Ndidi Emeshili
ad3juw@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Capella University October 2022
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC May 2021
Associate Degree in Nursing
Delta State University, Nigeria December 2009
B.Sc. Geography & Regional Planning
CERTIFICATIONS
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) December 2024
Basic Life Support (BLS) December 2024
WORK EXPERIENCE
Travel Nurse, Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit, Kaiser Permanente Antioch CA Dec 2023- Present
Provided professional patient care in the Cardiac and Telemetry Units as well as Float Nurse duties in the Med/Surg and Psychiatric Units.
Evaluated patient's response to treatment and progress toward goals.
Acted as patient advocate; interacted in a timely manner between multidisciplinary staff to minimize delays and optimize patient care and efficiency.
Administered and executed therapeutic physician and nurse-initiated interventions.
Worked together with physicians to discuss and identify patient's treatment needs.
Experienced in physical assessment, administration of medications, and assisted physicians with bedside procedures.
Modified and individualized care according to patient and family culture, demographics, history, and needs.
Travel Nurse, Pulmonary Progressive Care Unit, Duke University Hospital, Durham NC Sept 2023- Dec 2023
Document assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient
Status.
Access nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients, independently seek out resources and work collaboratively.
Use professional nursing judgment to individualize the plan of care based on assessment of the patient's baseline needs and response to care.
Educate patients and families in accordance with the nursing plan of care.
Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care and act as team leader or charge nurse for a group of patients or an entire unit as assigned.
Maintain airways and oxygenation status for respiratory failure patients using high-flow oxygen, Opti flow, CPAP and BiPAP
Travel Nurse, Progressive Care Unit, Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center, Santa Fe Jan 2023-June 2023
Collaborate with professionals across the organization to formulate an integrated care plan.
Promote team environment by effectively identifying needs of other staff and assisting them.
Ensure the timely delivering of pain medication and managing pain appropriately.
Closely monitor acute conditions, such as A fib RVR, sepsis, COPD and CHF exacerbations, hypo- and hypertensive crises.
Monitor and provide care for patient on CIWA/COWS protocol.
Travel Nurse, Progressive Care Unit, East Cooper Medical Hospital, South Carolina Oct 2022-Jan 2023
Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans
Providing direct and individualized bedside nursing – care to pre-and post-surgery patients
Preparing, administering, and recording prescribed medications
Changing dressings, inserting catheters, and starting IVs
Adjusting specialized medical equipment, as well as and recording measurements
Monitoring patients’ vitals and reporting reactions to medications in a timely manner
Collaborating on discharge planning with the healthcare team
Answering questions and educating patients on surgical procedures and post-surgery care
Maintaining and updating patient files, medical charts, and health records
Adhering to best nursing practices, standards, and protocols
Stepdown Nurse Renal- Liver transplant Unit, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital July 2021-present
Provide pre-operative and post-operative care.
Ability to insert and monitor peripherally placed central venous, mid-line, peripheral I.V. catheters.
Responsible for a variety of venipuncture techniques involving the collection of blood specimens from patients for lab procedures and used in diagnosis.
Administered transplant medications and monitor lab levels.
Monitor the vital signs of patients after the transplant process and communicated any abnormalities immediately to the physician.
Provide discharge education to patients and family members.
Nursing Assistant/Health Unit Coordinator, Float Pool, Duke University Hospital, Durham December 2018 – June 2021
Communicated thoroughly and efficiently maintained patients’ health records.
Saw to the well-being and safety of patients in my care.
Responded quickly and accurately to high-pressure situations to deliver safe care.
Maintained an overall pleasant, clean, and positive atmosphere for patients.
Nursing Assistant, Hillcrest Convalescent Center Durham, NC April 2017
Cleaned and organized patients' living quarters.
Positioned residents for comfort and to prevent skin pressure problems.
Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment.
AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
David Skulink Memorial Scholarship May 2019