Joanna Purgason

• Provided skilled nursing care to a variety of pediatric patients needing high level care, including tracheostomy/ vent management, gastrostomy tube care and management, seizure management, and airway management for non tracheostomy patients via bipap.
• Administered medications and provided activities of daily living such as bathing, hygiene and ambulation/ .
• Observed patient to chart and report changes in patient condition and adverse reactions to medications and treatments.
• Coordinated and collaborated with various multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and promote patient safety and health.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.

• Worked as a staff RN first in the Children's Specialty Center for two years, and then as a staff RN on 7Tower which later became Levine Children's Hospital.
• Provided care to pediatric populations including oncology, cardiac, nephrology, post surgical, and orthopedic.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.

• Traveled to patients' homes on daily basis to assess health conditions and provide superior level of nursing care to pediatric and mother-baby patients.

Worked as a new grad on busy pediatric hematology/oncology unit.