PRECIOUS MACHEKANO

ad3w3c@r.postjobfree.com 361-***-**** Corpus Christi, TX 78414

Summary

Driven Registered Nurse with 14 years of experience caring for patients within ICU and Coronary setting as well as Medical-Surgical units. Smoothly deliver comprehensive patient care and delegate tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Skills

Unit Administration

Medical Screening

Patient Monitoring &Telemonitoring

Decision Making

Critical Thinking

Medication and IV Administration

Ventilator and Tracheostomy Care

Patient Focused and General Assessments

Charge nurse

Experience

Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital Corpus Christi, TX RN, Medical-Surgical Telemetry 11/2021 - Current

Advocating for the patient and implementing total patient care through use of the nursing process.

Patient needs assessment, developing prioritized care treatment plans, and assisting physicians with procedures.

Administration of treatments, peripheral nutrition, and po, intravenous, subcutaneous medication and infusions according to prescribed methods and protocols.

Counseling patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support.

Assessing and preparing patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.

Performing comprehensive and focused assessments to identify patient needs, devise care plans, modify care solutions and support patient rights.

Multidisciplinary collaboration with other healthcare professionals to administer therapies and maintain continuum of care.

Maintenance of thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.

Administration of medications tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.

Advocating for patients by supporting and respecting their basic rights, values, and beliefs.

Educating patients and families on medical and surgical procedures, medication regimens and pain management.

Charge nurse duties-shift assignment, staff guidance, supporting challenging situations and implementing urgent policies and procedures and jumping in where needed.

Wound care, venipuncture, and laboratory specimen collection

Cardiac telemetry floor Christus Spohn Shoreline (BSN Practicum for 10 weeks under preceptor)

Avenues Clinic, Harare, Zimbabwe ICU Staff Nurse 01/2013 - 09/2021

Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocol, and procedures.

Established and implemented nursing care plans for each patient using protocols of assessment, development, activation, and evaluation.

Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, conduct interventions and enhance continuum of care.

Trained other nurses on patient care and daily tasks, supporting growth and professional development.

Tracheostomy and ventilator care and care of cardiac patients

Parirenyatwa Hospital Harare, Zimbabwe RN, Medical-Surgical 09/2008 - 12/2012

Performed nursing tasks to deliver high level of care and comply with procedures and regulations.

Collected lab specimens, ordering, and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.

Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.

Administered medications, tracked dosages, and documented patient conditions.

Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.

Performing venipuncture,

Education and Training

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (currently enrolled till 4May 2023)-Grand Canyon University

Bachelor of Science in Psychology 08/2017 Women's University of Africa Harare, Zimbabwe

Intensive care and coronary care nursing 12/2011 Parirenyatwa School of Nursing Harare, Zimbabwe

Nursing 09/2008 Parirenyatwa School of Nursing Harare, Zimbabwe

Additional Information

Licenses

RN-TX, USA

RN, Intensive care, and coronary care -Zimbabwe

Previous positions held.

Team leader

Charge nurse

Membership

Zimbabwe Nurses Association

Certifications

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification [Dec 2022]

CPR certified through American Heart Association [Dec 2022]

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