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• Coordinated and consulted with healthcare teams to plan, implement, assess and evaluate patient care plans.
• Used aseptic techniques to maintain sterile fields and actively monitored situations to prevent breaches in aseptic techniques.

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• Kept count of all surgical instruments and sponges used during operations and procedures.
• Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
• Prepared operating rooms by maneuvering operating room lamps for illumination and laying out sterile instruments and supplies on stainless steel tables, including gauze sponges, magnifying glasses and medications.
• Positioned patients in operating rooms to prepare for surgical procedures, using supine, prone and sitting surgical positions.
• Coordinated nursing care to be carried out according to facility guidelines and regulations.
• Performed preoperative assessments on patients and evaluated overall health.
• Provided effective bedside care to patients before and after procedures reduce concerns and provide comfortable and successful experiences.
• Coordinated with other healthcare professionals to assess, plan and implement patient care plans.
• Collected, labeled and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
• Observed surgeon's body language, movements and demeanor during operations to efficiently anticipate needs.
• Prepared OR by ensuring it met asepsis standards, as well as setting out, organizing and counting all tools and equipment necessary for each procedure.
• Verified patient information to make licensed staff aware of relevant health factors.
• Administered medications as prescribed and checked for any contradictions or any potential complications that nursing staff needed to be aware of.

• Involved patient and support person in decisions affecting perioperative plan of care and rehabilitation process and evaluated patient progress toward attaining outcomes.
• Planned, executed, directed and evaluated nursing care given to surgical patient through perioperative experience to promote highest quality and patient safety.
• Supplied education regarding nutrition, medication, pain and wound management and expected response to operative or invasive procedure and assessed knowledge level of patient or designated support person.
• Admitted, assessed and prepared ambulatory care patients for surgery in accordance with surgery center policies and individual patient needs.
• Assisted with or initiated emergency measures for sudden adverse development in patients with cardiac arrest, respiratory distress and shock.
• Educated patients and loved ones regarding operating procedures, expectations, side effects and recovery process.
• Prepared, implemented, and evaluated nursing care for patients through each step of surgical procedure.
• Evaluated patient's level of pain, implementing effective medications and pain management techniques.
• Provided compassionate, individualized care for each patient while in operating room.
• Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Participated in education activities, including evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
• Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
• Explained course of care and medications, including side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
• Adhered to strict safety measures by carefully determining proper dosages before administering medications.
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
• Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
• Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
• Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
• Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
• Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
• Demonstrated ability to advocate for and strive to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.