I provided direct patient care on PCU -Med-Surgical Unit. I was responsible for administration of medicine many other individual patient treatments.• Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.• Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.