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Makayla Lilly

Roanoke

Summary

Experienced Registered Nurse looking to pursue an opportunity to work in palliative care with previous experience in an 12 bed inpatient hospice facility. With knowledge of symptom management and end of life care. As a nurse, I strive to be empathetic towards others and always advocate for patients needs.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Neuro Trauma PCU Registered Nurse

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
08.2024 - Current
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Management of continuous intravenous medications including IV insulin, cardiac drips, delivering hypertonic saline solutions to decrease high osmotic pressures, giving IV push medications for blood pressure management, and electrolyte repletion.
  • Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
  • Responded to a rapid response and performed compressions during a code situation.
  • Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
  • Work directly with ventilated patients and regularly performing tracheostomy care.

Student Nurse Extern

Appalachian Regional Hospital
03.2022 - 07.2024
  • Assisted in performing patient care through monitoring and assessment, checking vitals signs, and providing hygiene and wound care in an intensive critical care setting with assistance
  • Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
  • Assisted in providing high quality care for a wide variety of critical care patients including assisting in medication administration, IV and foley catheter insertions, and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Experience in interpreting lab values and arterial blood gasses and appropriately relaying information for prompt intervention

Valor Program - Student Nurse Externship

Beckley VA Medical Center
06.2023 - 03.2024


  • Assist in performing patient assessment, bedside care, passing medications, and wound care in a hospice and emergency room setting
  • Assist in providing comfort care for terminally ill patients
  • Experience in monitoring and assisting with the management of chest tubes, IV infusions, patient controlled analgesia pumps, and continuous cardiac monitoring

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Beckley WV
05-2024

Skills

  • Strong clinical judgement
  • Medication and IV administration
  • Wound Care
  • Tracheostomy Care
  • Ventilated Patient Care
  • PCA pump experience
  • Wound Vac experience
  • Patient assessments
  • Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
  • Patient and family advocacy

Certification


  • ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
  • BLS - Basic Life Support
  • PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Timeline

Neuro Trauma PCU Registered Nurse

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
08.2024 - Current

Valor Program - Student Nurse Externship

Beckley VA Medical Center
06.2023 - 03.2024

Student Nurse Extern

Appalachian Regional Hospital
03.2022 - 07.2024

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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