ETHEL OBIOHA, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
**** ****** **** ****** ******** City, TX. 77459
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Family Nurse Practitioner
PROFILE
Newly licensed and Board-Certified family nurse practitioner with one-year clinical experience in family clinic, pediatric clinic and obstetric and gynecology clinic. Knowledgeable and competently good in taking detailed patient histories and complete physical examinations and identifying actual and potential nursing diagnosis and patient care needs. Strengths include excellent ability to develop rapport and build a trusting relationship with patients. Excellent practitioner with strong people skills and bedside manners.
CURRENT AND FUTURE GOALS
Provide excellent and comprehensive patient care assistance and services to patients with complex acute, critical and/or chronic health conditions independently or collaboratively with the supervising physician
Competently deliver safe and appropriate care to all identified patient group and keep complete accurate documentation on patient records for review and counter signature by physician
Order appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and radiographic tests, interpret and discuss test results and triage calls for prescriptions
Assist physicians in creating therapeutic decisions for better patient outcomes
Promote the use of research in my clinical practice and utilize cost containment in for all patients
Provide guidance, patient education in regards to medication, nutrition and health promotion or preventative health care
Coordinate and implement plan of care based upon patient/family response and outcomes
Ensure that discharge disposition process provide smooth collaboration and coordination of care for clinic patients by making it easy for patients and referring physicians to be contacted by phone calls
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Chamberlain University (Addison, IL) 3/2019
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Specialty Track
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Texas Women’s University (Houston, TX) 12/1995
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Texas Southern University (Houston, TX) 5/1988
Licensure and Certification
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) State of Texas 8/20/19
Family Nurse Practitioner – Board Certified (FNP-BC) American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Exp. 12/2021
Registered Nurse (RN) State of Texas, License # 626915 Exp. 12/2021
Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association Exp. 09/2021
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) American Heart Association Exp. 10/2021
NURSE PRACTITIONER EXPERIENCE
Family Practice Kindness Chukwukere, FNP Aicon Family Clinic (Houston, TX) 375 Hours
Primary Care Dr. Martin Yudovich, MD Pediatric Associate clinic (Houston, TX) 125 Hours
Women’s Health Dr. Jonathan Faro, MD Obstetric & Gynecology Clinic (Houston, TX) 125 Hours
Took patient medical histories and completed physical examinations in out-patient family clinics.
Gathered, analyzed and interpreted patient’s medical histories, symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic data to develop appropriate diagnoses and individualized plan of treatment for their illness, infections or injuries
Provided patient education and counsel regarding medications, procedures, diagnosis and overall health
Prescribed medications, laboratory and radiology (within the scope of collaborative agreement)
Sought consultation with physicians when cases are outside scope of practice
Used and recommended diagnostic evaluation or therapeutic interventions that focused on safety, cost, less invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence and efficacy.
Focused on educating patients about preventive care, self-management of their illness and modified teaching instruction to patient’s individual circumstances
HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE
RN FULL-TIME High-Risk Antepartum Unit/ HCA-Woman’s Hospital of Texas 02/1996 – Present
Provides care and support to women experiencing high risk pregnancies and complications after delivery and postsurgical care
Obtains patient’s medical history, conducts focus assessment and uses critical thinking to create nursing diagnosis and plan of care
Collects and interprets laboratory results, urinalysis, complete blood count, complete metabolic panel and fetal surveillance
Provides culturally competent patient-centered care
Uses effectively interprofessional collaboration to improve patient outcomes
Unit charge nurse: Delegate nursing assignments, prepares schedules, overseas staffing ratios, admission and discharges from physicians and ensures that safety and standard of care compliance are followed when care is delivered to all patients
RN Home Healthcare Director of Nursing/Cotel Healthcare Services 10/2007-10/2014
Supervised nursing care services to ensure professionalism and excellence in care delivery through chart audits, quarterly in-service programs, biweekly patient home visit and telephone calls.
Coordinated patient care services, safety issues and ensured that patient HIPAA rights are maintained at all times
Planned and reviewed agency annual budgets
Reviewed and ensured that accurate diagnostic codes were documented and submitted for reimbursement
Developed educational outreach programs to improve community awareness of services provided by the agency
VOLUNTEER/MEMBERSHIP
Member American Academy of Nurse Practitioner, AANP 2019 – Present
Member Houston Area Nurse Practitioner, HANP 2018 – Present