KATE P. DELA PENA
Benito Soliven, Isabela, Philippines
addyw5@r.postjobfree.com
Skype ID: katepasiondelapena
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: June 10, 1991
Civil Status: Single
Gender: Female
Citizenship: Filipino
Passport Number: EC4963330
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University of Perpetual Help System-Isabela Campus Cauayan City, Isabela 2011
LICENSURE
Qatar Prometric- April 2019
Saudi Prometric- March 2016
Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination- September 2011 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Neuro-Spine Theatre Nurse
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
Riyadh City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
May 31, 2016 up to present
Operating Room
Isabela Doctors General Hospital
City of Ilagan, Isabela
October 26, 2012 – March 10, 2016
Nursing Assistant- Medical/Pediatric Ward
Isabela Doctors General Hospital
City of Ilagan, Isabela
March 11, 2012- October 25, 2012
DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION
OPERATING THATRE CIRCULATING NURSE
SCRUB NURSE
• Check and prepare the needed instrument sets and supplementary items in the surgeon’s preference card.
• Check the sterilization indicators on all instrument sets and supplementary items to be used.
• Demonstrate proper scrubbing in adherence to Medical City Wide Policy and Procedure.
• Maintain sterility of all surgical fields for the entire procedure or surgery.
• Count audibly with the circulating nurse all instrument sets, swabs, sharps and supplementary item.
• Handover to circulating nurse any surgical specimen/s and after surgery log in the specimen logbook and ensure that the specimen/s is collected by the laboratory department staff.
• Dispose all instruments, swabs, sharps after the surgery or procedure accordingly.
• Ensure that all swabs, instruments, supplementary items from the previous case are removed and the room totally cleanse before the next patient is brought into the theatre room.
CIRCULATING NURSE
• Ensure the cleanliness of the theatre room before pushing in the patient.
• Check the safety checklist before the start of the theatre list
• Transfer the patient from the holding area to the theatre room with the main responsible surgeon(MRS) and the main responsible anesthesia(MRA).
• Assist the patient in transferring from the trolley to the operating table.
• Monitor the patient until patient is fully anesthetized.
• Assist the surgeon and the anesthetist in the positioning of the patient ensuring all limbs are supported, padded and secured on the operating table.
• Check instruments, swabs, sharps and other supplementary items with scrub nurse audibly and record in the white wipe board.
• Ensure that the correct size of diathermy pad is properly applied to the patient.
• Conduct time-out before skin incision using the surgical safety checklist.
• Provide additional items needed.
• Monitor the patient positioning throughout the operative procedure to ensure patient’s safety.
• Receive surgical specimen/s from the scrub nurse.
• Monitor any item that drops on the floor from the surgical field and informs the scrub nurse.
• Clean the patient and observe privacy after surgery.
• Check the necessary instrument sets and supplementary items needed for the next surgery.
• Handover to the recovery room nurse together with the main responsible anesthetist (MRA).
CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Supreme Council of Health, Qatar Passer
Valid until April 2022
Supreme Council of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Passer Valid until 2019
REFERENCES
Bernadeth Elnar, RN
Charge Nurse
Neuro Theatre Surgery Unit, Prince Sultan Military Medical City Riyadh City, KSA
Ramona Castillo
Assistant Charge Nurse
Neuro Theatre Surgery Unit, Prince Sultan Military Medical City Riyadh City, KSA
Kate P. Dela Pena, RN
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