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RN STAFF NURSE
Summary
Compassionate and highly competent Labor and Delivery Nurse with 20+ years of clinical nursing experience. Dedicated to providing high-quality patient care with focus on safety and using evidence-based practices to improve treatment outcomes. Specializing in providing exceptional triage, antepartum and postpartum nursing care to patients with pregnancy and labor complications. Eager to join a team that possesses exceptional critical thinking skills an a fast paced, high tension setting.
Skills
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Experience
St Joseph School Of Nursing | Providence , RIRN Staff Nurse09/2002 - Current
- Delivered extensive training to newly hired employees and student nurses, offering insight and assistance related to emergent situations.
- Individualized plans of care, including treatment and discharge plans for infants to adult patients.
- Monitored patient interactions to medications, therapies and changes in plans of care.
- Monitored and educated nursing students on proper care procedures and prioritization strategies.
- Oversaw patient admission and discharge functions, including patient management and care coordination.
- Interfaced with patients to complete comprehensive assessments to determine needs, document medical information and communicate findings with healthcare team to ensure continuum of care.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Jumped in to perform individual or team functions when short-staffed or advanced nursing situations required.
- Immunized patients against influenza and pneumonia to protect vulnerable populations from serious illnesses.
- Coordinated tasks and supervised 10-12 nurses and support staff as a charge RN
- Assisted physician with examinations, tests, and procedures.
- Measured and monitored patient EKGs.
- Updated medical records with current vitals, behavioral observations and medication details.
- Directed day-to-day patient care and nursing activities within 14 bed unit.
- Collected lab specimens, monitored fluid intake/output, and analyzed and interpreted lab results and cardiac rhythm strips; actioned emergency interventions to stabilize patients.
St Joseph School Of Nursing | North Providence , RIRN Staff Nurse01/2015 - 01/2021
- Administered medications to manage progression off anesthesia medications, deal with side effects and promote recovery.
- Preoperative and post operative care
- Utilized effective communication skills to educate patients and family members on side effects from both surgery and anesthesia.
- Evaluated patients recovering from surgeries and coming out of anesthesia.
- Stocked clinical workstations and procedure rooms with necessary supplies.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Answered patient questions and provided take-home materials for further information.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
St Joseph School Of Nursing | Johnston , RIRN Staff Nurse01/1997 - 08/2002
- Helped pediatric patients understand and feel at ease with vaccines, tests and minor procedures.
- Assisted physicians with focus studies in prenatal care.
- Counseled patients and families to provide psychological, emotional and spiritual support.
- Educated patients, caregivers and families on diagnoses, disease management, wound management and equipment management.
- Performed basic physical assessments of newborns and infants.
- Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
- Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Maintained infection control logs, streamlined charting process, and improved patient outcomes through training and leadership.
- Immunized patients against influenza and pneumonia to protect vulnerable populations from serious illnesses. As well as required immunizations.
- Phone triage
Education and Training
CCBC | CityAssociate of Arts in Nursing12/1998
Certifications
- Registered RN in the state of Maryland (to acquire compact license for South Carolina) R143369
- BLS
- ACLS
- EFM Certified
- NRP Certified
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School Attended
- CCBC
Job Titles Held:
- RN Staff Nurse
Degrees
- Associate of Arts in Nursing
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