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Jessica Claire
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 (555) 432-1000, resumesample@example.com
Professional Summary

Dedicated, knowledgeable registered nurse with accountable credentials and extensive experience in telemetry and intermediate care settings. compassionate about providing quality care with respect to individual patient needs and dignity. Open and clear communicator with analytical problem-solving abilities and advanced clinical expertise.

Skills
  • Critical thinking skills
  • IV insertion and management. Central line care and management.
  • Coordinate working with as a team with interdisciplinary healthcare personels
  • Telemetry monitoring, arrythmia
  • Prioritize on going situation
  • Problem solving skills
Work History
10/2004 to Current Staff RN Northside Hospital | Marietta, GA,
  • Care for 4-5 patients of adult patients in fast pace PCU(intermediate care)/Telemetry unit with 42 beds setting.
  • Provide age appropriate compassionate care physiologically and psychologically, integrated knowledge, excellent assessment skills and proficient nursing skills.
  • Frequent commendations from patients and families for providing exceptional care, and positive recognitions from physicians.
  • Utilizing strong critical thinking and nursing judgment, quick to take appropriate action in routine and emergent situation.
  • Handle complex and challenging situation with exceptional problem solving skills.
  • Facilitate unit performance as dedicated team player and role model.
  • Actively participate hospital code blue.
  • Member in the PCU which received Award "Best Nursing Team 2008" from Advance for Nursing Magazine in areas of PA, NJ, and DE.
  • Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
  • Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
  • Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
  • Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
  • Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications and prevention methods.
  • Identified learning needs of patients and families and responded with advocacy and health education.
  • Provided high quality care to approximately 4-5 patients per day on 42-bed unit
  • Managed elements of patient care, from admission to discharge or transfer to other units or facilities, using nursing expertise to conduct assessments, administer medications, initiate nursing and emergency interventions, contribute to care plan develop
  • Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
  • Managed elements of patient care, from admission to discharge or transfer to other units, using nursing expertise to conduct assessments, administer medications, initiate nursing and emergency interventions, contribute to care plan development and educate patients.
  • Coordinated with physicians to perform bedside procedures such as intravenous injections, vascular line insertions and bronchoscopies.
  • Assessed medical status of patients pre and post-operation by checking vital parameters and supervising food intake.
  • Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
  • Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical ability, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
  • Telemetry monitoring, arrythmia
  • IV insertion and management, central line care and management.
  • Computer skills : Epic, Cerna experience.
10/2000 to 07/2004 RN Rolling Hills Developmental Center | Starkville, MS,
  • Acute inpatient rehabilitation setting, provided direct care to 10 patients with team nursing in 20 beds unit.
  • Simultaneously served as direct care provider and team leader.
  • Actively participated in multidisciplinary conference for patient's progress and discharge planning.
  • Provided patient and family educations related to home care needs prior to discharge.
  • Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.
  • Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
  • Supervised professional and paraprofessional nursing staff and delegated tasks to maintain continuum of care.
  • Oversaw delivery of care for all patients on 20-bed acute rehabilitation unit, providing direct care to up to 10-12 patients, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, nursing aids and unit clerk.
  • Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
  • Partnered with physicians, social workers, activity therapists, nutritionists and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented all patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
  • Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
  • Managed quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
  • Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
  • Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
  • Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
04/1985 to 12/1992 Public Health Nurse City Of Brownsville | Brownsville, TX, Japan
  • Utilizing public health nursing process; assessment, analyze, plan, implement, evaluation for disease prevention and health promotion to town residents.
  • Provided educations to individuals, families and focus groups as home visiting and class setting.
  • Assessed and responded to individual and community health education needs.
  • Coordinated work groups and outreach activities.
  • Worked with individuals to determine specific needs based on general tests and refer them to other community resources.
  • Spearheaded program to promote healthy development of children with focus on nutrition.
  • Visited homes to determine patient and family needs.
  • Planned and coordinated childhood immunizations administrations for infants to school aged children.
  • Executed hospital prevention and health promotion programs to improve awareness of health-related issues and conditions.
  • Conducted needs assessments to determine which materials and services were warranted for each individual case.
  • Visited homes, assessing patient and family needs.
Education
Expected in 05/2000 Bachelor of Science | NURSING West Chester University, West Chester, PA, GPA:

Graduated with honor of Sigma Theta Tau International

Expected in 1985 DIPLOMA | PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING Niigata Prefectural Public Health Nursing School, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, GPA:
Expected in 03/1984 | Nursing The Second Tokyo National Hospital Attached Nursing School, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, GPA:
Affiliations

Involved to special project, prefecture wide multidisciplinary healthcare professional committee to improve "type II Diabetic early detection and promote health in community level approach."

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School Attended

  • West Chester University
  • Niigata Prefectural Public Health Nursing School
  • The Second Tokyo National Hospital Attached Nursing School

Job Titles Held:

  • Staff RN
  • RN
  • Public Health Nurse

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science
  • DIPLOMA

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