Registered Nurse, Nurse Educator, Intensive care nurse

ZULMA J. VAZQUEZ RODRIGUEZ

**** ********** ***. #*** ****** Chapel, FL 33543

Phone: 787-***-****

email: *********.**@*****.***, *****.*******@***.*** Develop a higher level of knowledge that provides various professional experiences in different scenarios in the field of health

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SEPTEMBER 2022- TO PRESENT

ACADEMIC RESOURCE- UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, MEDICAL SCIENCE CAMPUS DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

• Provider of Theoretical Critical Care Course

• The theoretical course of critical care is aimed at providing basic and advanced concepts on diverse physiological alterations, assessment, treatment, and tools for the management of critically ill patients

• The objectives of the course are aimed at developing skills, critical thinking, and advanced knowledge that the student will be able to apply in their further work area JULY 2019- SEPTEMBER 2021

MEDICAL ASSISTANT- CARDIOCARE & VASCULAR GROUP, SANTURCE P.R.

• Collaborative work with a group of cardiologists in the evaluation and discussion of patient cases

• Patient categorization, day scheduling, clinical documentation, laboratory evaluation, diagnostic studies, and patient clinic

• Education to patients and relatives about diagnosis, treatments, and health promotion

• Mentorship and teach the new medical assistant group APRIL 2016 – JULY 2019

REGISTERED NURSE- PAVIA HOSPITAL, SANTURCE P.R.

• Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit: direct care to post-operated patients CABG, TAVR, replacements and/or valve repair, pacemaker implants, permanent defibrillator, angioplasty, valvuloplasty, heart catheterization

• Direct care to patients with different acute and/or chronic conditions; CHF, STEMI, NSTEMI, aneurysm, PVD, DIC, CVA, shock, respiratory failure, ARDS dependent on mechanical ventilation

• Care for different post-op neurosurgery patients

• Unit rotations: Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Cath Laboratory, Emergency Room, PACU, Medicine and Surgery Unit, Telemetry Unit

• Management of multiple invasive devices: chest tubes, external pacemaker, intra-aortic balloon pump, Swan Ganz catheter, arterial and central line, Vigileo monitoring system, ventriculostomy, VAC system

• Arrhythmias, CODE, post-MI management, TPA administration 2

EDUCATION

MAY 2022

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING- UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, MEDICAL SCIENCE CAMPUS Magna Cum Laude

Critical Care Specialty & Nurse educator role

Winner of special award: Dra Adelaida Sanavitis

• Research project: Nursing administrative decisions for the management of SARS-COV-2 in hospital institutions

• Evidence-based practice project: Implementation of early mobilization in adult patients admitted to intensive care units as a therapeutic intervention to reduce the presence of delirium and reduce time on mechanical ventilation

• Creation and validation of an instrument for a research project

• Collaboration with a panel of experts for the validation of research instruments

• Student-teacher Course ENFE6636-Nursing Intervention with Critically Ill Patient

• Educational functions theoretical component: Revision, collaboration, and elaboration of agenda, teaching meetings, classes, conferences, objective tests, an estimate of needs, workshops

• Educational functions clinical aspect: review student’s objectives, assignment of patients, clinical case and research articles discussions, evaluation of the assessment process, and use of validated tools

• Course Principles of Applied Curriculum Design and Development- Creation of an educational project: Preparing the nursing professional in the management and treatment of heart failure

• Public Health Course- Case study: Use of prescription opioids in women over 18 years of age with chronic pain and/or psychological disorder

Volunteer activities:

Collaborator in the promotion of the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies Member of Critical Care Station in educational and promotional activities MAY 2015

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING - UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, MEDICAL SCIENCE Magna Cum Laude

Class Directive 2015 - Treasurer

Volunteer Activities:

Health and vaccination fairs

Self-help and Interprofessional educational workshop Participant in Medical Science Campus open house

Leader in Medical Science Campus Pantera Summer Camp Member of Non-profit agency Recinto Pa'la Calle

Participation in the Medical Science Campus promotional poster MAY 2010

HIGH SCHOOL- PRESIDENT WASHINGTON ACADEMY

High Honor

Class Directive 2010 - Treasurer

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CERTIFICATIONS

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support- American Heart Association (October 2020)

• Basic Life Support- American Heart Association (January 2021)

• Adult Management in Critical Health Status (June 2016)

• Theoretical Critical Care Course (May 2015)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (2022)

• College of Professionals Nursing PR (CPEPR) (2022) ABILITIES

• Bilingual: good English and high Spanish

• Leadership, dynamism, responsibility, punctuality

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills with the ability to be creative and innovative

• Able to recognize a need and address it with minimal direction

• Proficient computer skills to collect and analyze data

• Excellent use of computerized medical records (Evolution, EHR, Prognosis)

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