James Seybert

Bachelor's

Nursing

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Clinical Nurse

- Constantly vigilant and responsive to emergency situations by minimizing alarm fatigue, and knowing how to use and practicing with emergency equipment, protocols, and interventions - Recognized critical changes in patients throughout the shift, notifying the appropriate treatment members, and administering appropriate interventions - Followed unit protocols and decision tree for blood cultures to reduce CAUTIs/ CLABSIs - Reducing falls by participating in FAM program as a falls champion - Managing time by clustering care, delegating, and prioritization based on acuity of tasks - Maintaining effective communication with patients and patient POAs so they are included in the plan of care and develop - Proficiency in basic skills such as IV insertion, phlebotomy, ostomy care, LDA care, and use of patient transportation - Knowledge of pharmacodynamics for medication administration/infusion and titration - Interpretation of lab values to titrate drugs and/or recognize critical changes in patients - Giving and receiving report on patients in a concise manner - Proactively finding ways to advance quality of care on the floor by precepting new nurses, offering to help with tasks, and participating in rapid responses