administer IV push medication
• Calculate IV flow rate
• Use and maintain infusion pump
• Change IV infusion tubing
• Change IV solution
• Discontinue IV infusion
• Use and maintain PCP pump
• Teach client procedure for self injection

PROTECTIVE – Integument

• Assist with oral care
• Provide complete and partial bed baths
• Provide perineal care
• Administer back rub
• Shampoo hair
• Change unoccupied bed
• Apply cold – Ice pack to perineum, sprained ankles, and hand contusions.
• Apply a wound dressing/bandage
• Clean drain site
• Maintain Jackson-Pratt, Hemovac, drains

ACTIVITY/MOBILITY

• Use basic body mechanics
• Maintain body alignment of client
• Move and position client in bed
• Assist client to dangle
• Move client from bed to chair
• Move client from bed to stretcher
• Log roll client
• Perform range of motion exercises
• Assist with ambulation
• Assist with crutch walking
• Apply and care for client with restraints – indicate type: – Side rails up x4, wrist restraints - restraint chair
• Provide care of a client in a cast

NUTRITION

• Perform nutrition assessment
• Feed adult/infant/toddler clients.
• Administer enteral feeding via NG tube
• Insert, verify placement and maintain an enteral tube
• Monitor/measure intake of fluid and food

ELIMINATION – Bowel

• Assist client with use of bedpan
• Administer enema
• Irrigate colostomy
• Change ostomy pouch
• Auscultate bowel sounds

ELIMINATION – Bladder

• Assist male client with urinal
• Perform routine catheter care
• Remove retention catheter
• Measure urine output
• Obtain sterile urine specimen from catheter
• Obtain urine specimen from infant/child
• Obtain urine specimen from catheter bag
• Check for presence of protein in urine

FLUID GAS – Respiratory

• Auscultate breath sounds
• Measure oxygen saturation (pulse oximetry)
• Manage an obstructed airway
• Administer oxygen by cannula
• Administer oxygen to pediatric client
• Maintain chest suction or drainage
• Perform tracheostomy care
• Perform oro-pharyngeal suctioning
• Perform endotrachial suctioning
• Turn, cough, and deep breath

FLUID GAS – Cardiovascular

• Obtain hematocrit/hemoglobin via “stick”
• Apply EKG electodes
• Obtain EKG strip
• Measure central venous pressure
• Maintain arterial line
• Maintain PICK line
• Apply TED hose or sequential leg wrap
• Assess blood glucose with dextrostix
• Use glucose measuring device

SENSORY PERCEPTUAL

• Perform neurological check
• Elicit knee jerk reflex
• Assess client using Glasgow Coma Scale
• Maintain seizure precautions

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT – Maternal Child

• Determine gestational age
• Placement of FHR monitor
• Obtain fetal heart rate (ultrasound, Doppler)
• Perform newborn assessment
• Palpation of fundus
• Assessment of lochia
• Assist with breast feeding
• Breast pump

MANAGER OF CARE

• Admit client to unit
• Transfer client to different unit/agency
• Discharge client from agency
• Give change of shift report
• Prepare incident report
• Direct health team members
• Coordinate care for more than one client
• Delegates care to team members