Andrea Carson

Compassionate, integrity driven and versatile nursing professional who excels at quick, responsive critical decision making with a total of 27 years in healthcare, bringing clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.

• Provide exceptional nursing care within a level II trauma center
• Assess patients prioritize care confidently using triage standard of work in a timely manner
• Manage multiple critically ill patients and continuously communicating updates to providers
• Provide information and support to patients and family members regarding condition and plans
• Critical thinking with ability to quickly and accurately assess patient care needs continuously
• Comply with legal and safety requirements at all times
• Provide orientation and training to new staff and students
• Proficient in critical care to include cardiac arrest, strokes, respiratory distress, unstable patients and trauma
• Experienced using EPIC charting, trauma and code charting and using pyxis.