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Cared for patients that had congenital heart defects, waiting transplants, waiting heart surgery, s/p heart surgery. As a step down unit these patient were not stable enough to be on a med-surge floor and required close care and monitoring. I preformed central line sterile dressing changes, port care, chest tube care, daily labs, wound care, feeding tube care, 12-lead EKG, oxygen administration including high flow, anticoagulant therapy, and administration and monitoring of serious medications drips such as Milrinone, monitoring cardiac rhythms, and educated and preformed life saving measures for wide range of ages from neonates to adults, I cared for the patients family as well as the patients, knowledgeable in social work cases and cases where CPS were involved, and HIPAA compliant.

Provided excellent patient care that included medication education and helping patient organize, vitals assessment, assessment and education for safety in a home setting, help obtaining outside resources such as Meals on Wheels and Life alert, wound care, ADL's, education to family on patients care, Port dressing changes and insertion, flu shot administration, labs, foley insertion, collaboration of care with family MD and sometimes the ED if patient needed to be seen for emergent care and most importantly displaying kindness and respect to my patients.

Provided patient care and supported nursing activities. Utilized sound judgment supported by nursing theory and evidence in the compassionate delivery of nursing care. Applied standards of infection control and patient safety. Updated chart information. Skillfully and tactfully communicated with patients family members. Participated in patient status reports, discharges, transfers, and collaborative care. Administered Accu-Check tests, insulin, and laboratory needs. Performed patient head-to-toe and neurological assessments. Safely administered medication orally, subcutaneously, intramuscularly, and through intravenous applications and GI applications. Performed range of motion exercises with patients housed in the Alzheimer's Unit. Compassionately assisted patients with their ADL's. Developed comprehensive care plans based on health history and physical assessments.