Registered Nurse Maintenance

LORENA A. SALCEDO

• PROVINCIAL ADDRESS:*** Quezon Avenue Sariaya, Quezon Philippines, 4322

• MANILA ADDRESS: 9038 San Nicholas St. Guadalupe, Makati City

Home: ( 042 ) 710 07 32, Cell: 092******** /093********

Birthday: October 08, 1971

Email address: *********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: Looking for a responsible and challenging position in the field of

Nursing.

PROFILE:

• Extensive knowledge of medical equipment, products and procedures.

• Sound ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from clients, patients, and the general public.

• Considerable skill in nursing techniques.

• Great knowledge professional nursing principles and techniques; medical terminology; hospital routine and equipment.

• Excellent ability to apply nursing techniques; observe and record symptoms and behavior; keep records and prepare reports; gain the interest, respect and cooperation of clients/patients; plan and organize.

• Profound ability and willingness to work on an as-needed basis in order to meet operational needs of the clinic.

• Dedicated individual for consistently going beyond what is required.

• Possess special sensitivity to meeting diverse needs in varied situations.

• Relate well to people from a variety of cultures and socio-economic conditions.

• Proven record of reliability and responsibility.

• Demonstrated aptitude for developing new skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

EYE LASER NURSE

Lucena United Doctors Hospital and Medical Center

2007-present

. Laser treatment

• Receives schedule of cases for eye laser treatment.

• Informs the ophthalmologist of the schedule of patient.

• Encodes the request for laser therapy in the hospital system.

• Prepares and instructs patient prior to eye laser treatment.

• Assist in the Laser therapy procedure.

• Maintains and keep patient’s record treatment.

• Prepares daily and monthly utilization report of eye laser treatment.

• Responsible for the preventive maintenance of the Laser machines.

. Perimetry/ Automated Visual Field test

• Receives request and schedule of cases for perimetry/AVF.

• Encodes the request for perimetry/AVF in the hospital system.

• Perform the perimetry/AVF test.

• Issues result to patient.

• Performs the test as ordered by the physician (Ophthalmologist or Neurologist or other attending physician).

• Responsible for the preventive maintenance of the machine.

. Refraction and Visual Acuity

• Receives requests for refraction and visual acuity.

• Encodes the request for refraction and visual acuity. In the hospital system.

• Performs the refraction and visual acuity.

• Issues results of the refraction and visual acuity.

• Responsible to refer to Ophthalmologist of the calibration of the Automated Refraction Machine.

. Optical Coherence Tomography

• Receives request for Optical Coherence Tomography.

• Interviews patient regarding important information: Complete Name, address, birthday,

contact number and email address.

• Educate patient regarding how the procedure shall be done and that mydriatics may need to apply on eyes to be evaluated as part of the preparation of the OCT.

• Encodes the specific program for OCT in the hospital system.

• Performs the OCT.

• Forward the images and entire test to the official OCT reader for evaluation and reading.

• Issues results to the patient.

• Submits monthly utilization report.

• Responsible for the preventive maintenance of the machine.

Clinic Nurse

Dr. Cherissa Abaño-Labitigan Pediatric clinic

2001-2007

• Interview patients regarding personal data, birth history and immunization background.

• Takes and records vital signs.

• Answers telephone calls and relay laboratory results.

• Assists in giving immunizations.

• Checks and receives professional fees.

• Performs simple treatment like nebulizing and simple test like tourniquet test and skin test per doctor’s order.

• Sees to it that all materials and supplies needed are complete.

• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of the clinic at all times.

• Gives health teachings to patient and relatives.

Staff nurse

Greg Hospital Inc.

1995-2000

• Gives direct nursing care.

• Identifies needs of patients.

• Admits patient.

• Takes and record vital signs.

• Observe signs and symptoms, institute remedial action when appropriate and records these in the patient’s chart.

• Reports observations to the physicians.

• Observes and responds to patient’s emotional and spiritual needs.

• Carries out doctor’s legal orders.

• Assist physicians when examining patient.

• Administers and charts medications and patient’s reaction to medications.

• Instruct patients, families and relatives.

• Discharge patient.

• Gives health teachings.

• Maintains good relationship with other hospital personnel.

• Charts accurately medications and treatment given

EDUCATION:

Licensed Registered Nurse

Bachelor of Nursing, Sacred Heart College, Lucena City, Philippines ( MARCH 1992 )

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