Graduate Nurse with an Associates in Nursing from Jersey College. Attentive nursing professional presenting high level of care, patient assistance and recovery during each shift. Considered hardworking and driven. Ready for new opportunity to apply exceptional nursing skills in hospital or surgical setting.
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- Perform initial pre-op assessment and formulates appropriate plan of care for a positive patient outcome
- Provide competent care in circulating cases and efficiently providing equipment/supplies based on patients’ need
- Effectively maintains sterile field by practicing aseptic techniques
- Accurately documents patient health records
- Provides high quality care while using resources efficiently
- Communicate appropriate data to the physician and other patient care team members
- Interpret and implement physician’s orders; perform treatments according to accepted standards and policies; evaluate and document effectiveness of treatments
- Anticipate potential patient problems and take the necessary precautions to minimize those problems to ensure patient safety in OR and ASC
- Identify and report unsafe practice and/or procedures to promote compliance
- Provide direct patient care to individuals struggling with substance abuse and addiction
- Obtain vital signs and Complete detox assessments (CIWA, CIWA-B, COWS) every 4 hours to monitor patient for s/s of withdrawal
- Document full assessment (completed on each shift or every 12 hours) with a nursing note attached
- Administer scheduled and PRN medications
- Accurately complete a narcotic medication count
- Educate patients on medication protocols
- Ensure that operative and informed consents are signed and correct.
- Take and record vital statistics of patients to ensure readiness for surgical procedure.
- Initiate IVs and ensure patients are informed about procedure.
- Assess patients’ post-operative condition.
- Monitor vital signs and other measurements of progress, meeting discharge criteria.
- Log all findings in patient files.
- Answer patient questions and ensure patient comfort prior to discharge.
- Monitor patients for condition changes, reporting any changes to nurse manager and/or physician.
- Performs a range of clerical duties that support the operations of the unit.
- Acts as unit receptionist greeting and directing visitors.
- Assists in the ordering, receipt and storage of supplies.
- Assembles patient charts.
- Answers unit telephone, transferring calls, determining when staff members should be paged and taking and forwarding messages.
- Serves as an important link in the communication chain ensuring information is transmitted between nursing personnel, other hospital personnel, physicians, patients, family members and other guests.
- Assists in entering patient information in Meditech computer system.
- Maintains nursing station in neat and orderly manner.
- Completes special projects for unit director, supervisors and charge nurses.
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
- Orients and mentors new staff members.
- Awarded Valedictorian of the Generic RN Evening Cohort
- Graduated with 3.8 GPA
- Continuing education in Bachelors of science in nursing
- Obtained degree and completed all necessary classwork to be eligible to move forward in applying for nursing school
- Awarded Student Award in Speech
Clinical Experience
75 hour Healthcare Foundations, Community Care Center, Plant City, FL
· Performed assessments
· Made and revised care plans as needed
· Assisted nurses with feeding, physical therapy and grooming patients, ADLS
90 hours Med Surg I, Largo Medical, Largo, FL & Brandon Hospital, Brandon, FL
· Directed care and assessment of medical-surgical patients
· Assist the registered nurses with multiple procedures, such as IV placement and catheter insertions
· Perform both venous and finger-stick blood draws
90 hours Geriatric Nursing, Hawthorne Village, Brandon, FL
· Assessed client needs, planned care, implemented interventions, and evaluated client outcomes
· Monitored blood glucose levels in diabetic patients through use of glucometer and interfaced with laboratories to obtain results of analysis and follow-up on STAT orders
· Provided medical treatments to increase the patient's comfort level and promote healing
45 hours Psychiatric Nursing, Largo Indian Rocks, Largo, FL
· Performed physical and mental health assessments
· Led nursing groups focusing on mental and physical health
· Participated in milieu management and ensured safety for all staff and clients
45 hours Maternal Newborn Nursing, Brandon Hospital, Brandon, FL
· Provided care for patients utilizing fetal and maternal monitoring equipment
· Took and recorded patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure
· Educated patients on breastfeeding and self-care post-partum
· Took and recorded patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure
· Educated patients on breastfeeding and self-care post-partum
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School Attended
- Jersey College Of Nursing
- Hillsborough Community College
- East Bay High School
Job Titles Held:
- Surgical Registered Nurse
- Registered Nurse
- PACU Nurse
- Unit Secretary
Degrees
- Associate of Science
- Associate of Arts
- High School Diploma
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