Simi Elstead

Registered Nurse, Cn Iv @Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Palo Alto, US

Provides evidenced based quality nursing care to pediatric patients in an inpatient acute care medical and surgical unit servicing patients from Neurosurgery, Neurology, Pulmonology, Endocrine, Ears Nose and Throat Surgery, Plastics Surgery, and General Pediatric specialties in up to a 4:1 patient to nurse ratio assignment- Serves as a resource and charge nurse for a 24-bed unit and assumes responsibility of staffing the unit, monitoring critical patients, and facilitating safe patient care between bedside nurses, nursing assistants, and unit secretaries- Advocates for safe and quality care of pediatric patients and escalates care in emergent situations- Assumes the role as a buffer nurse to assist bedside staff with sterile procedures, safety checks and assessments on critically sick patients, serves as a liaison between the charge nurse and bedside nurses- Precepts and trains newly graduated nurses and nurses coming from adult specialties to the pediatric population and educates new staff on hospital policies and procedures- Participates in Nursing Shared Governance to facilitate retention, recognition, and promote resilience in the workplace- Participates in Medication Administration Subcommittee to ensure safe medication practices are being followed on the unit as well as create in-services for new medication policies that are launched- Experience serving as an Interim Assistant Patient Care Manager (APCM) for PCU 400 and assumed responsibility of staffing the unit, leadership representation for the unit in care conferences, payroll, and facilitating crisis management in stressful unit situations such as Rapid Responses, staff conflicts, and complex patients and families.

University of California, Los Angeles

Bachelors of Science, Integrated Biology and Physiology

San Francisco State University

Master’s Degree

San Francisco State University

Bachelor of Science - BS