Compassionate Emergency Room Registered Nurse accustomed to treating diverse patient needs while managing dynamic conditions. Offering excellent clinical knowledge and judgment combined with strong documentation, vitals monitoring and problem-solving abilities. Well-versed in managing emergent and non emergent cases with grace and efficiency. Competent in computer charting, EMR usage looking to build upon my nursing career.
Skills
Patient Management
Triaging Critical and Acute Patients
Medication and IV administration
Computerized Charting
Prompt Interventions
Discharge Teaching
IV Insertion
Port Access
Experience
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, 06/2021 - Current Saint Francis Health System – Coweta, OK,
Prioritized nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reported patient status.
Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
Triage and treat high acuity patients.
Administration of medications via various routes.
Blood product administration and monitor.
EMR documentation.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse, 02/2020 - Current Trinity Health Corporation – Saugerties, NY,
Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
Providing thorough evaluation, focused assessments and providing information to providers as needed and seen fit.
Triaging patients that come in via EMS, walk ins and drop-offs or pull-ups at the emergency room doors.
Clear communication with patient, patient's family members on current condition, updated tests and plan of care.
Phone communication to hospitalist, primary care providers, patients and family members.
Identifying status changes in level of consciousness, condition, vital signs, cardiac rhythms and medication reactions.
Triaged and treated high-volume caseload in busy emergency room setting.
Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
Inserting various IV gauges in various locations including AC, upper arm, bicep, forearm, wrist, hand and foot in pediatric, adolescents, adult and geriatric.
Accessing established ports and using ports for blood collections, and medication administration.
Establishing IO access in emergent situations when other access cannot be established.
Blood product administration as needed, proper monitoring and documentation as needed for blood administration.
Maintained open and clear communication with physicians to coordinate effective patient care.
Ability to delegate tasks accordingly to team members and work together as a team in high stress situations.
Respond quickly to codes and coordinated efficient and skilled care.
Proper care of patients whom range in age from newborn to geriatric age.
Assist with intubation process, monitoring vitals, pushing paralytic and sedative medications, providing doctor with proper tools and thorough documentation.
Identifying MI on cardiac rhythm strips and monitor resulting in starting the cardiac cath lab process and providing patient the initial doses of medications prior to procedure.
Cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest patient's providing CPR, IV push medications, defibrillation, assisting in intubation process.
Identifying stroke patient's and initiating stroke alerts, remaining with patient during CT scan, Administration of tPA if patient met criteria, obtaining appropriate lab work, neuro checks and stroke scale assessments.
Assist medical providers with insertion of arterial line, and proper monitoring of arterial line.
Assisting providers with insertion of chest tubes and central lines both carotid and femoral.
Insertion of nasogastric tubes, orogastric tube placement for feedings, medication administration, or removal of stomach contents via aspiration, suction or gravity drainage.
Rapid response treatment to patient's who have overdosed on medications and/or substance abuse by administering Naloxone and initiating CPR.
Provided care and assessment to patients with various psychiatric diagnosis including, substance abuse, schizophrenia, depression, bi-polar, suicidal, PTSD, homicidal and paranoia.
Assisting with the evaluation process to patients with psychiatric disorders to provide proper resources and placement for treatment.
Preparing and assisting flight crews with multiple critical drips, ventilators, monitors when preparing to fly a patient to higher level of care.
Management of critical care drips and titration with proper monitoring.
Emergent care to patient's with single or multiple gun shot wounds, and suicide attempts.
Care of trauma patients from car accidents, work related accidents, sporting accidents.
Assisting providers with placement of temporary castings, wound care, wound debridement and stitching.
Wound care to existing and new injuries, cleaning, application of ointments and bandages applied as prescribed or instructed by providers.
Obtaining wound samples and cultures to be sent for testing.
Accepting and placing verbal orders into the computer, completing orders as the provider places them and monitoring for new/changing orders.
Assisting and monitoring patient's during conscious sedation procedures such as pediatric stitching, inguinal hernia reduction at bedside, repairing the dislocation of shoulder/arm.
Assisting providers in the process of performing nerve blocks by monitoring patient and medication preparation.
Use of proper technique when flushing a patients eye and assisting with ocular examination.
Assisting with pediatric patients whom have come in with choking, blocked airways, and unresponsive respiratory arrest.
Administering critical and lifesaving medications various routes including intravascular, IV push, intramuscular, and intraosseous.
Administering medications as ordered by providers in various routes, oral, IV, IM, subQ or rectal.
Providing medication teaching, wound care teaching and follow-up care as needed prior to discharge.
Evaluating patient's level of understanding of care and preventative treatments while providing resources to patients whom may need it.
Obtaining blood samples for testing via IV insertion or straight stick.
Proper monitoring of blood sugars and evaluating insulin needs.
Proper monitoring of blood pressure, pulse oximetry, respiration rates and heart rate.
Insertion of foley catheters, accurate measurement of intake and output.
Straight catheterizing a patient both male and female to obtain urine specimens for testing.
Assisting providers in the process of digital disimpaction of patients.
Familiar with various cardiac rhythms including but not limited to V-fib, SVT, A-fib, type I-III blocks.
Completion of EKG at bedside, cardiac monitoring at bedside.
Initiating and titrating cardiac drips, heparin drips, insulin drips.
Assisting with maintaining oral airways during procedures including but not limited to x-ray, transportation, CT scan.
Stabilized patients, determined health needs and provided direct patient care.
Recognize and reporting abuse in children and elderly adults.
Computer documentation, nurses notes, vitals, documenting during codes, pre procedure, intra procedure and post procedure documentation, documenting medications, and patient history.
Completion of emergency room nurse course.
Nursing Assistant, 06/2014 - 02/2020 Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation And Health Center – Millsboro, DE,
Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with daily living needs such as bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
Engaged with patient family and friends to provide courteous, efficient visit experience.
Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to carry out doctor orders and treatment care plans.
Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
Identifying change in patient status and notifying the nurse or charge nurse.
Education
Diploma: Nursing, Expected in 05/2019 - Citizens School Of Nursing - Tarentum, PA, GPA:
Certifications
Licensed PA Registered Nurse - 2019
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
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