Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

• Oct 2021 - Present

Med/Surg Telemetry RN

• Apr 2016 - Jun 2021

Delivers comprehensive, individualized nursing care to six adults and/or geriatric patients including new admits, transfers, pre-and post-operative patients with a variety of acute and chronic diseases based on the nursing process  Administer medicines according to nursing judgment such as titrating heparin and insulin drips  Complete head-to-toe physical assessments and form an individualized plan of care for each patient  Delegate appropriately to team members and prioritize patient care according to acuity  Monitor EKGs and provide medical interventions based on rhythmical changes  Precepts nursing students and new hires to the unit Show less

Private Duty Nurse

• Jan 2014 - Apr 2016

Provide holistic care for a medically fragile, technology-dependent patient population suffering from a variety of diseases and handicaps, including but not limited to spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and premature infants.  Provide acute medical care for various spinal cord injury levels; majority of patients are para- and quadriplegics, from inner city to international backgrounds  Deliver a high standard of patient care and skill in critical situations with those that have respiratory distress, have artificial airways (tracheostomies) and are on mechanical ventilation.  Collaborate with the patient, their family and all members of the health care team demonstrating a systematic critical-thinking approach to guide data gathering, assessment, nursing judgment, intervention and evaluation of human responses to actual and potential health problems  Assist patients; non-vocal and non-responsive and monitor patients who are prone to autonomic dysreflexia Show less