LaQuane McLean
High Point
Summary
Driven, hardworking and veteran Registered Nurse bringing demonstrated patient care, medication monitoring and treatment management expertise. Adaptable and resilient with strong attention to detail, clinical expertise, and emergency response experience, desiring Laser RN position with Laseraway.
Adept at EMR systems and excelling in critical thinking, I've significantly contributed to the efficiency and patient care standards at Advocate Health High Point Medical Center. Driven, hardworking and veteran Registered Nurse bringing demonstrated patient care, medication monitoring and treatment management expertise. Adaptable and resilient with strong attention to detail, clinical expertise, and emergency response experience. Bringing 22-year record of success in nursing and desiring Laser RN position with Laseraway.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse
Iredell Health
02.2025 - Current
- Precepted student nurses, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
Registered Nurse
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health HP Medical Center
02.2024 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess changes in patient conditions, recognize complications and intervene appropriately.
- Managed multiple tasks while providing timely, high quality patient care.
- Administered medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders and hospital policies.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
TNAA
09.2021 - 01.2024
- Level 0 Trauma Center, Facility Bed Count: 385
- Epic, Sandlot, Omnicell
- Med-Surg
- Charge Experience
- Employed
Telemetry Unit - Registered Nurse
Novant Health
09.2021 - 01.2023
- Tele, Step Down, Med-Surg
- Charge Experience
- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit – Registered Nurse (Staff: 36 hrs/wk)
Medical
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
07.2019 - 09.2021
- Surgical / Telemetry Unit – Registered Nurse (Staff: 36 hrs/wk), Level 0 Trauma Center, Facility Bed Count: 87
- Epic, Null
- Tele, Step Down, Med-Surg
Clinical Instructor
GTCC
08.2010 - 07.2019
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Supported student educational and vocational planning to help each optimize learning strategies and reap long-term career benefits.
- Oriented and provided instruction to students during clinical rotations.
- Delivered information and valuable instructions to students during clinical rotations.
- Assessed student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
- Oversaw laboratory and clinical environments to help students advance knowledge and abilities.
- Compiled, administered and graded examinations to evaluate and record student comprehension levels.
Registered Nurse
Advance Home Care, Home Health
01.2017 - 06.2019
- Clinical Education
- Paper/Non-electronic
- 2 years 5 months, – Triage RN (Staff: 40 hrs/wk)
- Home Health
- Meditech
- 4 years 9 months
- Provided customized patient and family education to foster continuum of care.
- Consulted and coordinated with health care team members to assess and evaluate patient care plans.
- Assessed and evaluated patient physical, mental and emotional status to assist with care needs.
- Developed and recorded treatment plans as directed by physician.
Registered Nurse
Randolph Hospital Home Health, Home Health
05.2012 - 01.2017
- Staff: 40 hrs/wk
- Update hours
- Home Health
- 4 years 6
Clinical Supervisor
Arcadia Home Health
11.2007 - 04.2012
- Home Health
- 3 years 3 months, Shift Supervisor (Staff: 40 hrs/wk)
- Established work schedules and assignments for staff, accorded to workload, space and equipment availability.
- Developed instructional materials and conducted in-service and community-based educational programs.
Magnet
Novant Health
08.2006 - 10.2009
- Cardiac, Critical Care
- Charge Experience
Telemetry Unit - Registered Nurse
Wake Forest Baptist Health
07.2004 - 08.2006
- 36 hrs/wk, Carecast, Null
- Tele, Step Down, Med-Surg
- Charge Experience
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Nursing
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC05-2007
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Nursing
Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC05-2004
Skills
- EMR Systems
- Infection Control Procedures
- Disease Processes
- Accurate Documentation
- Ability To Multitask
- Pain Management Techniques
- IV Administration
- Monitoring Telemetry
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Critical Thinking
- Cardiac nursing
- Ethical practice
- Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
- Task prioritization
- Written communication
- Active listening
Certification
- BLS Provider American Heart Association
- NIHSS Apex Innovations
- ACLS Provider American Heart Association
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Iredell Health
02.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health HP Medical Center
02.2024 - Current
Telemetry Unit - Registered Nurse
Novant Health
09.2021 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
TNAA
09.2021 - 01.2024
Medical
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
07.2019 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse
Advance Home Care, Home Health
01.2017 - 06.2019
Registered Nurse
Randolph Hospital Home Health, Home Health
05.2012 - 01.2017
Clinical Instructor
GTCC
08.2010 - 07.2019
Clinical Supervisor
Arcadia Home Health
11.2007 - 04.2012
Magnet
Novant Health
08.2006 - 10.2009
Telemetry Unit - Registered Nurse
Wake Forest Baptist Health
07.2004 - 08.2006
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Nursing
Guilford Technical Community College
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Nursing
Winston-Salem State University