Objective: A skilled R.N. with experience in hospital, and nursing home environment, adept at assessing and satisfying patients needs. Capable adapting quickly to new situations and requirements. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact well with patients, families and other health care providers Reliable and self-motivated, with a concern for patients and a commitment to provide them with the highest level of care.

Education

Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield Illinois

Associate Degree in Nursing Dec 1995

University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing May 2005

Grand Canyon University

Master of Public Health April 2019

Licenses & Certification

R.N. State of Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Certified Nursing Assistant, 1985;CPR-Current;ACLS Provider

Professional Experience

Holy Cross Hospital Germantown Acute Care 4&5 06/17/2019 - Current

Provide comprehensive and collaborative nursing care for identified patients from Pre-admission to post discharge; utilizing a multidisciplinary approach.

Provide clinical leadership on the unity by offering guidance, serving as preceptor role, and coordinating health care team to meet individual patient and family needs.

As a charge nurse, coordinate relief for Unit nurses when under stress, assume responsibility for all nursing floor activities in the absence of unit director.

Participate as a diabetic resource nurse; educate patients and family members on discharge planning

Holy Cross Health Network, Silver Spring, Maryland Oct 4,2018 - 02/04/2019

Intern, Post-Discharge Health Program

Coordinate care of discharged patients to avoid hospital readmission within 30 days

Link discharged patients with community resources to ensure successful transition home

Provide education to prevent disease progression and encourage self-management of chronic disease

Ensure timely medical follow up is received for discharge patients

Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to ensure smooth and successful transition home for patients

Supervise program that links uninsured patients without a medical home to one of the four Holy Cross health centers to avoid inappropriate use of ED

Supervise patient navigators who navigate patients from hospital to outpatient health centers

Collaborate with health center staff to ensure coordination of care from hospital to health centers

Able to use programs such as Cerner, Nextgen, CRIS to do my job.

Float Pool Nurse Holy Cross Hospital 12/2010 – 02/03/2019

Float to all Medical Surgical unit,Example

Progressive care unit, joint and spine unit, Pediatric unit, women surgery, general surgery, oncology unit observation unit. Care was provided according to each patient needs based on the diagnosis. According to unit and Holy cross standards, performs and documents the nursing process to assess,plan,implement and evaluate goal focused, individualized, safe, age-specific non-complex and complex patient care. Provide care to the vulnerable population, maintain culture competency according to holy cross standard. Administer medications as ordered, Monitor the side effect of the medications, Monitor labs address issues by notify the on call physician all the abnormal labs, and follow up with the new orders with out delay. Prepare patient for surgery, and received the patient back after surgery. After surgery making sure that each patient are covered with propharlasis. Rounds on patients two hours and uses the AIDET method when appropriate. Assesses and manages the patient’s pain. Provide measures for comfort on the abnormal labs.

Clinical Nurse III Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland 11/2007-04/09/2014

Adult Medical Unit

Provide comprehensive and collaborative nursing care for identified patients from Pre-admission to post discharge; utilizing a multidisciplinary approach.

Provide clinical leadership on the unity by offering guidance, serving as preceptor role, and coordinating health care team to meet individual patient and family needs.

As a charge nurse, coordinate relief for Unit nurses when under stress, assume responsibility for all nursing floor activities in the absence of unit director.

Participate as a diabetic resource nurse; educate patients and family members on discharge planning.

Member nursing practice committee, review and make recommendation on policies and procedures prior to approval by the interdisplinary clinical committee. Approve all selection of products used by nurses in conjunction with the Value analysis committee.

Clinical Nurse III Washington Hospital Center, Washington D.C.

Endocrine Department

Organize and provide direct care for patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes; in addition, patients that develop diabetes due to steroid inducement.

Monitor blood glucose level and administer insulin per sliding scale

Monitor with insulin drip and follow up per protocol.

Instruct patients about medications and self care and prepare them and family members for activities they will need to master at home.

MedSurg Telemetry experience –monitor patient with CHF.

Clinical Nurse II Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Rockville, Maryland 7/2000-9/2006

Orthopedic Unit

Organize and provide direct care to preoperative/postoperative patients for Hip, knee, amputation and spinal cord injury.

Prepare patients and for surgery by following the doctor’s orders

Receive patients back after surgery/Maintaining pain management after surgery.

Provide patients with doctor’s order for physical/occupational therapy for continuation of care.

Teach patients who have undergone spinal fusion, hip, knee and amputation how to wear brace/maintain cast if ordered.

Clinical Nurse II Kessler Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital, Rockville, Maryland 8/2001-9/2003

Organize and provide direct care for patients with physical disabilities.

Instruct patients about medications and self-care and reinforce the use of the techniques they have learned in daily therapy sessions.

Administer oral medication, intravenous fluid and venipunctures as ordered.

Before discharge, prepare patients and family members for the activities they will need to face to master at home.

Clinical Nurse II Howard University Hospital, Washington, D.C. 10/1998-04/2002

Medical/Surgical Unit

Organize and provide direct care to preoperative/postoperative patients for hip, knee, amputation and spinal cord injury.

Received patients back after surgery.

Provide direct care for acute/non-acute oncology, congestive heart failure, diabetic and sickle cell patients.

Administer oral medication, intravenous fluids and venipunctures as ordered.

Transcribe doctors orders; prepare patients for operating room, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

Assess and plan with patients and families to identify their needs for nursing care.

Document pertinent observations, treatment and patient outcome. Initiate incident/accident reports; participate in Unit base assessment activities.

Staff Nurse Sun Healthcare Group, Inc., Montgomery Village, Maryland 7/97-10/98

Review daily shift reports, Assign duties to nursing assistants on staff

Administer oral medication; perform skin care, dressing changes, insert and monitor foley catheters, oxygen administration, and patient blood glucose levels, assist patients in administering insulin shots.

Monitor and care for stroke patients; and patients with multi-organ complication.

Nursing Assistant Manor Care Health Services, Potomac, MD

Performed a wide range of functions for the Assisted living/Total care facility.

Took vital signs and assisted acute geriatric and handicapped residents.

Provided instruction to residents and their families as directed by the charge nurse.

Document observations and provide daily reports to the charge nurse.

Help residents perform activities of daily living.

References: Furnished upon request.

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