Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Part 5: Professional Development

· Assessment and preliminary investigations of patients for admission

· Monitor vital signs and report abnormalities to the physician

· Mental status examination

· Secure and clear rooms for suicidal patients

· Plan and conduct individual and group therapy

· Proper restraining of aggressive and restless patients with doctor's orders

· And consent

· Encouraging patient involvement in activity and recreation

· Nursing assessment and use of nursing care plan

· Apply de-escalation techniques for aggressive/psychotic patients

· Administration of prescribed medications Orally, Intravenously,

· Intramuscularly, subcutaneously and monitoring of patients for adverse

· Reactions

· Support clients in their recovery and help them reach their treatment goal

· Exemplary motivational, communication, and listening skills

· Holistic health knowledge, since addiction affects a range of physical and mental systems

· Collaboration and teamwork skills to work with other caregivers, such as therapists and physicians

· Familiarity with widely used rehab frameworks such as ; CIWA, COWS assessment tools.

· Medical Skills

· Direct Patient Care

· 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 patient's 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.

· Discharge planning

· Suction Apparatus

· Charts, Counseling, Clients, Diagnosis, Documentation, English, Government, Instruction, Listening, Mental health, Access, Nursing, Policies, Speaking, Safety, Statistics, Teamwork

· Medication and IV administration

· Acute and rehabilitative care

· Computerized charting specialist

· Intake and discharge

· Triaging patient concerns

· Medication administration expert

· IV drug therapy management

· First Aid/CPR

January 2019 to October 15 2020

Brattleboro Retreat

Brattleboro, VT

Registered Charge Nurse Brattleboro Retreat

· The Brattleboro Retreat is a private mental health and addictions hospital that provides comprehensive inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient treatment services for children, adolescents, and adults.

· It specializes in serving patients with acute, rehabilitative and palliative care

· The adult Intensive unit has 14 beds.

· It provides care for adult forensic and involuntary patients from 18 years and over.

· The Adult Co-Occurring Unit has 20 beds.

· It provides confidential care for substance use and psychiatric disorders in a safe and secure environment.

March 2015 to October 2019

Bellevue Hospital

Kingston, Jamaica

Registered Charge Nurse

· Is a Government operated Psychiatric / Medical institution.

· It is a tertiary level hospital with 750 beds.

· The services provided are psychiatric, medical, psychological counseling, rehabilitation and occupational therapy, with both male and female acute and sub-acute units, and a busy emergency department.

· The Acute female department has 19 beds.

· They provide care for adult patients from age 18 years and over.

December 2015 to November 2019

Bustamante Hospital - Surgical/Medical Departments.

Kingston, Jamaica

Registered Charge Nurse

· The Hospital, with an initial capacity of 483 beds, consisting of Medical, Surgical and Pediatric wards, and a Main Operating Theatre, Casualty and Out Patient Department

· It provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic, preventative, curative, rehabilitative and ambulatory services offered in pediatric/Adult medical and surgical specialties and sub-specialties.

· The hospital serves approximately 35,887 outpatients and 70,331 casualties per year.

· The medical-surgical unit has 35 beds with nurse to patient ratio 1:6.

January 2015 to March 2015

Hotel Setting, Hotel Four Seasons

Kingston, Jamaica

Industrial Nurse

· It was my responsibility for coordinating the health and safety of workers by promoting strategies to minimize accidents and teach workers about ways to be more responsible in the workplace.

· The patient ratio routinely was 1 to the number of clients or workers needing medical attention on that particular day; for example, it could be 1:20.

2014

Northern Caribbean University

Mandeville, Jamaica

Nursing, BSN Bachelor's Degree

2014