Amber Reeves

• Participated in staff training sessions to enhance nursing skills and knowledge.
• Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
• Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
• Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
• Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
• Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
• Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values, and beliefs.
• Evaluated effectiveness of interventions through ongoing assessment of patient responses.
• Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
• Acted as a resource person to units
• handled staffing issues and made assignments.
• Provided leadership to the unit and assisted co workers in daily activities.
• descalated patients
• used critical thinking to make the best decisions possible to maintain safety for the hospital.
• attended management meetings and helped formulate solutions for problems.
• Responded to codes, provided patient and staff teaching

• Assessed patient health and developed individualized care plans accordingly.
• Provided direct nursing care to patients, including administering medications, wound care, and IV therapy.
• Educated patients on health maintenance, disease prevention, and treatment options.
• Performed physical examinations and assessments of patients' medical histories.
• Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, pulse rate and weight.
• Collaborated with physicians in developing patient-specific treatment plans.
• Assisted doctors during medical procedures.
• Responded quickly to life-threatening situations by providing appropriate interventions.
• Ensured compliance with infection control policies and procedures.
• Maintained accurate documentation of patient records in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
• Counseled patients on lifestyle changes that could improve their overall health outcomes.
• Managed complex cases involving multiple diagnoses or treatments.
• Provided emotional support to families facing difficult decisions about a loved one's care.
• Worked closely with other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care.
• Carried out physician orders regarding tests or medication administration accurately and safely.
• Identified potential safety hazards in the environment or among patients' behaviors.
• Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
• Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
• Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
• Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
• Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
• Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
• Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values and beliefs.
• Updated charts throughout shifts with current, accurate information to maintain strict recordkeeping standards.
• Provided patient and family health education focusing on self-management, prevention and wellness.

• Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
• charge nurse duties
• deescalated individuals with mental health issues
• collaborated with the multi-disciplinary team to maximize the best best possible care for the individuals
• admission assessments, discharges
• taught coping skills
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
• Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values and beliefs.
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
• Updated charts throughout shifts with current, accurate information to maintain strict recordkeeping standards.
• Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
• Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
• Assessed patient health and developed individualized care plans accordingly.
• Provided direct nursing care to patients, including administering medications, wound care, and IV therapy.
• Educated patients on health maintenance, disease prevention, and treatment options.
• Performed physical examinations and assessments of patients' medical histories.
• Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, pulse rate and weight.
• Collaborated with physicians in developing patient-specific treatment plans.
• Assisted doctors during medical procedures.
• Responded quickly to life-threatening situations by providing appropriate interventions.
• Ensured compliance with infection control policies and procedures.
• Maintained accurate documentation of patient records in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
• Counseled patients on lifestyle changes that could improve their overall health outcomes.
• Advised family members on the best course of action for their loved ones' healthcare needs.
• Managed complex cases involving multiple diagnoses or treatments.
• Provided emotional support to families facing difficult decisions about a loved one's care.
• Worked closely with other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care.
• Carried out physician orders regarding tests or medication administration accurately and safely.
• Identified potential safety hazards in the environment or among patients' behaviors.
• Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
• Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
• Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
• Provided patient and family health education focusing on self-management, prevention and wellness.
• Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
• Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
• Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
• Created, implemented and evaluated patient care plans with medical team.
• Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
• Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization.

• Monitored infection control and critical incidents and made changes and improvements to processes where necessary.
• Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
• Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
• Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Triaged individuals with health issues and performed rapid COVID testing. Assessed individuals for mental health issues and placed individuals on suicide precautions.
• Dressing changes.
• Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policy
• Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
• Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
• Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
• Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.

Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.

• Counseled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
• Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
• Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
• Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
• Created, implemented and evaluated patient care plans with medical team.
• Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
• Ran the COVID unit and assessed for changes in condition of a group of individuals with psychiatric issues.
• Worked as a RN in a nursing home would took care of a group of geriatric issues and also with COVID.
• Performed assessments every 4 hours to monitor process of individuals with COVID. Communicated with physician with changes in condition and drew labwork and started intravenous lines on individuals needing antibiotics and IV fluids. Performed dressing changes. Performed all aspects of care to include taking care of dying individuals and providing support to their families.
• Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.
• Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
• Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.

• Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
• Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
• attended multidisciplinary teams and collaborated with peers on making goals
• charge nurse duties
• admissions and discharges
• deescalation of agitated individuals

• Admitted and discharged patients
• Medication administration along with teaching of patients and their families about medications and their side effects
• Performed dressing changes and tri aged patients for medical problems
• Assisted in behavioral codes
• Performed TB skin tests
• Monitored patients for side effects of medications and performed vital signs

• Admission/discharge nurse, charge nurse, staff nurse
• Cleaned wounds and applied gauze and bandages to prevent infection
• Precepted and oriented new employees and nursing students in their final semester of school
• Served as a resource person for central lines and problems with them
• Performed PICC line dressing changes
• Assisted the nurse manager with quality assurance and performed chart audits
• Performed all aspects of patient care for patients with burns and wounds
• Monitored vital signs and reviewed post-op orders and instructed patients on pain management, instructed patients and families on wound care and scar management, assisted with procedures to include debridements, incision and drainages, application of temporary skin, punch biopsies and complex closures
• Application of wound vacs and obtained histories and physicals
• Served as nurse navigator for the wound clinic to assist patients to referrals, triaged patients and called in prescriptions
• Performed perioperative assessments, intravenous line placements and phlebotomy
• Assisted with central line placement and blocks, administered pre op medications and educated patients and their families on medications, burn surgeries, diet, scar management and smoking cessation
• Monitored telemetry and did phase II of the discharge process to include education about the surgeries and called patients to follow up after surgeries for problems
• Prepared patients for surgeries of all sorts when working in main day surgery to include dental procedures, renal surgeries, orthopedic surgeries and all other surgeries

• Charge nurse, staff nurse, preceptor
• Recorded vital signs, histories and physicals and test results in patient's charts
• Administered medications and continually assessed patients for changes in conditions
• Took care of a group of patients to include traumas, gastrointestinal surgeries and kidney transplants
• Initiated intravenous lines and performed dressings and site changes
• Worked with a group of doctors and other medical personnel to provide the best care possible
• Set up PCA pumps and educated patients and their families on them
• Performed glucose tests and did phlebotomy
• Assisted in procedures

• Charge nurse, staff nurse
• Monitored telemetry for changes in rhythms and assisted other staff members with patient care needs
• Performed electrocardiograms and started intravenous lines
• Assessments of patients and administration of medications
• Performed all tasks with a patient centered focus while seeking for opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments

• Performed electrocardiograms, initiated intravenous lines
• Assisted with nuclear stress testing, placed holter monitors and scanned them
• Assisted with pacemaker and defibrillator checks, obtained histories and physicals
• Placed loop recorders, obtained vital signs, answered calls from patients and called in prescriptions

• Staff nurse and nursing supervisor
• Worked in flu clinics and supervised in a nursing home
• Worked at the Youth Detention Center triaging inmates for medical problems, performed first aid and administered medications
• Utilized strong nursing judgement to determine necessary medical care
• Tested glucose and performed injections

• Admitted and discharged patients, performed vital signs
• Administered medications and educated patients and their families on side effects
• Monitored telemetry, initiated and titrated heparin drips
• Monitored lab results and notified physicians of irregularities
• Educated patients and their families on procedures

• Admitted and discharged patients, monitored for changes in condition
• Administration to include starting and titrating of heparin drips, started patients on anti-arrhythmic drugs
• Educated patients and their families on medications and monitored for changes in QT interval
• Educated patients and their families on procedures to include laser ablation, pacemaker placement, defibrillator placement and cardiac catheterizations
• Participated in team conferences daily, inserted foley catheters and performed vital signs

• Staff nurse and charge nurse
• Formulated plans of care, coordinated care with a multidisciplinary group
• Admitted and discharged patients, served as a resource person on a long term acute care unit with a group of patients to include stroke, failure to thrive, wound care, cardiac problems, respiratory failure, rehab and intravenous antibiotics
• Monitored cardiac, insulin, morpine and heparin drips
• Monitored for changes in rhythm, performed scheduling duties for the hospital and made rounds with the physicians and assisted as needed
• Evaluated patient care needs and prioritized treatments and maintained patient flow
• Performed quality nursing care in accordance with residential care policies and procedures, assisted with evaluating patients for admission to the hospital

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• Full time staff nurse and PRN IV therapy nurse from 07/99 thru 10/99 and then went full time on IVTT
• Worked on the oncology floor taking care of patients in all aspects of care with continuous assessments for changes in condition
• Initiated intravenous lines, phlebotomy and electrocardiograms
• Worked as a member of the code team, performed PICC line dressing changes and assisted with placement of PICC lines
• Repaired PICC lines and troubleshooted them for problems
• Staff nurse in a cardiac care unit
• Monitored patients for changes in condition and titrated cardiac, insulin and heparin drips
• BCLS instructor certified and ACLS certified
• Formulated plans of care and collaborated with a multidisciplinary team, took care of patients requiring PRISMA and IABP and with arterial lines and ventilators

• Admitted patients, performed weekly nursing assessments
• Screened patients for admission to include pain management and wound care
• Pronounced patients, on call for patients after hours
• Worked with a multidisciplinary team to determine patient care needs and to coordinate patient care
• Responsible for primary care on patients to include home assessments, treatments and followed up for treatment response
• Maintained patient charts and confidential files

• Charge nurse, team leader, staff nurse
• Admitted and discharged patients on an oncology/medical surg floor and spinal cord unit
• Administered medications and monitored for side effects
• Took off orders and transcribed them
• Attended multidisciplinary team meetings, took care of a group of patients to satisfy their activities of daily living and assisted in rehabilitation
• Evaluated patient care needs and prioritized them, maintained patient flow and used strong assessments skills to determine necessary care

• Recorded patient histories and physicals,, vital statistics and test results in medical records
• Charge nurse, staff nurse and chemotherapy nurse
• Acted as a preceptor for new nurses, assistant to the nurse manager without the title
• Assisted in the hiring process, initiated intravenous lines and administered chemotherapy
• Educated patients and their families on chemotherapy, its side effects and how to manage them
• Monitored lab values for neutropenia
• Calculated chemotherapy dosages., administered blood products and monitored for transfusion reactions
• Made out staff assignments, accessed port-a-caths, performed dressing changes and assisted in procedures
• Functioned as a resource person for other staff members
• Won a service award for exemplary nursing care