Zshanel Breckinridge

Skilled Nurse & Healthcare Professional with multiple years of active experience. Skilled in psychiatric, rehabilitative, subacute, post-acute and post-operative care.

• BLS/CPR Certified & experienced in rapid response initiation (with Code Blue experience) 
• Pharmacological Preparation & Administration by all routes 
• Proficient Nursing assessment and recognition of shock, sepsis, and interventions to stabilize
• Proficient sterile and aseptic technique
• Infection Control, Maintaining Isolation Precautions, & Covid-19 Testing 
• Injectables such as immunizations, anticoagulants, & insulin administration 
• Diabetic Management proficient
• Oxygen administration & titrations 
• Ostomy Care (urostomy, colostomy, G-Tube) 
• Catheter Care and Insertion Proficient (intermittent and foley) 
• Wound Care of Stages 1-4 (+ wound vac care) 
• Charting & Documentation via PointClickCare & QuickMAR (skilled charting, change of condition, weekly and skilled nursing charting) 
• Stat Safe & Pyxis proficient 
• PCP and Patient-Family Communication & Advocacy 
• Pharmacy, Diagnostics, and Laboratory Communication for controlled drugs and new orders 
• Interdisciplinary communication & collaboration 
• Patient Medication Teaching
• Medical Records filing
• Intake & Discharge proficient
• Tracheostomy dressing, insertion, suctioning, & hyperoxygenation
• Skilled airway clearance via closed suction and open airway suction
• T-bar tracheostomy and 2-way valve knowledgeable
• Ventilator Knowledgeable
• Nebulizer & Inhalant administration proficient
• Proficient CPAP demonstration and education
• Suprapubic catheter irrigation and monitoring
• Nephrostomy monitoring
• Skilled focused assessments
• Documentation and Progress Note expert
• Pediatric Mic-Key G-Tube management
• Pediatric Dosage Calculations
• IV rate and infusion site monitoring 
• Manual Bladder Scan expert
• Neurological Check proficient
• Therapeutic, Empathetic Communication
• Cultural Competence

Active within last 5 years.