Forrest Helm
Summerville
Summary
Experienced and driven emergency room nurse who provides comprehensive emergency medical support and care to patients who visit the emergency department. Excels at managing health care needs within crisis situations that need immediate intensive attention. Specializes in diagnosis and treatments of cardiac/respiratory arrest, heart attacks, strokes and sepsis. Organized and proactive in all patient needs. Competent in delivering high quality patient care in busy and fast-paced hospitals. Strong advocate for patient needs with care and professionalism.
Analytical and strategic ER RN with excellent problem-solving and time management skills. Organized, efficient, and always willing to go extra mile to meet expectations.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Register Nurse, Emergency Department
Trident Medical Center
12.2022 - Current
- Primary care nursing in a for acutely injured and ill patients
- Triage patients
- Complete triage notes
- Complete patient assessment
- Wound care
- Central line care
- Float to other HCA medical facilities in need of staffing fulfillment
- Carry out all providers orders accurately and timely
- Monitor patient for any adverse changes
- Infuse lifesaving medications
- Care for patients with acute cardiac arrhythmias, strokes, and other life-threatening problems
- Accurately and clearly communicate with providers and peers
- Patient teaching
- Keep family with updates on patient's conditions
- Close monitoring of any critical changes
- Advocate for the patient and family at all times
- Always be professional and respectful
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by delivering compassionate and efficient care.
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses for effective treatment.
- Collaborated with doctors and specialists to develop personalized care plans.
- Improved patient recovery rates by implementing evidence-based practices.
- Demonstrated strong communication skills, educating patients about their conditions.
- Provided emergency care to stabilize patients in critical situations.
- Assisted in training new staff to ensure high-quality patient care.
- Monitored vital signs to assess patient health and adjust care accordingly.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- Provided emotional support for patients'' families during times of crisis by maintaining open lines of communication, offering guidance on coping strategies, and connecting them with available resources as needed.
- Mentored new nursing staff in ICU-specific procedures, fostering professional growth and promoting a positive work environment.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care, supporting patients and their families during difficult transitions.
- Managed complex ventilation settings and titrated vasoactive medications in accordance with established protocols and physician orders.
- Managed needs of chronically ill and acute patients with well-coordinated treatment strategies.
- Assisted physicians with invasive procedures such as central line insertions, intubations, and chest tube placements to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess, plan and implement evidence-based patient care.
- Served as an advocate for patients'' rights, ensuring that their needs were met and their voices were heard throughout the decision-making process.
- Performed timely resuscitation and stabilization of acutely ill patients.
Education
BSN - RN
Galen College of Nursing
10-2024
ADN - Registered Nursing
Trident Technical College
05-2022
Skills
- Medication, IV therapy and critical drip patient administration
- EKG interpretation and monitoring
- Airway management
- Trauma care
- Phlebotomy
- Triaging
- CPR/ACLS
- Patient Education
- Critical thinking
- Punctual
- Dependable
- Empathy
- Multitasking
- Social skills
- ICU patient care
- NGT insertion and maintenance
- Admissions and discharge processes
- Charting and documentation
- Wound care
- Dispensing medication
- HIPAA knowledge
- Vital signs monitoring
- Care planning
- Patient education
- Emergency response
- Patient advocacy
- Pain management
- Patient safety
- Emergency care
- Critical care nursing
- Mental health care
- Triage assessment
- Blood transfusion administration
- Phlebotomy techniques
- Nasogastric tube insertion
- Ventilator care
- Critical Care Knowledge
Accomplishments
Precepted 6 new grad nurses
Charge Nurse
Certification
- CPR/AED Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC)
- Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
Timeline
Register Nurse, Emergency Department
Trident Medical Center
12.2022 - Current
BSN - RN
Galen College of Nursing
ADN - Registered Nursing
Trident Technical College
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