Good Shepherd Nursing Home - Charge Nurse Resume Example

Samantha Washington

XXX XXXXXXXX XXX , Greenfield , MO 65661 | (H) XXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Professional Summary

Patient-oriented Registered Nurse licensed in Missouri. Expert in Critical Thinking and Assessment of Patients with top-notched Communication and Charge Nurse skills. Develop positive relationships with Patients in my care to ensure Holistic care.

Skills

Monitoring Patients in Acute and LTC setting
Time Management

Management of Material Resources
BLS

ACLS
Customer and Personal Service

Active Listening
Critical Thinking

Experience

Charge Nurse 03/2014 to Present
Good Shepherd Nursing Home – Lockwood, MO

Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.

Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.

Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.

Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.

Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.

Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.

Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.

Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.

Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.

Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.

Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.

Record food and fluid intake and output.

Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.

Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.

Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles.

Wash and dress bodies of deceased persons.

Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.

Record patients' medical information and vital signs.

Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.

Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.

Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
Call physicians regarding Change of Conditions, New skin treatment issues, Collaborated with physicians regarding Residents care.

RN- Floor staff 01/2014 to 06/2014
Cox Health – Springfield, MO

Monitor Telemetry on Cardiac Unit.
Monitor patients pre and post procedure; Pacer, Cardiac Cath lab procedures.
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.

Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.

Record patients' medical information and vital signs.

Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.

Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.

Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.

Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.

Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.

Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.

Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.

Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.

CNA 06/2012 to 12/2013
Cox Health – Springfield, Mo

Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to professional staff.

Record and maintain patient information, such as vital signs, eating habits, behavior, progress notes, treatments, or discharge plans.

Maintain patients' restrictions to assigned areas.

Work as part of a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, or social workers.

Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, or grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary.

Clean and disinfect rooms and furnishings to maintain a safe and orderly environment.

Restrain or aid patients as necessary to prevent injury.

Provide mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients with routine physical, emotional, psychological, or rehabilitation care under the direction of nursing or medical staff.

Serve meals or feed patients needing assistance or persuasion.

Aid patients in becoming accustomed to hospital routine.

Accompany patients to and from wards for medical or dental treatments, shopping trips, or religious or recreational events.

Participate in recreational activities with patients, including card games, sports, or television viewing.

CNA 05/2009 to 06/2012
Good Shepherd Nursing Home – Lockwood, MO

Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to professional staff.

Record and maintain patient information, such as vital signs, eating habits, behavior, progress notes, treatments, or discharge plans.

Work as part of a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, or social workers.

Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, or grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary.

Clean and disinfect rooms and furnishings to maintain a safe and orderly environment.

Restrain or aid patients as necessary to prevent injury.

Provide mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients with routine physical, emotional, psychological, or rehabilitation care under the direction of nursing or medical staff.

Organize, supervise, or encourage patient participation in social, educational, or recreational activities.

Aid patients in becoming accustomed to hospital routine.

Accompany patients to and from wards for medical or dental treatments, shopping trips, or religious or recreational events.

Participate in recreational activities with patients, including card games, sports, or television viewing.

Complete administrative tasks, such as entering orders into computer, answering telephone calls, or maintaining medical or facility information.

Education