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0-5 years of experience
Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to meet all patient needs effectively.
- Tested vital signs, glucose, handled I+Os, and provided oral care to intubated patients.
- Managed transport of patients to treatment locations, and assisted codes as needed.
- Supplied environmental support and facilitated patient safety at all times.
- Provided support for the patient and implemented a family-centered model of care.
- Leveraged expertise with aging process, human development stages, and cultural patterns.
6-10 years of experience
provides direct patient care in a busy intensive care unit.
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated patient care and performed patient education in accordance to unit standards for all patient types and age groups.
- Collaborated with professionals across the organization to formulate an integrated care plan.
- Devised health care goals using a holistic approach aligned with patient and family needs.
- Championed changes in documentation and drug administration processes.
- Promoted team environment by effectively identifying needs of other staff and assisting them.
0-5 years of experience
Consulted and coordinated with health care team members to assess, plan and implement and evaluate patient care plans
- Monitored patient’s vital signs and initiated corrective action whenever the Patient displayed adverse symptomatology
- Followed continuous cardiac and respiratory readings and reported observed changes
- Administered infusion therapy, including: IV fluids, antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals and electrolytes
- Prepared and administered and recorded prescribed medications and reported reactions to medications and treatments
- Assisted treating physicians during examinations, treatments, and procedures including life-saving situations.
- Analyzed lab results
- Provided education, information and emotional support to the patient’s family and caregivers
6-10 years of experience
Care of patients with various types of multisystem trauma patients with an emphasis on neuro trauma and various closed injuries at the ratio of 2:1.
- Care for patients with various neurological disorders with the emphasis of patients with strokes and aneurysms, vascular malformations, post angio therapy, post tpa (tissue plasminogen activator) treatment, Spinal Cord injuries & traumatic head injuries.
- Monitored MAP and BP, drawing arterial blood gases and took care of the arterial lines
- Acted as a Medical Care and Specialized nurse for 20 bed unit for the Patients of anesthetics.
- Responsible for the recording and reporting values of laboratory with medical treatment.
- Administered the prescribed medications, changed dressings, clean the wounds and monitor the body.
0-5 years of experience
Cared for premature vent-dependent babies with a wide range of medical challenges.
- Closely monitored vital signs and perform thorough assessments of patients’ conditions.
- Initiated IV therapy. Created and implemented ongoing care plan.
- Worked closely with families maintaining communication and support.
10+ years of experience
Provided care for Level III critically ill neonates in collaboration with seven neonatologists and multidisciplinary management team
- Attended high-risk delivery with anticipation of resuscitation of neonates
- Continuous monitoring and bedside care of 23 week to post term gestational neonates
- Skilled nursing care consisted of respiratory support (HFOV, conventional ventilation, BCPAP,
- Ongoing assessment, evaluations and management of neonates with cardiac, neurological and gastrointestinal defects / congenital anomalies
- Proficiently assisted with bedside surgical procedures and interventions
- Closely collaborated and thorough updating of ongoing patient status with rounding pediatric
- Served on Preceptor/Leadership team for orientation and training of new RN graduate nurses and newly hired established RNs to the NICU unit
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for the direct patient care of complex patients in the PICU unit
- Provided special service before and after the surgeries.
- Maintain and take care of the equipment and devices.
- Developed and maintained a caring and safe environment for the patients.
- Worked with the health care team for the provision of development of appropriate care to patient and their families
- Responsible for the demonstration and educate the staff and families regarding treatment, practice, equipment and dealing children
0-5 years of experience
Provided specialized nursing and medical care in a 25 bed ICU with 1:2 ratio.
- Worked closely with in house- unit cardiologists with accurate reporting recording of laboratory values with follow up treatment.
- Recognized life threatening arrhythmias and means of treatment for patients in cardiac monitors , caring for A-lines, monitoring Swan-Ganz catheters, drawing ABG’s and other labs, interpreting and reporting results for proper medical management.
- Provided direct nursing care to critically ill patients, post-surgical including trauma and coronary artery bypass graft cases.
0-5 years of experience
Cared for the critically/acutely ill patients in the Medical ICU.
- Maintained patient safety, care standards, and confidentiality according to both unit procedure and hospital policy.
- Provided the highest quality nursing care and service, to both patients and families.
- Worked as a team member in collaborative manner with nurses, physicians, and other allied health professionals.
6-10 years of experience
Utilized telemedicine, teleconferencing, and clinical information technology to continuously evaluate intensive and progressive care patients. Proactively identified impending or evolving patient problems and facilitated early intervention to positively impact patient outcomes.
- Worked collaboratively with the bedside Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff, Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Staff and eICU staff to increase the safety and quality of care being provided to hospitalized ICU and PCU patients.
- Continuously monitored patient alarms and electronic records through VISICU and Cerner to identify relevant changes in patients’ health status and proactively problem-solve before patients’ condition deteriorated to an urgent situation. Communicated assessments to Intensivists. Ensured follow up to problem resolution.
- Mentored bedside nurses through routine or urgent patient situations to provide guidance, promote critical thinking, and clinical decision making skills. Provided support for problem-solving through VISICU, The Source.
- Ensured safety procedures are consistently followed and patient alarms are activated appropriately.
- Completed camera rounds at the beginning of each shift to visually assess patient appearance, confirm vent settings, and ascertain the accuracy of IV pump programming. Repeated camera assessment for any status change.
- Audited documentation of best practice bundles and quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes and ensure regulatory compliance. Collected accurate data supporting research activities.
- Served on the Professional Practice Committee in order to analyze work flow and evaluate performance to maximize the use of evidence-based practice and optimal interdisciplinary communication in the eICU.
0-5 years of experience
Collaborate with patients to plan for future health needs or to coordinate transitions.
- Set up, operate, or monitor invasive equipment and devices such as endotracheal tube and tracheotomy equipment, mechanical ventilators, catheters, central lines, nasogastric and orogastric tubes.
- Perform administrative duties that facilitate admission, transfer, or discharge of patients.
- Distinguish between normal and abnormal developmental and age-related physiological and behavioral changes in acute, critical, and chronic illnesses.
- Manage patients’ pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, monitoring patients’ reactions, modifying as needed.
- Perform emergency medical procedures, such as BLS, ACLS, and other condition stabilizing interventions.
- Document data related to patients’ care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.
- Administer blood and blood products transfusions, and monitor for adverse reactions.
6-10 years of experience
- Serves as a staff nurse caring for patients with acute illness, including acute congestive failure, acute myocardial infraction, drug overdose, respiratory failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy.
- Promote health and support patients and families in coping with illness.
- Skilled in Hewlett Packard bedside monitoring, 12- lead EKG, and, 300 c ventilators.
- Provide strong contributions as a key member of unit quality assurance program designed to identity and evaluate problems
0-5 years of experience
Provided comprehensive nursing care to patient in a 12-bed CCU/ICU.
- Served as Charge Nurse and Preceptor on a regular basis for the past 3 years.
- Plan, manage and assess care, administrate medication and treatment, maintain record of codes and care.
- Start IVs, monitor patients’ respiratory ventilation, pulse oximetry, assist with intubation, respond to all codes.
- Assess patients’ psychosocial status and needs including areas such as sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger, and support systems.
- Collaborate with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans based on identified needs and assessment data.
- Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.
- Advocate for patients’ and families’ needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families.
0-5 years of experience
Provided care for patients of all ages with life-threatening illnesses or major trauma
- Skilled in all aspects of physical assessment including in-depth neurology and respiratory
- Experienced in all types of intravenous line access
- Responsible for administration and titration of critical care and sedation medication drips
- Worked closely with all aspects of interdisciplinary team to provide best plan of care for patient
- Able to respond calmly to emergency situations with quick assessment and action
- Skilled in ventilator care and weaning along with other respiratory assistive devices
- Proficient in bedside telemetry monitoring
10+ years of experience
Shift Relief charge nurse responsible for managing shift issues, staffing, staff resource, data
collection for Quality /core measures assessments.
- Responsible for care of Surgical, Medical and Neurological ICU patients
- Responsible for responding to hospital wide Rapid Response calls
- Performing advanced treatments CRRT, Hypothermia protocol
- Patient and Family teaching on a daily basis
0-5 years of experience
Manage a 14 bed Acute Care Unit.
- Supervise 34 employees-scheduling, employee records, education, payroll
- Perform employee evaluations, engage and terminate employees as needed.
- Provide encouragement to my employees, the patients, the families and other staff.
- Use electronic charting and the Omni cell
0-5 years of experience
Provide nursing care for septic patients, vented patients, GI bleeds, DKA patients
- Provide care for post cath-lab and post critical surgical patients.
- Assist Intensivist with bedside procedures
- Document nursing care and manage patient care plan.
0-5 years of experience
Continually strives to provide excellent care of the patient through assessment, monitoring, and critical thinking.
- Ensures quality of care specific to the critically-ill patient per individualized plan of care
- Communicates with all healthcare team members in order to deliver the best possible care specific to each patient.
- Responsible for the management of nursing diagnoses
0-5 years of experience
Closely watch over patients physical and mental status changes for complications
- Assist in emergency procedures and codes
- Maintaining accurate records on patients charts
- Administering and evaluating medications
- Providing emotional support to patient as well as family
- Implement and update plan of care
- Observe for changes in vitals/condition and take appropriate action
- Implement and sign off on physician’s orders within nursing scope
6-10 years of experience
Providing optimal care to critically ill patients and their families in MICU, SICU, CCU, BICU, PACU and correctional ICU.
- Responsible for the receiving and discharge of patients.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
- Monitoring life support equipment, attending to wounds, responding to changing patient conditions and providing advanced life support.
10+ years of experience
Shift Relief charge nurse responsible for managing shift issues, staffing, staff resource, data
collection for Quality /core measures assessments.
- Responsible for care of Surgical, Medical and Neurological ICU patients
- Responsible for responding to hospital wide Rapid Response calls
- Performing advanced treatments CRRT, Hypothermia protocol
6-10 years of experience
- Collaborate with physicians to determine appropriate plan of care for critically ill patients.
- Initiate and implement acute care protocols to provide high quality skilled nursing care to critically ill patients.
- Utilize critical thinking skills to implement patient care plans and to anticipate patient needs.
- Assist physicians at bedside with procedures such as: insertion of central lines and chest tubes, Thoracentesis, Intubation, EGD, Colonoscopy, and Bronchoscopies
- Review test results such as lab values and radiography studies and report them to appropriate physicians.
- Administer medications, blood products, bedside sedation, and paralytics.
- Proficiently use computer documentation to maintain accurate medical records and maintain patient privacy.
0-5 years of experience
Administer medications IM, SQ, IV, and PO.
- Hourly patient treatments not limited to vitals, chest tube aspiration, monitoring fluids, and bladder expression.
- Recover and monitor patients after surgery
- Monitor patients under anesthesia using EKG, SPO2, doppler, and capnograph
- Assisting the surgeon and sterile technician
- Sterilizing surgical instruments
- Inducing and preparing patients for surgery
- Administering epidurals
0-5 years of experience
Provide high quality, competent care for critically ill patients
- PICC line insertion certified
- Ultrasound Guided IV insertion
- Assist with bedside procedures (i.e. insertion of central lines and chest tubes, thorocentesis, etc.)
0-5 years of experience
Experienced in the field of ICU nursing for more than 9 years.
- Very accurate reporting to charge RN.
- In-depth knowledge of medical terminology.
- Record the values accurately in medical treatment plan.
- Extensive knowledge cardiac treatment and care post CABG.
0-5 years of experience
- Provide nursing care and medication administration to ICU patients
- Work with other nurses and medical professionals alike to provide optimal patient care
- Worked one-on-one with Intensivist and ER physicians
0-5 years of experience
- Provide care to critically ill patients in accordance with ICU protocol.
- Demonstrate knowledge and expertise in administering medications in an Intensive Care setting
- Interact with other ICU personnel and patients’ family regarding patients’ care, treatment, and needs.
0-5 years of experience
- Clinical Skills: Assess critically ill patients, identify nursing diagnoses, implement and evaluate nursing care plans; prioritize nursing care for critically ill patients; collaborate with multidisciplinary team; maintain accurate reports and records; calculate and administer medications specifically chemotherapy agents
- Advocated for patients’ and families’ needs with regards to sensitive subjects including death and dying
- Preceptor of novice nurses and other healthcare personnel to ICU and Medical-Oncology units
- Certified in chemotherapy administration and practiced nursing care with universal chemotherapy precautions
0-5 years of experience
Provide care to critical trauma and stroke patients.
- Collaborate with physicians regarding changes in patient status.
- Utilized Serna for patient documentation.
- Proficient in Meditech documentation