Nursing supervisor, administrative designee, ED nurse

Provide professional and high quality care to medically compromised geriatric, pediatric and adult patients in the emergency department.Responsible for the sorting and prioritizing of emergency and nonemergency patients for treatment.Strong analytical skills easily assess conditions and implement appropriate intervention.Remain calm and professional during times of critical need. Readily develop rapport with patients and families, staff and physicians. Serve on performance improvement committee for wound care and patient safety.Participate with the conference planning team for performance improvement.Medication instruction to patients (all ages) on appropriate use, side effects, interactions with other medications, and dietary concerns.Patient advocate while providing care and during discharge processDuties as Nursing Supervisor includes serve as resource for staff during assigned work hours.

Medical Surgical care of our nations veterans in a hospital setting.Pre operative education to patients and families regarding upcoming surgical procedures to increase patient's active participation in his own healthcare.Provide post operative care and education to patients understands home discharge instructions.

Provide professional and high quality care to medically compromised geriatric, pediatric and adult patients in the emergency department.Responsible for the sorting and prioritizing of emergency and nonemergency patients for treatment.Strong analytical skills easily assess conditions and implement appropriate intervention.Remain calm and professional during times of critical need. Readily develop rapport with patients and families, staff and physicians.

Provide care to specific unit of elders in a long term care setting.Responsible for the safety and security of residents.Medication administration to residents and monitor for untoward effects Interact with resident families and to keep them apprised of resident conditionMonitor for clinical changes in residents and report to physician. Transfer patients to appropriate facility for care when warranted.

Pediatric nurse responsible for care and treatment of children during illness or injuryParent education regarding disease process, treatment plans, and prognosisCategorize and prioritize patients who present to ED according to severity of illness or injury Education provided to patient and family with respect to treatment plan, medications, or procedures to be preformedMonitor patient while receiving treatment. EXPERTISE AND ACHIEVEMENTS: Triage patients to determine acuity in the community hospital setting.Collaborate with Physicians and staff to take care of patients according tothe level of acuity.Extensive experience providing alcohol education/ prevention programs to local schools and the community.Facilitate education to senior adults on home safety.Participate in local programs for school children to decrease anxiety during Emergency Department visits. Teach the JourneySafe program for junior high and high school students aimed at decreasing motor vehicle crashes in younger drivers from distractions. Successfully complete tasks critical to patient care in a setting with limited resources.Participate in an annual breakfast with the Legislature to meet and interact with newly elected state legislators. This allows discussion of upcoming legislation relevant to nursing profession and healthcare. Member of Item Review Panel for National Council of State Boards of Nursing to review and revise questions used to test nursing school graduates to determine readiness for practicing as a Registered Nurse. Delegate to China and South Africa during a collaborative effort between ENA, Trauma Nurse Society and People to People International. Purpose of effort to raise awareness of global emergency nurse issues and trends.ENA team member to Havana, Cuba to research nursing practice in their ED settings.