Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with relevant clinical experience in direct patient care within a fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong nurse-client relationships though therapeutic communication techniques.
-Collaborated with the healthcare team to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing patient conditions.
-Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
-Demonstrated effective prioritization, time management, and assessment skills while caring for multiple patients with diverse healthcare needs.
- Worked alongside preceptors to assess fetal well-being through electronic fetal monitoring, intervening when necessary.
-Delivered empathetic nursing care to patients during labour, antepartum and postpartum.
-Monitored patients following C-sections including pain, vital signs, and reactions to anesthesia
-Used therapeutic communication skills when caring for residents with responsive behaviors on 1N Behavioral Support unit.
- Autonomously preformed daily care including bed baths, resident transfers, catheter care, ostomy care, and assisting with activities of daily living.
-Developed and advanced skills in placing intravenous lines, catheters, NG tubs, & preforming PICC line care.
-Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new nursing skills.
- Documented physical assessments, wound care, IVs administered, and all other care provided in Meditech.