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Michael Pesnell

Choudrant

Summary

Dynamic Registered Nurse with extensive experience at Cornerstone Specialty Hospital, excelling in critical care and patient assessments. Proven ability to administer medications safely and utilize critical thinking to enhance patient outcomes. Skilled in IV administration and adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal care delivery.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Cornerstone Specialty Hospital
02.2019 - Current
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs..
  • Handled ventilator support, feeding tubes and central lines.
  • Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
  • Demonstrated a high level of adaptability in adjusting to ever-changing patient acuity levels within the critical care unit, ensuring consistent delivery of safe and effective nursing care.
  • Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.


Registered Nurse

Select Specialty Hospital LTAC With Fide Travel Nursing
01.2022 - 05.2023
  • Consistently maintained accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in accordance with regulatory requirements.
  • Skillfully performed venipuncture, IV insertion, and catheterizations, ensuring proper technique and adherence to infection control standards.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient care, ensuring seamless communication between healthcare providers.
  • Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.
  • Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.

Registered Nurse

Baptist Hospital With Fide Travel Nursing
08.2021 - 12.2022
  • Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
  • Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.

Registered Nurse ICU

Oschner Medical Center Monroe
01.2018 - 02.2019
  • Handled ventilator support, feeding tubes and central lines.
  • Assisted physicians with bedside procedures, ensuring accurate treatment administration and timely patient recovery.
  • Demonstrated advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients.
  • Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Grambling State University
Grambling, LA
05-1999

Certificate in Deaf Education -

University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
12-1988

Bachelor of Science - Agronomy

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
11-1979

Skills

  • Medication and IV administration
  • Medication administration
  • Direct patient care
  • Patient assessments
  • ACLS & BLS
  • Critical thinking

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Select Specialty Hospital LTAC With Fide Travel Nursing
01.2022 - 05.2023

Registered Nurse

Baptist Hospital With Fide Travel Nursing
08.2021 - 12.2022

Registered Nurse

Cornerstone Specialty Hospital
02.2019 - Current

Registered Nurse ICU

Oschner Medical Center Monroe
01.2018 - 02.2019

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Grambling State University

Certificate in Deaf Education -

University of Tennessee

Bachelor of Science - Agronomy

Louisiana Tech University

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