Laura Clift
Benton
Summary
Healthcare professional with strong background in patient care and medical support. Known for collaborative work with medical teams to deliver high-quality care and adapt to evolving patient needs. Expertise in patient assessment and medication administration, along with compassionate care and reliability.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Encore
08.2011 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Cabot Emergency Hospital
10.2018 - 03.2024
- Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
- 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.
- Reduced patient wait times by efficiently triaging patients based on acuity levels and prioritizing urgent cases.
Registered Nurse
Saline Memorial Hospital
06.2008 - 11.2018
- Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
- Reduced patient wait times by efficiently triaging patients based on acuity levels and prioritizing urgent cases.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive care plans for patients presenting with diverse medical conditions in the Emergency Department.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
UALR
Little Rock, AR05-2008
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Telemetry monitoring
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Critical care
- Team coordination
- Complex Problem-solving
- Emergency care
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Cabot Emergency Hospital
10.2018 - 03.2024
Registered Nurse
Encore
08.2011 - Current
Registered Nurse
Saline Memorial Hospital
06.2008 - 11.2018
Associate of Science - Nursing
UALR
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