Skills:
Includes but not limited to patient assessment & obtaining a patient history. Obtaining a list of patients current medications. Care of patient admitted to ED for chest pain, HTN, diabetes hypo & hyperglycemic reaction, Sickle cell crisis, dislocated joints, assisting MD with suturing laceration. Giving TB skin test, flu vaccines, obtaining DOT drug screens.Triage. Participating in Codes. Starting IV's, accessed portacath, groshong & CVL. Administered Moderate Sedation when assisting MD with hip or ankle relocation. Perfomed EKGs, followed hospital & dept. protocols for CVA & CAD, or any patient admitted to ED. Veni-puncture. Hung IV fluids & blood products. Preped patients for emergency surger; having patient sign operative permit, making sure History & Physical on the chart. Documented any Drug, food allergies or Latex allergies on chart. Explained procedure to patient making sure patient has a good understanding of procedure. Duties included EKG monitoring. BlS & ACLS certified until June 2013. As a Nurse performed Pre op teaching. Preventive disease teaching is done. Post operative, monitoring vital signs, making sure patient meets MDA discharge critieria before discharging home with instructions. As a nurse, care of surgical patients, monitoring UOP, blood loss, intact dressing, patients pain level, & treating per MD orders. Discharge & follow up instructions given to patient & caregiver. Care of Aesthetic patients after surgery; monitoring blood loss, dressings, amount of swelling, treating pain, explaining specific instructions to patient caregiver per Plastics & Oral, & ENT MD's. Care of patients after Urology surgery, abdominal surgery, orthopedics, male & female.