Registered nurse, telemetry and med-surg
I have spent seven years on a 32-bed telemetry unit, the last three as a relief charge nurse. I am the nurse who notices the small change on the monitor at 3 a.m., and the one new graduates call when they are not sure. I want a unit that takes falls and handoffs as seriously as I do.
Unit practice council project, 12 months.
Falls were our most common harm event. With two colleagues I set up hourly rounding with a short script, bed alarms for every high-risk patient, and a five-minute falls huddle after each event. I tracked the numbers monthly and shared them at shift change.
Moved handoffs from the station to the bedside, with the patient taking part.
Twelve-week orientation with weekly goals and check-ins.
Care for 4 to 5 telemetry patients per shift; relief charge nurse two shifts a week since 2023.
Cared for 5 to 6 med-surg patients per shift on a 28-bed unit; joined the unit skills fair team.
“Danielle is the first person I ask to precept. Her new graduates come off orientation confident and safe, and they stay.”
“When Danielle calls me at night, I know it matters, and she has already pulled the labs and the last rhythm strip.”