Ashley Ward
Longmont
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with acute care career history in direct patient care, triage, and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
UC Health
10.2023 - Current
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Inserted indwelling lines such as peripheral IVs, NG tubes, foley catheters, straight catheters, enemas, & fecal management systems.
- Managed chest tubes, JP drains, penrose drains, PCA & PCEA pumps, chest ports, ostomies, PICC and midlines, wound vacs and hemovacs.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care, enacted prescribed treatment strategies, and used interdisciplinary communication.
Education
Accelerated Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Creighton University
Omaha, NE08-2023
Bachelor of Arts - Health Sciences
Hastings College
Hastings, NE05-2023
Skills
- Emergency care
- Chart updating
- Acute care expertise
- Telemetry monitoring
- Reporting and documentation
- Lab result interpretation
- IV management
- Infection control measures
- Precepting
- Patient assessment
- Patient/Family education and counseling
- Patient and family advocacy
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
UC Health
10.2023 - Current
Accelerated Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Creighton University
Bachelor of Arts - Health Sciences
Hastings College
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