Tia Summers

Emergency Room Nursing:

• Work in fast paced emergency environment

• Prioritizing tasks

• Full body and focused patient assessments and education

• Stroke patients neurological assessments and follow up

• Therapeutic communication with patient and families

• Continuous Bladder Irrigation

Outpatient / Day Clinic Nursing:

• Assisting and educating patients with cast care, slings, and airboots

• Assisting doctor with cervical exams, placing stitches, and wound care

• Medication administration and education

• IV therapy and blood infusions

• Acute Care Nursing
• IV management
• Patient assessments and medication follow-up
• Collaborating with health care team
• Symptom specific assessments, Vital signs, CoVid Assessments

• Acute Care, Emergency Dept., Long Term Care
• Emergency room assistance
• Acute medicine & end of life care
• Call Doctor with Assessment Results & Recommendations
• National Early Warning Signs Detection

• Teaching theory online (handwashing, bed baths, urine collection, etc)
• Instructing in Lab setting (practice CCA skills on mannequins)
• Proctoring exam rewrites, grading papers and documenting grades
• Supervising and disciplinary responsibilities
• Skills testing in various Long Term Care settings

• General Medicine, Acute Care
• Drawing Samples: CBC, 24hr Urine Collection, Rectal & Nasopharyngeal swabs
• Pre-op and post-op nursing care
• Signs and Symptoms assessments
• Communication with doctors, pharmacy, PT, OT, and Dietary Departments

• Supervising COVID-19 Outbreak Unit
• Health assessments and critical decision making
• Responsible for transcribing Dr. orders, ordering medications
• Communication with doctors, hospitals, adult protection, EHC, and specialists

• Lead supervisor in charge of floor
• Palliative, PRN, and scheduled medication administration
• Therapeutic communication with residents and families