Christiana N Okwaraji, RN, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

**** **** *** ******** ***** FL 33025. Cell 305-***-****.

SUMMARY

Certified by American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Family Nurse Practioner Board Certified (FNP-BC).

Care for critical care patients with exceptional clinical, interpersonal and time management abilities. Precepting newly hired registered nurses. Licensed in Florida and diligent about helping of all backgrounds and diverse healthcare needs. Top skills in management as charge nurse, communication, medication and wound care. Provides care grounded in commitment, communication, compassion, competence, confidence and courage. Provides passionate and excellent care that is sensitive and unbiased by age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status. Passionate about caring for the underserved population following ethical and legal guidelines. Conscientious Charge Nurse offering 32 years of experience and 4 years as a dialysis nurse, providing comprehensive care in critical care settings. Work effectively within healthcare teams to develop plans of care and advocate for patients and their families. Seeking to capitalize on provider skills in a position as a Family Nurse Practioner with any organization that gives me the opportunity. Articulate Charge Nurse position driven to success. Strategic planning and client relationship management expert in Central 6 Jackson Memorial Hospital.

SKILLS

Medication, Dispensing and immunization.

Customer service excellence.

Privacy and confidentiality.

Staff supervision.

Quality assurance.

Provides excellent service with limited resources with excellent out comes and patient satisfaction.

Strong and excellent leadership skills

Precepting and coaching new hires.

Dialysis Registered nurse with four-year experience in hemodialysis, CVVHD and peritoneal dialysis.

Excellent communication.

Document Review.

Electronic Medication Record Charting.

Pain management.

Maintain high-level of infection control in managing centrally inserted catheters, indwelling surgical drains and urinary catheters.

Monitor laboratory values.

Administer blood and blood products and monitor for blood transfusion reactions.

Educate patients and families on health care needs, conditions and options throughout the hospital stays. Provide admission and discharge information.

Obtains blood specimens via venipuncture and central lines while maintaining infection control.

Placed nasogastric tubes and maintained feeding tubes

Inserted peripheral intravenous catheters.

Assisted physicians with multiple bedside procedures, prepared patients for scheduled and emergent operations and various testing.

Participated in code-blue, resuscitating and management of patients post code.

Excellent rapport with staff, patients and their families.

Nigerian Registered Midwife and delivered over 300 babies successfully

Gave and sutured episiotomies and sutured minor lacerations.

Scrub nurse with prominent surgeons in OBGYN, Cardiology, Orthopedics and general surgery in Nigeria

EXPERIENCE

Registered Nurse Charge Nurse

Jackson Health System - Miami Florida.

306-***-****

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Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.

Monitored infection control procedures to ensure facility-wide health and safety.

Administered medications and therapies in accordance with physician orders.

Evaluated patient care procedural changes for effectiveness and make necessary adjustments.

Held a position as a Patient Care Coordinator, educated and coached new nurses and patient care technicians and significantly reduced the number of PEG tubes pulled out from four weekly to one monthly and central lines from 2 weekly to none monthly.

Checked in on patients at regular intervals to record fluid and food intake and output, taking measures to promote healthy levels as needed.

Communicate effectively with patients and loved ones to explain diagnosis, treatment options and procedures.

Administered general care to patients including recording of vital signs, wound dressings and diagnostic testing.

Collected biological samples both for routine and emergent laboratory testing to assist diagnostic procedures.

Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare team plan and implement effective treatment plans.

Worked as a charge nurse to evaluate intervention outcomes and make needed adjustment to care plans.

Critical Care Experience

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Maintained and recorded accurate and detailed flowsheets of patient's condition.

Reported any symptoms and changes in patient's condition.

Modified patient treatment plans as indicated by patient's condition

Consulted and coordinated with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans in a dynamic critical care environment.

Ordered, interpreted, and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition

Demonstrated extensive knowledge of multiple disease states and the various medications and products used to treat them.

Performed as a first responder to Code Blues and Rapid Responses throughout the hospital

Educated patients and families in areas of medication, safety, prevention and symptom management.

Adapted to and respected extremely diverse cultural and religious considerations while providing care to Patients and their families.

Experience In OBGYN

I have managed women from conception to delivery of the baby, gave and sutured episiotomies and referred to pediatrician when required.

Also referred for OB doctors for Caesarian Section when required.

Dermatology Experience.

I have seen and treated minor skin diseases such as fungal and bacterial infections, scabies, psoriasis etc. I can suture minor cuts and bruises. I also have assisted in treating major skin problems such as removal of keloids.

Hematology Oncology Experience.

I have seen, treated and referred patient with from simple anemia to leukemia and other blood dyscrasias.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2015 Bachelor of Science: Nursing Science

Nova Southeastern University – Davie FL

2018 Master of Science: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATE

Florida State Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse licenses

Family Nurse Practice – Board Certified (American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) June 2019.

American Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Basic Life Support (BLS)

NURSE PRACTIONER CLINICAL ROTATION AND SKILLS

Assessed all ages of patients across lifespan,

Diagnosed illnesses and prescribed treatment (Supervised)

Provide comprehensive care through disease management, health promotion, health education, and preventative health services

Manage chronic conditions, such as hypertension and diabetes and more

Oversee the health and wellness of women, including providing preconception and prenatal care

Provide health and wellness care to infants and children

Treat minor acute injuries

Provide episodic care for acute illnesses in all ages

Conduct history, physicals, order and interpret diagnostic tests

Conducts examinations/assessments, provide preventive-health counseling, and prescribe medications in many cases

Perform incision & drainage and suturing of minor injuries under supervision

Collaborate with other healthcare professionals

Provide anticipatory guidance to children and adults

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Served as Patient Care Coordinator in Central 6, reduced the number of PEG tubes and lines pulled out from several daily to none daily.

Trained many new hires through preceptorship.

Received certificate of completion in good clinical practice in clinical trials presented by the office of Clinical Research in Nova Southeastern University 2014.

Received Certificate and Grant in participation on successful completion of research on effects of immunacal on children with autism awarded by Nova Southeastern University, 2017.

A member of Nigerian Medical Missions involved in diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as malaria, Typhoid fever and other endemic diseases as seen in Nigeria.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Member Florida Nurses Association/ American Nurses Association.

COMMUNIT SERVICE

Treasurer in my local non-for-profit community organization.

A Sunday school teacher in my Local Church Words of life fellowship church.

Miami Rescue Mission.

Assists in feeding the poor and the homeless.

Child sponsor with World Vision.

Teaches health maintenance and healthy living in our community picnic organized every year.

Almost delivered a baby in a flight from Nigeria to the United States, however, the Pilot landed emergently in Amsterdam and the baby was delivered with the assistance of paramedics on the runway. Fun time!

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