Elaine Santos

• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.

• Administered medication and monitored effects; support and care provided for clients with acute and chronic conditions
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Provided palliative care as needed to achieve the optimum level of health.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

• Oversee dialysis treatments required by patients suffering from acute or chronic kidney failure.
• Perform comprehensive assessment and cannulation techniques via different vascular access (AV fistula, AV graft, temporary and permanent catheters).
• Coordinate with residents, attending physicians, nephrologists, and technicians regarding patient dialysis orders
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about the condition of renal disease and the treatment plan.
• Apply the nursing process in caring for hemodialysis patients including the identification of complication and

interventions, and measuring the adequacy of the dialysis.

• Perform cannulation techniques via different vascular accesses (AV fistula, temporary and permanent catheters)
• Coordinate with residents, attending physicians, nephrologists, and technicians regarding patient dialysis orders.
• Assist other nurses in performing troubleshooting measures.
• Maintain proper scheduling of hemodialysis patients.
• Coordinate with co-staff, technicians, and different ancillary services regarding the operation of the unit.
• Perform administrative work and leader of collaborative team approach on a unit.