Deirdre Ann Brown
Clifton Beach,QLD
Summary
Spanish/English speaking professional with over 9 years experience as an effective advocate for patients. Experienced job title licensed in licenses with strong clinical and people skills. Registered Nurse with 3+ years experience in clinical settings providing nursing care to diverse population.,with extensive experience providing care to at-risk youth in an inpatient psychiatric hospital setting.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Qld. Health
Cairns, Qld
05.2008 - Current
- Direct Patient Care
- Health Care
- Basic Life Support
- Home Health
- Home Health
- Multiple Chronic Diagnoses
- Medical Terminology Knowledge
- Medical Cetre
- Medical Records
- Case Management
- Geriatric Treatment Knowledge
- Test Results
- Medical Clinical Procedure
- Medical History
- Body Mechanics
- Emotional Support
- Health Education Training
- Life Support
- Resident Care Policies
- Vital Signs
- Patient Charts
- Medication Administration
- Drug Therapy
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
- Chronic patient care in med-surg unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for Number patients per shift.
- Counseled and educated patients about reproductive health issues and wellness. Expertise in STDs, HIV and family planning.
- Led CNA training program and conducted classes for prospective CNAs. Oversaw the training of Number students annually.
- Oversaw and managed Number clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism.
- Effectively supervised Number LVNs, NAs and non-clinical staff. Improved annual employee retention rate from Number to Number percent.
- Examined patients and dispensed contraceptives and other medications as needed.
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
- Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress of individuals participating in clinical trials.
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnosesand nursing diagnoses.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
- Delegated staff nurse duties.
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens.
- Followed infection control procedures.
- Assisted patients with daily functions.
- Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
- Extensive experience working in homes with disabled children and adults.
- Measured urine and delivered specimens to lab.
- Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients.
- Performed pregnancy tests and sent specimens for laboratory testing.
- Assisted residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring.
- Experience with various medical conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's and Paget's disease.
- Assisted doctors with surgeries and non-invasive procedures.
- Authorized drug refills and provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.
- Maintained all confidential personnel files, license and CPR compliance records.
- Routinely retracted patient throat cultures and prepared for lab submission.
- Scheduled patient admissions and discharges.
- Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift.
Education
High School Diploma -
Costessey grammar school.
Norfolk, UK.1974
Skills
- Direct Patient Care
- Health Care
- Basic Life Support
- Medical Terminology Knowledge
- Vital Signs
- Patient Charts
- Neurology awareness
- Foley catheter insertion/removal familiarity
- Insulin medication assistance
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Qualified critical care nurse
- Patient evaluation/intervention
- Fluent in language
Accomplishments
- Documentation
- Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.
- Patient Care
- Delivered compassionate care that exceeded hospital requirements.
- Successfully provided quality care to Number of patients in type of environment.
- Home Aid
- Assisted patients with bathing, dressing, daily hygiene care and grooming.
- Provided patients with transportation to and from doctor appointments.
- Implementation
- Assisted in implementation of new tracking system that resulted in improved patient care.
- Research
- Completed group study focused on patient comfort, costs and test results, which resulted in increased patient satisfaction.
- Supervision
- Headed onboarding process for new nursing staff.
- Clinical Skills
- Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Surgical Preparation
- Assisted in patient surgery preparation by administering proper medication, monitoring patients' conditions and charting abnormalities.
- Patient Advocacy
- Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Patient Transfer
- Safely lifted up to 80 pounds and pushed 300 pounds on wheels.
- Vitals Testing
- Measured an average of 30 patients' weight, height, body temperature, pulse rate and blood pressure daily.
- Direct Patient Care
- Health Care
- Basic Life Support
- Home Health
- Multiple Chronic Diagnoses
- Medical Terminology Knowledge
- Medical Center
- Medical Records
- Case Management
- Geriatric Treatment Knowledge
- Test Results
- Medical Clinical Procedures
- Medical History
- Body Mechanics
- Resident Care Policies
- Vital Signs
- Patient Charts
- Medication Administration
- Drug Therapy Management
Certification
- Direct Patient Care
- Basic Life Support
- Health Care
- Home Health
- Multiple Chronic Diagnoses
- Medical Terminology Knowledge
- Medical Center
- Medical Records
- Case Management
- Geriatric Treatment Knowledge
- Test Results
- Medical Clinical Procedures
- Medical History
- Body Mechanics
- Health Education Training
- Life Support
- Resident Care Policies
- Medication Administration
- Drug Therapy Management
- Certified Surgical Technologist
Cv
- Multiple Chronic Diagnoses
- Basic Life Support
- Health Care
- Home Health
- Home Health
- Multiple Chronic Diagnoses
- Case Management
- Geriatric Treatment Knowledge
- Test Results
- Medical Clinical Procedures
- Medical History
- Medical
- Body
- Health Education Training
- Life Support
- Vital Signs
- Medication Administration
- Medication Administration
Timeline
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Qld. Health
05.2008 - Current
High School Diploma -
Costessey grammar school.
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