Nurse Practitioner Registered

HAYAT N. ABERRA NP-C

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Summary

Patient-oriented, culturally sensitive Family Nurse Practitioner with over 25 years' experience in nursing. Expertise in all elements of patient care with success in delegating patient assignments based on patients' acuity and needs while developing competent and high-performing nursing teams. Accomplished in spearheading unit-level and hospital-wide initiatives to improve delivery of care, patient safety, quality outcomes, nurse education, and staff performance. Seeking to leverage clinical expertise and knowledge to take next career step as a Nurse Practitioner with an organization committed to the delivery of outstanding patient care. Highlights

Direct and Indirect Patient Care Unit-Based Clinical Leadership Differential Diagnosing and Care Planning Clinic and Unit Administration Medication Prescribing and Administration Nurse Precepting and Education Patient Education and Advocacy Quality and Process Improvement Experience

Advanced Nursing Care

Conducted comprehensive physical and psychological assessments on pediatric to adult patients, documenting medical histories, symptoms, and vital statistics and ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests to appropriately diagnose illnesses and injuries within primary care, family care, pediatric, and retail clinic settings; completed school and sports physicals. Collaborated with physician to prescribe pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies; administered immunizations and vaccinations in clinical and retail settings. Participated in disease prevention programs, using evidence-based information to actively educating community on importance of immunizations and vaccinations Instructed patients and families on treatment options, chronic disease process and management, and medication self-administration, providing information on external resources and support Direct Patient Care

Provide complete bedside care to patients experiencing gastric bleeds, renal failure, or respiratory failure and patients recovering from cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or neurosurgical procedures such as craniotomy, laminectomy, and hematoma evacuation for stroke patients; experienced in treating patients in telemetry, intermediate care unit (IMCU), trauma, and ICU units. Continuously assess patients, measuring vital statistics, ordering and interpreting diagnostic labs, and documenting response to prescribed treatment.

Work with interdisciplinary care team to develop and initiate customized care plans, adjusting plans based on patients' response to treatment.

Administer medications, IV therapies, and blood and blood products, and monitor intracranial pressure and EVDs, manage wounds, and track cardiac functions.

Educate patients on diagnoses, treatment options, and expectations, encouraging patient and families' participation in care and treatment.

Nurse Leadership and Unit Administration

Skilled in directing day-to-day unit activities, including coordinating staff schedules and supervising staff, evaluating patient acuity and delegating assignments, and facilitating admission of new and transfer patients; worked with unit director to control costs. Held staff meetings, providing updates on unit performance and assisting staff in creating plans to improve unit function

Facilitated staff hiring and training processes, including conducting routine performance evaluations of new and veteran staff

Participated in unit-based and hospital-wide clinical leadership groups, helping to evaluate hospital-wide staffing needs, improving performance through routine chart and electronic documentation audits, enhancing patient safety and reducing falls, and ensuring staff maintained required certifications such as critical care and trauma certifications.

Partnered with AACN to help nurses attain critical care certifications, enabling unit to meet requirements for Beacon Award for Excellence

Work History

Staff RN, Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park, MD 8/2016 to Current Staff RN, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC 8/2010 to 7/2016 Staff RN, Prince George's Hospital Center, Cheverly, MD 7/1999 to 8/2009 Clinical Coordinator / Assistant Head Nurse

Staff RN, Doctors Community Hospital, Lanham, MD 1/1993 to 1/1997 Clinical Rotations

Retail/Urgent Care (185 hours), CVS Minute Clinic, Washington, DC 10/2015 to 12/2015 Pediatrics (120 hours), Dr. Y. Dawood, Washington, DC 7/2015 to 9/2015 Primary Care (185 hours), MCC Medical Clinic, Silver Spring, MD 12/2014 to 5/2015 Education

Master of Science: Nursing / Family Nursing Practitioner Kaplan University

Bachelor of Science: Nursing

Ain Shams University

Certifications

AANP NP-C Certification, exp. 12/2021

Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), exp. 3/2020 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification, exp. 10/2017 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification, exp. 10/2017 Affiliations

The Nurse Practitioner Association of the District of Columbia, 2015 to Current American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), 2015 to Current Greater Washington Area of AACN (GWAC), 1994 to Current American Association of Critical Nurses (AACN), 1994 to Current 2016

Cairo, Egypt, Doctors Community Hospital, Lanham, MD 1/1997 to 8/2010 Online Learning

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