Cherisse Anne Alvaro

Abu Dhabi, U.A.E adb0yp@r.postjobfree.com +971-**-***-**** Skype Id: Cherisse Anne Alvaro Professional Experience:

Personal Support Worker Home Care Nurse June 2016 to present Avadi Home Health Care CVA & Diabetic Patient Abu Dhabi, U.A.E Personal Support Worker Home Care Nurse March 2014 to April 2016 Post CVA Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Dubai, U.A. E

Provide comprehensive nursing care that assists clients to achieve optimum health and quality of life in situations of chronic disease, acute illness, and injury or through the process of dying. Care will be provided in one or more specialty areas, including child care, wound care, palliative care, home intravenous therapy, or chronic illness.

Develop, facilitate, implement and modify health promotion activities based on the needs of the client.

Make referrals to other health care professionals to ensure early diagnosis and prompt intervention

Complete initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness/es.

regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs

Initiate the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change

Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis

Develop a care plan which establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process

Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician

Counsel the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs

Provide health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan. Medical & Surgical Nurse March 2012 to March 2014

Ricardo P. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital Pampanga, Philippines

Perform nursing interventions for the comfort and well-being of the patient.

Assess patients admitted in the hospital in order to make correct diagnoses and plans and subsequently provide appropriate nursing interventions.

Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team such as respiratory therapists, laboratory assistants, physical therapists, and radiology technicians to plan and implement patient care in consultation with patients and their families.

Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment such as mechanical ventilator, oxygen apparatus, suction machine, ECG machine, glucometer, nebulizer, pulse oximeter, and chest thoracostomy apparatus.

Assist in episiorrhapy, pleurodesis dilatation and curettage, and perform other medical procedures such as IV insertion, NGT insertion, wound dressing and foley catheter insertion.

Administer oral and parenteral medications and treatments such as IVF therapy, oxygen therapy, nebulization, nasogastric tube feeding, total parenteral nutrition feeding, and suctioning as prescribed by a physician or according to the established policies and protocols.

Prepare equipment and assist the physician during treatment and examination.

Observe, record and report patients' condition and reaction to drugs, treatments and significant incidents to supervisor or physician.

Maintain patients' medical records on nursing observations and actions taken such as medications and treatments given.

Record nursing needs on nursing care plan to assure continuity of care.

Observe emotional stability in handling patients and express interest in their progress and prepare them for continuing care after discharge.

Provide discharge instructions and counseling to patients and their families including but not limited to proper in-take or administration of prescribed medications, diet, follow through check-ups and health teachings prior to leaving the hospital to prevent diseases and recurrence of the same illness. Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing 2007 to 2011

Holy Angel University Pampanga, Philippines

Relevant Certifications, License, and Seminars Attended Registered Nurse- Professional Regulation Commission- Philippines Validity: May 2023

Registered Nurse- Health Authority of Abu Dhabi

Validity: March 2020

Basic Life Support September 2019

Diabetes Care, Education and Management September 2019 Advanced Cardiac Life Support October 2017

Post- Cardiac Arrest Care October 2017

Airway Management October 2017

Electrical Therapy October 2017

ECG Reading and Interpretation October 2017

Pharmacology Emergency October 2017

Emergency Care October 2017

Foreign Body Airway Obstruction October 2017

Advanced Cardiac Life Support October 2017

Basic Trauma Assessment and Management- October 2017 Emergency Oxygen October 2017

Home Care Accreditation Workshop October 2016

Diabetes and Endocrine Update September 2016

Reference Available Upon Request

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