Stephanie Morrell Email & Phone Number

Orange, California, United States

• Responsible for family-centered nursing care activities, goals, and safety achievements of 4 patients from ER, PICU, PACU, and out-of-facility transfers on a 32-bed pediatric surgical unit.• Performed physical assessments, provided intravenous and Broviac/PICC line therapy, and provided tracheostomy and enteral feed (G-tube/J-tube) management• Monitored complex post-op wound care, chest tubes, ileostomies, JP drain, Hemovac, Salem Sumps, Foley catheters, suprapubic catheters, ureteral… Show more • Responsible for family-centered nursing care activities, goals, and safety achievements of 4 patients from ER, PICU, PACU, and out-of-facility transfers on a 32-bed pediatric surgical unit.• Performed physical assessments, provided intravenous and Broviac/PICC line therapy, and provided tracheostomy and enteral feed (G-tube/J-tube) management• Monitored complex post-op wound care, chest tubes, ileostomies, JP drain, Hemovac, Salem Sumps, Foley catheters, suprapubic catheters, ureteral stents, cast care, and traction devices on orthopedic, urology, and surgery patients.• Involved in committee to facilitate improved communication between providers and nurses as the night shift unit-council representative. Show less

• Responsible for family-centered nursing care activities, goals, and safety achievements of 1-3 patients from ER and out-of-facility transfers on a 34-bed pediatric ICU floor; experienced in low to high acuity levels in patients.• Independently educated patients and families on disease processes such as respiratory distress syndrome, neurological traumas, and sepsis; procedures such as intubation; and aspects of therapeutic regiments, including medication and pain management… Show more • Responsible for family-centered nursing care activities, goals, and safety achievements of 1-3 patients from ER and out-of-facility transfers on a 34-bed pediatric ICU floor; experienced in low to high acuity levels in patients.• Independently educated patients and families on disease processes such as respiratory distress syndrome, neurological traumas, and sepsis; procedures such as intubation; and aspects of therapeutic regiments, including medication and pain management techniques.• Resourcefully assisted in reducing PICC line procedure non-compliance of a mid-day admission patient who experienced septic shock by calmly facilitating explanation and providing distraction until appropriate interventions were initiated by healthcare team. Show less