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Patient-focused Medical-Surgical Nurse with experience in providing care in operating room, emergency room, and post-operative units. Clinical expertise in venipuncture, medication administration, wound care, and minor surgical assistance. Looking to take next career step with a highly respected medical organization committed to enhancing patient outcomes and quality of care.
- Medical, surgical, and cardiac care
- Direct and indirect patient care
- Patient advocacy and education
- Medication administration
- Electronic charting
- Nursing leadership
- Perform initial patient assessments and work with physicians to plan, implement, and evaluate plans of care for patients of all ages; manage average caseload of 20 patients.
- Record patients’ medical history, vital statistics, and test results in electronic and physical medical charts.
- Observe patients and actualize nursing interventions to expedite healing and recovery after surgery.
- Utilize clinical expertise to remove sutures, administer medications and injections, administer IV therapy, test glucose levels. Perform venipuncture, and provide wound care.
- Educate patients and caregivers on diagnosis, treatment options, and disease process, and self-management.
- Provide comprehensive instruction on discharge plans to sustain continuity of care upon discharge and drive recovery goals.
- Precept student nurses and new hires on unit and hospital policies, clinical skills, and direct patient care.
- Maintain confidential patient charts and medical files; successfully organized, updated, and managed 200+ patient charts at Company Name.
- Monitor and maintain inventory and supply levels; prepare and submit supply replenishment orders to maintain par levels.
- Implement new floor assignments based on staffing requirements.
- Identify opportunities for improvement in procedures, unit activities, and treatment.
Medical-Surgical Nurse, Company Name, City, State – April 2020 to Current
Medical-Surgical Nurse, Company Name, City, State – February 2017 to March 2020
Medical-Surgical Nurse, Company Name, City, State – April 2015 to January 2017
ANA Certified Acute Care Nurse Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
American Nurses Association (ANA) Member
Bilingual in English and Chinese
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