Nurse Staff

EVE MARIE LUCERO - AWYONG, RN

CURRENT ADDRESS PERMANENT ADDRESS

Blk 173 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh #03-1274 Deca Homes Subd.

Phase 2 Blk 7 Lot 6 Singapore 310173

Tungkil, Minglanilla, Cebu, Philippines

+65 82904703

6046

**************@*****.***.** +63-947*******

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position as a Registered Nurse in any area related to my

experience

EDUCATION

Cebu City Medical Center - College of Nursing in consortium with Cebu State

College of Science and Technology

Cebu City, Philippines

Bachelor of Science in Nursing,

Class 2001 - 2005

SPECIAL INTEREST AND ACTIVITIES

Choir Organist : Cebu City Medical Center - College of Nursing, Cor. N.

Bacalso St. And Panganiban St., Cebu City from 2004-2005

: South General Hospital, Tuyan, City of Naga, Cebu from

2006-2008

Playing the tambourine

Dancing

Singing

AWARDS

Cecilian Awardee (Best in Music) Grade VI

Club Awardee (4th yr high school) on March 21, 2001 at USJ-R Basak Campus

Cebu City

3rd Placer in the Dance Competition, Standard Category during CSCST

Intramurals 2001 last September 19, 2001 held at CSCST Main Campus Cebu

City

1st Placer in the Band Showdown (band organist) sponsored by Philippine

Student Nurses' Association Cebu Chapter held on February 26, 2005

EXPERIENCE

Anesthesia Unit Assistant Nurse

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

January 4, 2010 - Present

JOB SUMMARY

- Provide safe, quality and cost effective anesthetic/perioperative nursing

care to the patients, according to the established hospital policies and

procedures, standards of nursing care and practices in the Operating

Theatre

- Act as a resource person and a mentor to the junior anesthetic nurses to

achieve desired patient outcome

- Coordinate and collaborate with Operating Theatre Nursing

Team(s)/Operational Support Team in service delivery

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Patient Care Management

Maintain a safe and comfortable anesthetic/perioperative care and

environment for surgical procedures.

Perform reception nurse duties and carry out pre-operative checking of

patient.

Assist the anesthetist in anesthetic procedures.

Prepare the anesthetic induction room in readiness for elective and

emergency surgery.

Provide safe anesthetic nursing care to patients.

Assist in the care and maintenance of anesthetic machines and equipment.

Observe safety measures to prevent accident and injuries to the patient.

Implement and maintain the principles of sterility and asepsis for all

procedures and techniques.

Comply with established guidelines of infection control practices.

Perform circulating duties for elective and emergency surgery.

Document accurately and legibly in relevant patient care records and in

billing of consumables and implants.

Maintain current daily department report.

Extended Role (upon certification)

Perform the surgical assistant role in interventional pain management

services whenever necessary.

Perform scrub nurse duties in Operating Theatre where applicable.

Perform capillary blood glucose and arterial blood gas monitoring tests.

Patient Education

Provides patient education based on the patients' needs and within his/her

competency.

Maintains effective communication and interpersonal relations with the

patients and caregivers.

Professional Development

Participates in on-going nursing education to improve clinical knowledge

and competency.

Provides guidance and preceptorship to the junior nurses.

Provides feedback to the Supervisors on the junior staff's clinical

practices.

Conducts on-the-job training and clinical teaching for the junior nurses.

Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by the Supervisors.

Resource Management

Demonstrate proper use, care and maintenance of endoscopes, instruments,

anesthetic equipment and supplies.

Demonstrate proper and economical usage of sterile supplies and

consumables.

Assist in monitoring of surgical/sterile supplies and consumables.

Maintain and monitor inventories and equipment maintenance.

Replenish and distribute anesthetic supplies and drugs on a regular basis

to the Operating Theatre daily.

Assist in ordering of anesthetic drugs and supplies.

Risk and Quality Management

Complies with the guidelines and safe practices according to the

organizational standards.

Maintains a clean and safe working environment.

Reports unusual occurrences and unsafe practices/events in accordance to

the hospital quality standards.

Practice standard precautions when in contact with patients at all times.

Monitor and ensure compliance of infection control practices by health care

worker.

Adheres to the nursing guidelines in the prevention of clinical

complications.

Adheres to hospital policies and procedures according to IQEHS requirement.

Displays TTSH service quality standards consistently.

Supports the new initiatives and changes implemented by the organization.

Participates in the quality management audits and activities.

Day Surgery Ward Assistant Nurse

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

October 6, 2008 - December 31, 2009

Date of Employment: September 22, 2008

- Assess, plans, implements and evaluates the nursing care of patients

- Exercises professional judgment to ensure patient safety

- Conducts and records preliminary assessment of patient upon admission

- Maintains accurate records of nursing interventions e.g. Intake and

Output Chart, Clinical Chart, Fall Precaution Checklist etc.

- Assists the doctors and Staff Nurses with treatment and examination of

patient and in the performance of medical procedures

- Responds to patient's needs such as answering call bell, giving of

bedpan, urinal or commode

- Collaborates with the Staff Nurse to provide professional nursing care

using an evidence-based approach

- Complies with established guidelines of infection control practices

- Provides teaching and training to patient/family when required

- Assists in emergency situations involving patient care

- Performs the competency in the relevant skills as defined by the

Department/Nursing Division

- Performs advanced nursing activities such as:

Suctioning from tracheostomy

Transporting patient to and from other departments (e.g. Operating

Theater), except for the patient who is on ventilator

Monitoring and recording neurovascular status of patients (using the

Neurovascular Chart)

Inserting nasogastric tube

Administering nebulized medications (Ventolin, Atrovent & Normal

Saline/Water only)

Removing stitch only after the wound has been assessed by a Staff Nurse

Performing simple wound dressings of clean, granulating wounds including

stoma dressings and dressings with external drains/tubes in-situ e.g.

Radivac drain and gastrojejunostomy tube. It excludes wound dressings that

require debridement and packing.

Changing drip solutions and regulate the flow rate according to schedule

Performing urinary catheterization (for female patients by female staff

only)

Performing capillary blood glucose monitoring tests

- Demonstrates good interpersonal skills with the public and staff

- Provides guidance and support to new staff

- Exercises economy and care in the use of equipment and supplies

- Participates in quality improvement projects at Hospital-wide/Department

level

- Performs any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor/Head of

Department

OR-RR/DR-LR/NR-NICU Charge Nurse

South General Hospital, Cebu City, Philippines

October 1, 2007 - September 5, 2008

- Makes detailed work plan assignments for all team members to ensure

required coverage for patient care

- Directs the use of equipment and materials required for patient care in

each room

- Assists in the supervision of team members, paramedical workers and

students; adjusts work plan of workers when necessary

- Keeps Head Nurse/Supervisor informed of emergency or unplanned nursing

care requirements and assists in meeting nursing needs

- Observes techniques used by workers in handling equipment and materials

and give on-the-spot instruction when necessary

- Communicates problems encountered during the shift and recommends

solutions

- Appraises equipment and supply standards and recommends changes to meet

existing daily needs

- Maintains harmonious relationship within the unit

- Assists in OR staff development and on-the-spot training programs

- Attends meetings, seminars and conferences

- Interprets and upholds policies and procedures as determined by the

administrative body

- Arranges for the assistance required by the members of the medical staff

and other professional personnel

- Provides for the administration of treatment and medication ordered by

the medical staff and its supervision

- Sees that physician's orders are promptly carried out and properly

checked

- Assigns the specific duties of Nursing Personnel and coordinates and

supervises their activities

- Evaluates and records the quality of services given by the staff nurse

and auxiliary personnel and counseling them on the basis of findings

- Utilizes all opportunities to enrich the clinical experience afforded to

staff nurses

- Secures, stores and distributes supplies and equipment and provides for

their maintenance and economical use

- Carries out administrative procedures, in conformity with the hospital's

policies and practices

- Checks the monthly inventory of instruments, equipment, medicines and

supplies done by the staff nurse assigned for each month

- Takes over the responsibility towards the department and the nursing

staff in the absence of the Head Nurse

- Responsible for checking and endorsing equipment within her unit

- Coordinates with the clinical instructors as regards to students'

assignment in the absence of the Head Nurse

- Performs any other assignment as required by her Head Nurse/Supervisor

OR-RR/DR-LR/NR-NICU Staff Nurse

South General Hospital, Cebu City, Philippines

Regular Staff Nurse : March 1, 2006 - September 30, 2007

Probationary Staff Nurse : September 1, 2005 - February 28, 2006

Date of Employment : July 25, 2005

All of these sterile areas in Cebu South General Hospital were fused

into one in which we, the staff nurses, could perform any of the task

covering all of these fields. We do occasionally accept floating

assignments to the Intensive Care Unit Area, Medical-Surgical Ward, OB-GYNE

Ward, Pediatric Ward and Emergency Room in the event of staffing shortage

in the areas which we do perform the following nursing responsibilities:

- Receives patient from ER, Out Patient Department and some special cases

from OR

- Ushers patient to his room while providing utmost safety and comfort

- Appraises patient and significant others of ward policies and physical

set-up

- Continuous monitoring and assessment of patient's vital signs including

weight and abdominal girth for newborn babies and also neurological status

for post-operative patients and accurately record these data in patient's

chart

- Assesses individual patient's need, plans appropriate nursing care and

executes them according to the levels of care befitting to the patient's

health status; assesses breathing patterns and administers supplemental

oxygen as prescribed by nasal cannula, face mask, mechanical ventilator and

oxygen concentrator

- Safely administers medication via different routes such as oral, rectal,

ophthalmic, optic, topical, nebulization and parenteral by adhering

strictly with the principles of proper drug administration

- Facilitates sending of specimens to the laboratory for intended

diagnostic exams and refer abnormal and significant results to the

attending physician or resident physician on duty

- Prepares patient prior to any diagnostic procedures such as X-rays, CT

scan, 2D Echo with Doppler studies, Ultrasound, MRI, Endoscopy,

Bronchoscopy, Thoracentesis, Biopsy, etc.

- Safely perform NGT, jejunostomy and gastrostomy feeding, assists in NGT

insertion, assists in ETT insertion, does ETT suctioning, transfuses blood

and blood products, does urinary insertion, tracheostomy suctioning,

routine tracheostomy care, colostomy dressing, routine colostomy care,

bladder irrigation, gastric lavage and gavage, and cleansing enema

- Does care of patients on mechanical ventilation

- Renders Peri-operative nursing care such as review of post-operative

orders, plans care to help patient recover from the effect of anesthesia,

frequently assessing the patient's physiologic status, monitoring for

complications, managing pain, and implementing measures designed to achieve

the long-range goal of independence with self-care, successful management

of the therapeutic regimen, discharge to home and full recovery

- Makes referrals to resident physicians on duty or attending physician

regarding patient's health condition

- Monitors intake and output of patient taking special considerations on

post-operative patients with Penrose drain, Jackson Pratt, Hemovac, CTT,

Gomco suction machine and refer to resident physician on duty or attending

physician for any irregularities

- Performs wound care and dressing by adhering strictly on the principles

of aseptic technique

- Acts as a Code Nurse in the absence of or while the Code Nurse is busy

assisting other emergency situations

- Accurately documents patient's chart all nursing care performed during

the entire shift

- Performs case endorsement to receiving nurse on the caseload handled

- Provides client teaching and discharge planning

- Provides holistic and effective, tender loving, nursing care all

throughout the entire shift

- Plans and gives comprehensive quality care to patients according to their

individual needs

- Observes, assesses, reports, and records symptoms and conditions of

patients

- Bathes and feeds moderately ill patients; assists with others

- Supervises the care given by the nursing auxiliaries

- Participates in providing for the spiritual welfare of the patients;

participates actively in committee, work and in studies for the improvement

of nursing care within assigned unit; participates in the activities of the

Nursing Service Department

- Assists physicians in administering highly specialized therapy and

performing complicated procedures; assists in patient education and

rehabilitation, including physical and mental health; assists in the

orientation and evaluation of personnel

- As the team leader, assumes responsibility for the quality of nursing

care given by her team members

- Substitutes the charge nurse when delegated

- Cooperates with the charge nurse in promoting and maintaining a clean and

orderly environment conductive to the optimum comfort and safety of the

patient

Scrub Nurse

- Scrubbing for surgery; set up sterile tables; prepares sutures, ligatures

and special equipments

- Assists the surgeon and the surgical assistants during the procedure by

anticipating the required instruments, sponges, drains and other equipment

- Keeps in track of the time the patient is under anesthesia and the time

the wound is open

- Controls all needles, sponges and instruments to be sure they are

accounted for to ensure patient well-being

- Prepares and cares for the dispensing of specimens for laboratory

analysis

Circulating Nurse

- Manages the operating room and protects the safety and health needs of

the patient by monitoring the activities of members of the surgical team

and checking the conditions in the operating room

- Verifies consent; coordinates the team, and ensures cleanliness, proper

temperature, humidity, lightning and the safe functioning of the equipment

and the availability of supplies and instruments

- Monitors aseptic practices to avoid breaks in technique while

coordinating the movement of related personnel (medical, radiography and

laboratory); monitors the patient and documents specific activities through

the operative procedure to ensure patient's safety and well-being

- Provides holistic and effective, tender loving, nursing care all

throughout the entire surgical procedure

PACU Nurse

- Assesses the patient's oxygen saturation, pulse volume and regularity,

depth and nature of respiration, skin color, level of consciousness, and

ability to respond to commands

- Checks the surgical site for drainage of hemorrhage and connect all

drainage tubes and monitoring lines

- Maintains patent airway and cardiovascular stability

- Relieves pain and anxiety

- Determines readiness for discharge from Post Anesthesia Care Unit

- Provides post-operative anesthesia and nursing care

Nursery - NICU Nurse

- Receives newborn well babies from delivery room

- Knowledgeable in providing immediate newborn care

- Specialized in the care of ill premature newborn infants

- Ensures better temperature support, isolation from infection risk,

specialized feeding, and access to specialized equipment and resources

Labor/Delivery Room Nurse

- Provides care to patients who have complications of pregnancy requiring

hospitalization; to patients in labor who have uncomplicated or complicated

deliveries; and to patients who have recently delivered

- Manages patient care in the Operating Room during a Cesarean delivery

- Works directly with the surgeons during a Cesarean delivery by passing

instruments, etc., to the physicians

LR/DR Charge Nurse

- Makes adequate provision for the nursing care of patients in her unit and

supervises that care

- Maintains good relationship with patients and also with their relatives

and friends

- Arranges for the assistance required by the members of the medical staff

and other professional personnel

- Provides for the administration of treatment and medication ordered by

the medical staff and its supervision; provides a comfortable, orderly,

clean and safe environment for patients and provides for accurately

descriptive records of the medical treatment carried out by the nurses and

the nursing care given to patients

- Sees that physician's orders are promptly carried out and properly

checked

- Assigns the specific duties of Nursing Personnel and coordinates and

supervises their activities

- Evaluates and records the quality of services given by the staff nurse

and auxiliary personnel and counseling them on the basis of findings

- Identifies nursing and nursing service problems needing study and helps

in their solutions

- Utilizes all opportunities to enrich the clinical experience afforded to

staff nurses

- Assists in the orientation of new personnel to the unit; assists in the

teaching of all personnel and provides learning opportunities for nursing

students

- Directs each housekeeping activities that are related with the

responsibility of nursing personnel

- Secures, stores and distributes supplies and equipments and provides for

their maintenance and economical use

- Carries out administrative procedures to the Head Nurse pertaining to

stall and the whole department for a free-flow of service rendered

- Checks the monthly inventory of instruments, equipments, medicines and

supplies done by the staff nurse assigned for each month

- Takes over the responsibility towards the department and the nursing

staff in the absence of the Head Nurse

- Checks attendance of her personnel

- Performs any other assignment as required by her Head Nurse (Supervisor)

OR/RR Charge Nurse

- Acts in the absence of the Head Nurse within a specific shift

- Makes out detailed work plan assignments for all team members to ensure

required coverage for patient care

- Directs the use of equipments and materials required for patient care in

each room

- Assists in the supervision of team members, paramedical workers and

students; adjusts work plan of workers when necessary; assists in OR staff

development and on-the-spot training programs

- Keeps Head Nurse/Supervisor informed of emergency or non-planned nursing

care requirements and assists in meeting nursing needs

- Observes techniques used by workers in handling equipments and materials

and give on-the-spot instruction when necessary

- Communicates problems encountered during the shift and recommends

solutions

- Appraises equipment and supply standards and recommends changes to meet

existing daily needs

- Maintains harmonious relationship within the unit

- Attends meetings, seminars and conferences

- Interprets and upholds policies and procedures as determined by the

administrative body

- Performs other duties as directed

Cases Scrubbed and Circulated

Appendectomy, Exploratory Tracheotomy, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Open

Cholecystectomy with or without IOC, Vaginal Hysterectomy, Craniectomy,

Above and Below Knee Amputation, Cesarean Section, Open Reduction with

Internal Fixation, Protosigmoidoscopy and Hemorroidectomy,

Odontectomy/Ostectomy, Tonsillectomy, Thyroidectomy, Whipples, Miles,

Laminectomy, TAHBSO, Nephrectomy, TURP, Cystoscopy, Sternotomy,

Mastoidectomy, Liposuction, Dilation and Curettage, Excision Biopsy of any

mass

References and other original documents are available upon request.

I certify that the above-mentioned information is true and correct to the

best of my knowledge.

Eve Marie L. Awyong, RN

Applicant

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