LINH P. NGUYEN
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Cell: 714-***-****
Email: ***********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
A position as a professional Registered Nurse
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Critical Care Nurse 2/2018 – present
Resource nurse/ charge nurse for ICU
Prepare and mentor new nurses in developing their clinical expertise in the critical care area.
Accurate reporting and recording of lab values with follow up medical treatment.
Recognizing life threatening arrhythmias and means of treatment for patients place on cardiac monitors.
Caring for arterial lines, monitoring BP and MAP, drawing arterial blood gases and other labs, interpreting and reporting abnormal values to physician for medical management.
Specializing in ventilators, tracheostomy care, patients with extensive dressings and IV therapy.
Assessing patient’s conditions based on objective signs, symptoms, and subjective data as verbalized by patient.
Planning patient care based on his/her level of wellness and potential recovery.
Implementing plan of care and assuring consistency throughout shifts to carry out.
Evaluating how the plan of care is progressing and if changes need to be made.
Interacting with family, physicians and other disciplines regarding the patient and plan of care.
Carrying out procedures as ordered by physicians in order to help patients achieve a higher level of wellness or maintain patient’s present level of wellness.
Serving as a change agent for the patient if things in his/her plans of care need to be altered to promote a higher level of wellness.
Acting as patient’s advocate while in the hospital, making sure that he/she is receiving the best possible care.
Serving as role model for fellow workers, new employees and student interns.
EDUCATION
MASTER OF SCIENCE, NURSING. 2019
West Coast University, Anaheim, CA
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE, NURSING. 1998
Regents College, Albany, NY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, BIOLOGY/ minor in Psychology. 1994
University of Houston, Houston, TX
LICENSE/CERTIFICATE
California State Nursing License
ACLS
BLS
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Nursing Administration, (HS, and ERN), 09/2015 – 2/2018
Los Alamitos Medical Center, Los Alamitos, CA
Relief House Supervisor
Emergency Response Nurse
ICU RN
Assign and direct nursing staff to completion of duties.
Review and process new client admissions.
Compile statistical data where necessary.
Oversees patient related paper work.
Assist staff with developing and maintaining staff related paperwork.
Staff Nurse, ER. Huntington Beach Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA 2012 - 2014
Staff Nurse, House Sup./ICU Kindred Hospital, Westminster, CA 7/2007 – 10/2016
Travel Nurse. ICU. Orange Coast Memorial, Fountain Valley, CA 5/2004 - 7/2006
Travel Nurse. ICU Long Beach Memorial, Long Beach, CA 1/2006 - 5/2006
Travel Nurse. ICU Huntington Beach Hospital, HB, CA 8/2003 - 5/2004
Registry Nurse. ICU West Med Hospital. Santa Ana, CA 2005/2006
Registry Nurse. UCI, Irvine, CA 2004/2006
Registry Nurse. St. John’s Hospital, Santa Monica, CA 2001/2005
Registry Nurse. Good Samaritan Hospital. L.A., CA 2001/2004
Travel Nurse. USC University Hospital, L.A., CA 2002 – 8/2003
Travel Nurse. Mission Community Hospital, Pomona, CA 3/2003 – 7/2003
Registry Nurse. Century City Hospital, L.A., CA 2001 -2002
Registry Nurse. Cedars Sinai Hospital, L.A., CA 2002
Registry Nurse, Daniel Freeman, Hawthorne, CA 2002
Registry Nurse. Garden Grove Hospital, Garden Grove, CA 2001-2002
Travel Nurse. UCLA. Westwood, CA 8/2002 - 12/2002
Travel Nurse. Kaiser Permanente, West LA, CA 7/2001 - 7/2002
Travel Nurse. Kaiser Permanente, Baldwin Park, CA 4/2001 - 7/2001
Travel Nurse. Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA 12/2000 - 04/2001
Travel Nurse. Maui Memorial Hospital, Maui, CA 8/2000 - 12/2000
Travel Nurse. Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA 4/2000 - 8/2000
Travel Nurse. Kaiser Permanente, LA, CA 12/1999 - 4/2000
Travel Nurse. Sharp Hospital. San Diego, CA 6/1999 - 12/1999
Staff Nurse. St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX 5/1998 – 6/1999