Registered nurse with six years on busy medical-surgical and telemetry units. I care for five to six patients per shift, precept new graduates and led our unit's fall-prevention project, which cut patient falls by 30% in one year. Looking for a charge nurse or senior staff role in med-surg.
- Provide care for 5 to 6 adult patients per shift on a 32-bed med-surg unit, including post-op and telemetry patients.
- Led the unit fall-prevention project with hourly rounding and bed alarms, reducing patient falls by 30% in 12 months.
- Precept 9 new graduate nurses through 12-week orientation; all completed orientation on schedule.
- Serve as relief charge nurse two shifts a week, making assignments for a team of 7 RNs and 3 CNAs.
- Monitored cardiac rhythms for up to 5 telemetry patients and escalated changes to the rapid response team.
- Educated patients and families on heart failure discharge plans; unit 30-day readmissions fell from 21% to 16%.
- Supported daily care for 12 residents per shift while completing a nursing degree.