Kaira Tamplain Guillory
Ponchatoula
Summary
Compassionate nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Our Lady of the Lake
05.2023 - Current
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit as charge nurse through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with unit director/supervisors, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Nurse Technician
Our Lady of the Lake
05.2022 - 05.2023
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Provided activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, ambulating, turning and positioning patients.
- Observed patients under care conditions to help identify symptoms, responses to treatments and progress with goals.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Louisiana At Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana, LA05-2023
Skills
- IV management
- Chronic disease management
- Telemetry monitoring
- Patient and family advocacy
- Precepting
- Nursing staff leadership
- Medication administration
- Vaccine administration
- EMR / EHR
- Care plans and patient education
- Wound care
- Care planning
Certification
Basic Life Support - American Heart Association
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Our Lady of the Lake
05.2023 - Current
Nurse Technician
Our Lady of the Lake
05.2022 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Louisiana At Lafayette