# Kaitlyn Helmes

> Kaitlyn Helmes is a Critical Care Registered Nurse (Neurosurgery ICU) at Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City, California, and lives in San Mateo, California. She is Critical Care Board Certified (CCRN) and also holds ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications, with expertise in critical care, wound care, patient assessment, care delegation, and patient education.

## Key facts

- Role: Critical Care Registered Nurse - Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Employer: Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center, Redwood City, California
- Certifications: Critical Care Board Certified (CCRN); ACLS; BLS; NIHSS
- Specialties: Critical care, wound care (resource nurse), patient assessment, care delegation, patient education
- Lives in: San Mateo, California, USA
- Website: https://kaitlynhelmes.com/

## What she does

- Critical Care: Current Neurosurgery ICU RN; Critical Care Board Certified (CCRN); resource nurse for wound care; ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certified.
- Assessment: Gathers holistic clinical information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual status to enact and judge care.
- Delegation: Uses assessment skills to efficiently enact care through the correct assistive personnel while assuming accountability.
- Education: Educates patients and their supportive persons on diagnoses, disease processes, medications, and administration of care.

## Links

- Website: https://kaitlynhelmes.com/
- Contact: https://kaitlynhelmes.com/contact/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlyn-helmesrn/