Shenelle Nicolette Yards

• Responds to and manages significant changes in residents’ conditions and medical emergencies by using a patient-centered care approach to provide quality care to residents, administering medications, completing care assessments, service plans, and accurately documenting care using PCC.
• Plan, coordinate, manage, and evaluate the resident’s care plan, working with the resident, substitute decision maker, physicians, nursing, interdisciplinary team, and contracted service providers.

• Participated in research projects, data collection, data entry, analysis, and interpretation of data.
• Assisted with the national drive to educate the population on COVID-19 and worked to strengthen community capacities to act on and improve health issues related to COVID-19 through vaccination.
• Conducted audits, and prepared detailed documentation and reports on the use of electronic health information systems utilized within the region, providing solutions to address inefficiencies within the system.
• Collected, prepared, and analyzed weekly and monthly reports based on the health data compiled.
• Assisted with planning and executing the vaccination program, as well as outreach activities targeted toward disease prevention in the community.
• Created Google Spreadsheets and formulated templates on Microsoft Excel to capture and track vaccination uptake within the region.
• Assisted with planning and preparing research seminars, executing vaccination programs, and conducting outreach activities targeted toward disease prevention in the community.
• Collected, prepared, and analyzed weekly and monthly reports based on the health data compiled.

Worked on the Adult Surgical Ward, Adult Surgical Thoracic Ward, Adult Medical Ward, Adult Cardiology Ward, and Pediatric Emergency Room.

• Provided quality care to diverse patient populations using both family- and patient-centered care approaches, critical thinking skills, and adhering to safety protocols for medication administration.
• Worked collaboratively and functioned effectively with physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary team to improve patients' stays and outcomes.
• Provided care to patients with chest tubes, ostomies, and enteral feeding tubes and efficiently managed their holistic care.
• Conducted patient teaching on the management of non-communicable diseases and the self-administration of discharge medications.
• Developed the staff's monthly schedule while managing the unit, ensuring that floor requisitions were submitted and the unit remained stocked with appropriate resources.
• Administered blood products and intravenous medications via a central venous access device.
• Performed other functions and responsibilities as requested, within the scope.
• Used nursing and critical decision-making skills to prioritize and adapt to crisis situations in a rapidly changing environment.