Summerson Carpenter

Contracted to: Augusta Health-PCU September 2023-May 2025, Novant Health-Med/Surg June 2023-September 2023, Lynchburg General Pulm unit, IMU-June 2016-April 2023

• Administered medications accurately and safely, monitoring responses, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
• Complete care and assessment of patients with life threatening illnesses including congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, stroke, drug overdose, sepsis and respiratory failure.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.

Worked on Med/Surg, ER, ICU, PCU, float.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, providing emotional support while addressing concerns or questions about care plans.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Managed patient caseloads effectively, ensuring timely interventions and thorough follow-ups to mitigate potential complications.
• Implemented infection control measures within the unit, maintaining a safe environment for both patients and staff members.
• Devised individualized care plans tailored to each patient''s unique situation, optimizing clinical outcomes.
• Coordinated discharge planning efforts with social workers, case managers, and other multidisciplinary team members for smooth transitions posthospitalization.