BRENDA MANOS
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Cell: 209-***-**** - *********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Professional Registered Nurse with 4 years direct patient care experience in orthopedic, medical-surgical, and cardiac step down units.
ATTRIBUTES
Excellent communicator
Culturally sensitive
Intuitive and responsive to the needs of
others
Reliable with strong work ethic
Self - directed
Supportive of team
Dedicated to patient satisfaction
WORK HISTORY
2013 to 2017 Registered Nurse
Dameron Hospital Association – Stockton, CA
Provide preoperative and post-operative care to patients requiring orthopedic, general, and cardiac surgery. Provide safe and effective nursing care to acutely and chronically ill patients; including continuous telemetry monitoring. Ensure patient comfort, safety, and personal care utilizing the nursing process while adhering to employer policies and procedures to maximize positive patient outcomes. Closely monitor and manage peripheral and central intravenous lines, drainage and surgical tubes including chest tubes, gastric tubes, and urinary catheters. Responsible for documenting admissions, nursing assessment, care plans, education, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow up care. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team from patient admission to discharge. Delegate to nursing aides, phlebotomy, and respiratory therapists as appropriate. Mentor student nurses and precept new nurses, guiding and evaluating performance. Attend and participate in team conferences, staff meetings, skills training, and continued education. Recognized for excellent patient care and contributed to 5 star Healthgrades rating for total knee and hip joint replacements. 1996 to 2013 Auto Upholsterer
Self-employed – Lodi, California
Provided full service custom automotive interiors to customer satisfaction from dismantle to design, sewing, and assembly.
1990 to 1993 Certified Pharmacy Technician/Bookkeeper Waterloo Pharmacy – Stockton, California
Filled prescriptions, performed patient data entry, printed labels, contacted doctors, provided customer service, stocked shelves, constructed store displays, monitored store inventory and office supplies, placed orders and handled returns. Maintained accounts payable and receivables, prepared reports, maintained logs, payments and deposits. 2016 Bachelor of Science: Nursing
California State University, Sacramento - Sacramento, CA Graduated Magna Cum Laude
2013 Associate of Science: Nursing
San Joaquin Delta College - Stockton, CA
Graduated with Honors 4.0 in nursing courses
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS
RN License #60799307 Washington
RN License #845923 California
ACLS March 2017 - 2019 American Heart Association BLS December 2016 - 2018 American Heart Association