Kari Neill
Registered Nurse at Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital, LLC- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Registered Nurse License
Florida State Board of Nursing
Experience
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Registered Nurse
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Jan 2017 - Present
• Perform all duties of a registered nurse, including administration of therapies and medications, admission assessments providing client-centered care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.• Assessed, diagnosed, and developed treatment plans within scope of practice in an inpatient setting.• Responsible for the admission process of patients, urine toxicology screens and discharge planning.• Provide direct patient comprehensive nursing care to patients with multiple physical and psychosocial needs for all ages across the lifespan.• Perform ongoing assessments on patient status, addressing abnormal outcomes/changes Integrating all assessment information.• Admit outpatient mental health patients into the hospital’s Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)/Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP).• Coordinate care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.• Planned, implemented and follow up on physician medication and treatment orders implementation; evaluates patients for signs and symptoms of allergic reactions or other adverse side effects.• Develop and maintained quality care systems and standards, including creating and improving medical protocols and guidelines.• Provide education for patients regarding psychopharmacological interventions to improve medication compliance and treatment adherence.• Instructed patients/families in self-care and helped them to take steps to improve their overall health.• Manage clinical situations; recognizes and anticipates potential problems to achieve optimum outcomes.• Met training objectives by instructing new and prospective nursing staff in clinical skills and organizational procedures.• Provided accurate documentation of patient care, document orders, procedures and patient response in the medical chart and communicates with other members of the health care team.
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Baptist Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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Registered Nurse
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Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services. • Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated individual patient care needs based on biopsychosocial needs;monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, medications and recovery progress.• Established priorities, assigned, supervised, guided and directed nursing care delivered by ten fellow staff nurses and five techs on a 32-bed psychiatric unit. • Delegated duties based on patient needs and staff ability; closely supervised staff caring for patients on special observations that were physically ill.• Effectively utilized the nursing process in directing and providing individualized patient care, collaborating with patients/families to develop comprehensive nursing care plans utilizing assessment skills.• Assessed, documented and communicated patient responses and effectiveness of a nursing intervention and medication.• Served as an acute nurse for psychiatric patients with bipolar, depression, anxiety and personality disorders; built therapeutic rapport with patients in full participation of treatment programs consistently assessing for their safety.• Administered medications, assessing for side effects and Extrapyramidal side effects (EPS), commonly referred to as drug-induced movement disorders. • Planned and taught groups on medication education, health education and relapse prevention.• Provided education to patients/families in relation to on mental illness, psychotropic medication and coping skills, general health, hygiene, ADL's and interpersonal relationships.• Documented in the medical records and assured that documentation by others occurred around significant care issues.• Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
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Education
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Walden University
Master of Science - MS, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse -
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Walden University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse -
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Southeastern Community College
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse -
2016 -
Southeastern Community College
Higher National Diploma, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse -
2016 -
Southeastern Community College
Associate of Science - AS, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse -
2015 -
Southeastern Community College
Associate of Arts - AA, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
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