Registered Nurse Care
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
SKILLS
Jackquelyn Rose M.
Villanueva
Redlands, CA 92373
863-***-**** **************@*****.***
Compassionate Registered Nurse with over 15 years of experience in offering comprehensive patient care as a private nurse for 8 years, Medical-Surgical ward, Emergency Department,Orthopedic-surgical unit, Supplemental Staff and currently as home health and hospice Registered Nurse. I work well with diverse patient population and foster trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
I love to educate patients and their family regarding their health conditions. I was fortunate to be nominated by a patient as one of the hospital honorees (Healing Hands Honoree at Loma Linda University Health).
• Patient Head-to-toe Assessments
• Patient Management
• Patient counseling & Education
• Preventative health
Knowledgeable in charting with Cerner
and Epic
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• Knowledgeable in charting with OASIS
• Oxygen saturation standards
• Medication Review & Administration
• Patient and family advocacy
• Collecting vitals
• Physician collaboration
• Tracheostomy Care
• PEG tube, Nephrostomy, Colostomy Care
Urinary Catheter Insertion, Care &
Irrigation
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JP drain, WoundVac, Hemovac drain,
and Lumbar drain care.
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• Application of Unna Boot
• Wound care
• Care/Use of suction machine
Operating I.V. Infusion Pump and TPN
pump
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• Blood Transfusion
Monitoring patient with the use of
mechanical ventilator
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Care and monitoring of oxygen and med
nebulization
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• Care and use of suction machine
Operation and observing cardiac monitor
readings
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• Enema preparation and administration
• Operations and care of CPAP machine.
Use and maintain Oxygen Concentrator
Machine
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• Care and use of PCA pumps
WORK HISTORY
Care and use of Continuous Positive
Machine for post op patients
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Care and use of Ice machines for
orthopedic post op patients
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HOME HEALTH REGISTERED NURSE 06/2019 to Current
Optima Home Health Services - Riverside, CA
Traveling to patients' homes and managing their care plans according to physicians' instructions.
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Administering medication and insulin, and completing blood pressure, glucose, urine, and stool tests.
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Inspecting wounds, changing dressings, and handling personal grooming and hygiene.
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• Testing for muscle weakness, bedsores, and any signs of infection.
• Listening to the concerns of family members and answering their questions.
• Educating caregivers and family on the aftercare or ongoing care of the patient. Providing suggestions for improved healthcare to physicians and family members of the patient.
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• Monitoring patient recovery and compiling reports for the physician. Collaborating with doctors and other healthcare professionals to develop improved diets and healthcare plans for patients.
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• Assess patients' condition during every visit and chart your observations.
• Perform evaluation tasks, including vital signs and medication review.
• Dress or redress open wounds and assess progress of healing. Educate patients and their families on proper home health care strategies and procedures.
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Coordinate with Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Physicians and anyone else involved in the patient's care plan.
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Make recommendations for devices or tools that might improve the patient's quality of life.
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• Listen to the patient and respond to concerns or requests. Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
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• Audit charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
• Provide skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Monitor patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies. Explained course of care and medications, including side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
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Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management.
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HOSPICE REGISTERED NURSE 06/2019 to Current
Sacred Heart Hospice - Riverside, CA
Assess a patient's situation, as well as detect changes in symptoms, health or pain, and will need to know when action is necessary.
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Conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
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• Provide skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients. Accurately document all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
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Observe and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
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Administer medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
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Implement interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
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Deliver medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
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Explain course of care and medications, including side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
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Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
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Manage patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management.
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Manage care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care.
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Offer exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
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Perform frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
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Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
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Promote patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
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Follow all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
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Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
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Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
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HOME HEALTH REGISTERED NURSE 03/2019 to Current
Concordia Healthcare Provider Inc - La Verne, CA
Traveling to patients' homes and managing their care plans according to physicians' instructions.
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Administering medication and insulin, and completing blood pressure, glucose, urine, and stool tests.
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Inspecting wounds, changing dressings, and handling personal grooming and hygiene.
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• Testing for muscle weakness, bedsores, and any signs of infection.
• Listening to the concerns of family members and answering their questions.
• Educating caregivers and family on the aftercare or ongoing care of the patient. Providing suggestions for improved healthcare to physicians and family members of the patient.
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• Monitoring patient recovery and compiling reports for the physician. Keeping abreast of developments in healthcare and attending workshops and lectures as required.
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Collaborating with doctors and other healthcare professionals to develop improved diets and healthcare plans for patients.
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• Assess patients' condition during every visit and chart your observations.
• Perform evaluation tasks, including vital signs and medication review.
• Dress or redress open wounds and assess progress of healing. Educate patients and their families on proper home health care strategies and procedures.
•
Coordinate with Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Physicians and anyone else involved in the patient's care plan.
•
Make recommendations for devices or tools that might improve the patient's quality of life.
•
• Listen to the patient and respond to concerns or requests.
• Provide direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Audit charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
• Provide skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Monitor patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies. HOSPICE NURSE 03/2019 to Current
Aid & Care Hospice Inc - Fullerton, CA
Assess a patient's situation, as well as detect changes in symptoms, health or pain, and will need to know when action is necessary.
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Conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
•
• Provide skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients. Accurately document all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
•
Observe and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
•
• Administer medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans. Implement interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
•
Deliver medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
•
Explain course of care and medications, including side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
•
Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
•
Manage patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management.
•
Manage care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care.
•
Offer exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
•
Perform frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
•
Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
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Promote patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
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Follow all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
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SUPPLEMENTAL STAFF REGISTERED NURSE 08/2018 to 05/2019 LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH, LLUMC - Loma Linda, CA Deliver outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
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• Triage patients by performing full head to toe assessments.
• Complete pertinent admission paperwork.
Facilitate therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.
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Collaborate with MD's, Social workers, Respiratory therapists and other healthcare professionals.
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• Serve as a patient advocate to ensure top quality care.
• Complete tasks in a high demanding and high stress environment. Perform all required patient care, physical assessment, documentation, medications administration.
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• Delegate and Supervised the patient care that CNAs do.
• Chart on computer and paper on New Admission and Discharge patients.
• Contact doctors to report on changes observed and received updated orders for patients.
Collaborate with other members of the health care delivery team to deliver quality health care.
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Supervise assigned team members, directing and mentoring team in proper care, policies, and procedures.
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Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to provide appropriate care in accordance with unit standards.
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Report abnormal findings and change in patient status to MD, applying appropriate nursing measure Collaborated effectively with other disciplines to provide excellent interdisciplinary care to patients.
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Float to various units throughout the hospital including: Telemetry, Medical Surgical Oncology,.
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Deliver exceptional, culturally competent care to inpatients and families on fourteen medical/surgical units,.
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Educate patients on diagnosis, treatments, and primary prevention opportunities for health and wellness.
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Actively serve as patient advocate and nurse liaison to the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
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Care for adult patients on various Medical/Surgical units and Telemetry units throughout the hospital.
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• Work effectively as part of the nursing team with each assignment given. Accurately document assessments, changes in patient status, and medication administration via hospital computer charting system and paper charting.
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• Review patient telemetry strips during shift to determine cardiac rhythm. Use nursing judgment to determine when to notify charge nurse or call physician with patient status changes, and did so accordingly.
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• Administer medications and treatments as ordered;.
• Work with varied health care members as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Manage care of 5-6 patients on various units throughout the hospital.
• Admission and Discharge initiation and completion.
• Work with all levels of patient care to provide and improve desired outcomes. Safely administered medications, educate patient and families on the proper us of braces or orthopedic equipment with a focus on safety and pain management.
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Provide a broad range of general nursing care services in areas of vital signs, EKG, phlebotomy, catheters, feeding tubes, IV and central lines.
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Educate patients and their families on disease process, medical-surgical procedures and other aspects of therapeutic regimens, including medications and pain management techniques.
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• Adult medical surgical nurse floating between 11 nursing units. Worked with many different kinds of patients and conditions, including renal, cardiovascular, medical, orthopedic metabolic.
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• Monitor peritoneal dialysis patients; maintained AV shunts and worked with wide variety of catheters; monitored telemetry.
REGISTERED NURSE ORTHOPEDIC/SURGICAL NURSE 07/2016 to 08/2018 Loma Linda University Medical Center - Loma Linda, CA Duties included head- to- toe assessment, patient teaching, blood transfusions, vital sign assessments and interventions as appropriate, writing telephone orders, medication administrations, coordination of care with physicians, reporting to physicians assessment findings, wound care; provided care for pre and post-op total hip surgeries, laminectomies, etc.
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Completed surgical dressing changes, assisted in removal of sutures/staples/drains, assisted with ambulation to bedside commode.
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• Teamwork using a multidisciplinary approach.
• Educate patient on crutches, and treatment of fractures.
• Evaluate new orthopedic equipment.
• Schedule orthopedic surgery and notified patients.
• Supervise certified nursing assistants.
Monitor wounds for signs and symptoms of infection and maintained hygiene of wounds.
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Demonstrate and assisted patients with use of prescribed therapies including continuous passive motion devices.
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• Document patient performance and evaluated ability to thrive.
• Monitor and controlled patient pain levels for adherence to prescribed therapies.
• Start IV's and IV therapy, blood sugar monitoring, blood transfusions, CPM machines. Perform/maintain blood transfusion, PICC and other central lines, caring for drains ( JP's, Hemovac, wound vacuum).
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• Assist MD's as necessary, performed patient teaching.
• Perform CPR, first aid and provided comfort to the patients and family. Provide care and support for patients with musculoskeletal diseases, educated the patients and the families about self-care and available support systems.
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• Provide care for patients with fractures, arthritis and osteoporosis.
• Responsible for patient management from admission to discharge.
• Responsible for patient care of 4-6 postoperative patients with the assistance of CNA.
• Develop individualized health care plans for patients with specialized needs. Maintain detailed patients' records to enlist planned doctor visits, hand-off reports to incoming nurses, and social workers.
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Perform assessments, developed care plans, and performed other nursing duties such as telemetry monitoring, placing and maintaining IV lines, administering IV fluids, IV medications, NG tube placement and management, traction, external fixations, and several other nursing competencies.
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• Volunteer to float to other floors as needed to accommodate staffing shortages.
• Implement standards of care for the orthopedic patient.
• Ensure that the occurrences of situations were handled appropriately.
• Provide array of direct nursing care services, such as dressing, wound cleaning; discharge planning, and family support.
REGISTERED NURSE ORTHOPEDIC/SURGICAL NURSE 08/2015 to 04/2016 Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center - Sebring, FL Responsible for the coordination of patient care using a multidisciplinary approach to the Nursing process in accordance with the Hospital's Mission, physician and patient expectations.
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Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
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Establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
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Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards.
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• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies. Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
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Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
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• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records. Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
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Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
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Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem- solving methods.
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• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Work with doctors to perform treatments on patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Monitor the patient's health and general body condition and report changes and improvements to the doctor.
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• Take pain prescriptions from the doctors and administer same to the patients. Prepare a pain management schedule for patients based on doctor's prescriptions to prevent patients suffering from pain.
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• Monitor and quickly attend to any signs of negative reactions to drugs and allergies. Educate patients on steps to take to manage pain and how to avoid post-surgical infections.
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Manage patient's hygiene by assisting with bed pan changes, body cleaning and diaper changes in some cases.
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• Assist orthopedic doctors in performing their duties.
• Perform wound dressing on patients with infections.
• Monitor vital signs of patients.
Help patients improve mobility and functionality by coordinating with Physical therapists.
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PRIVATE DUTY REGISTERED NURSE 05/2006 to 03/2014 Mr. And Mrs. Anthony Co - Muntinlupa, Philippines
• Providing health care and personal care assistance to Mr. And Mrs. Anthony Co. Adequate medical assessment and history is taken in collaboration with other members of the healthcare providers such as the dietician or the physician.
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• Day-to-day patient interaction.
• Vital signs checking (changes and alterations documented).
• Administration of medications and treatments (as pre ordered by physician).
• Change dressings, bandages and contraptions as prescribed. Diet supervision and monitoring (with considerations to dietician advise and medical condition).
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• Providing or assisting patient in self-care.
• Dental care needs.
• Bathing needs.
• Elimination.
• Other self-care needs (may involve hair and nail care). Providing range of motion exercises (may be passive or active depending on the condition).
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If bed-ridden, an assertive plan to prevent bed sores, contractures and muscle wasting is to be provided.
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When alterations are observed, treatments and remedies are to be performed accordingly.
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Documentation of patient's condition and pointing out significant changes, to be reported to the physician and to the families.
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In case of emergency situations, application of independent emergency procedures is recommended.
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• Maintains optimum health and well-being of the patients. REGISTERED NURSE, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 11/2005 to 03/2006 Medical Center Imus - Cavite, Philippines
• Provides individualized, holistic care and first aid assistance to patients.
• Receives incoming emergency patients of any age.
• Takes initial assessment of.
Patients, baseline vital signs like pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, neurological vital signs and the like.
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Performs dependent nursing interventions, such as providing oxygen inhalation to patients with difficulty of breathing, sponge bath to patients with high fever, ice pack on nasal area for patients with epistaxis.
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Assists Residents on duty with the intubation procedure to provide airway to arrested or near arrest patients.
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• Performs Cardiac compression during resuscitation. Administers emergency drugs such as Epinephrine in reviving patients as ordered by the Resident doctor or the Physician Himself.
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• Observes 5 Rights of Medication administration.
Admits patients, carries out orders of attending physicians, makes sure patients are stable before bringing them to their respective rooms.
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• Endorses accordingly admitted patients to ward nurse on duty.
• Gives Health teachings and instruction to patients. Explains procedures to patient and their relatives before performing them and provides consent for the ordered procedure.
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• Observes therapeutic communication to patients and relatives.
• Keeps professional integrity maintained.
Maintains harmonious relationship not only with patients, but also with the co-nurses, doctors and other staff in the area.
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• Checks emergency cart every shift.
• Replaces emergency stocks used.
Makes charges of used stocks and other equipments and procedures accordingly to patients.
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• Keeps clean and safe working environment.
• Maintains proper care of emergency room facilities.
• Endorses accordingly to incoming nurses the patients that are still in the unit.
• Performs insertion of peripheral intravenous catheter for fluid infusion as prescribed. MEDICAL SURGICAL REGISTERED NURSE 04/2005 to 11/2005 Medical Center Imus - Cavite, Philippines
• Gives Direct individualized holistic care to patients. Admits, transfers, discharges, gives instructions and health teachings, takes vital signs and records, gives medications.
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Receives and makes endorsements of patients giving particular attention on special orders, events and procedures.
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• Assesses patients physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Maintains clean and safe environment and reports to head/senior nurse and makes physical adjustments for patients care.
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• Makes sure that equipments receive proper care and maintenance.
• Keeps oneself informed of new equipments, its manipulation, use and care.
• Responsible for carrying our isolation techniques for isolated patients. Uses sound adjustments in adapting nursing procedures to individual needs of patients.
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Interprets plan of care to patients and families with the approval of the attending physician and teaches the patient principles of rehabilitation and self help and mental physical help.
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Makes rounds to ascertain quality care, optimum comfort and safety of patients and determines needs in improving surrounding for both the patient and the co-workers in
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EDUCATION
CERTIFICATIONS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
COMPUTER SKILLS
coordination with the head nurse.
Adventist University of The Philippines - Cavite, Philippines Bachelor of Science Nursing, 03/2004
Pasay City Academy - Pasay, Philippines High School Diploma 03/1999
Pasay City Academy - Pasay Philippines
Elementary Student, 03/1995
Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam June 2004
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Exam 2005 International English Language Testing System Exam 2013 National Council Licensure Examination 2015
Basic Life Support Certificate August 26,2019
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certificate January 24, 2019 Registered Nurse California License #95093436 Exp. June 30, 2022 New Mexico Board of Nursing License # RN-82292 Exp. July 31, 2017 Florida Board of Nursing License # RN9415033 Exp. April 30, 2017 PERSONAL INFORMATION
AGE: 38
SEX: FEMALE
DATE OF BIRTH: MAY 18, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH: PHILIPPINES
CIVIL STATUS: MARRIED
HEIGHT: 5'2”
WEIGHT: 135 LBS
US Citizen
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Power Point
• Epic
• Cerner
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