Jasmine McKay
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My name is Jasmine. I’ve been a Registered Nurse for 3 years working on critical care units. I’ve done travel nursing and currently work as a staff nurse at Jefferson Aria Torresdale Hospital and Jeanes Hospital. Before I became a RN I worked as a certified nursing assistant for 10 years.
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In layperson terms, what do you actually do at work?
I assess and monitor extremely sick patients. As a RN I am the person who is with patients all the time. I have to critically think and throughly assess patients so if someone isn’t doing to good I can get the doctors and other departments I need to keep my patient alive. I always have to think about my patients well being when providing care. I give many different types of medications to patients and it’s my job to monitor and make sure it’s safe to give the medication and assess the patient frequently to make sure they aren’t having a reaction to certain medication. I work on a fast paced unit where I care for patients who are sick but aren’t sick enough to be in the ICU. I care for dying patients and my face is sometimes the last face they see and I’m there with them holding their hands when their families can’t be there.