Registered Nurse
Resume:
Newberry, SC *****
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BEATRIZ LOPEZ MARTINEZ, BSN, RN
OBJECTIVE To obtain employment, gain experience and knowledge, and utilize my exceptional critical thinking skills as a professional Registered Nurse and deliver excellent patient care through the nursing process.
EXPERIENCE TRAVEL CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE UNC Southeastern Lumberton
ICU– (July 18, 2022 – October 15, 2022)
Used critical thinking skills, performed physical assessment of COVID-19 patients, provided excellent nursing care, safely administered treatment (i.e.
oxygen, medications, injections, IV), safely titrated medications (i.e., vasopressors, sedatives, paralytics, heparin, insulin, analgesics, antihypertensive) completed computerized charting (Epic), monitored vital signs, performed blood draws for labs (venous/arterial) and initiated peripheral IV access, maintained central venous and arterial line access, managed chest tubes, evaluated and performed wound care treatments, checked blood glucose levels and safely administered insulin via protocols, performed tube feeding flushes and administered tube feedings as ordered, performed tracheostomy care, endotracheal and tracheostomy suctioning, managed respiratory ventilators, assisted physicians/mid-level providers with bedside procedures, supported families, advocated for my patients, maintained professionalism throughout care.
TRAVEL CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE Newberry County Memorial Hospital
Float Pool ICU/PCU – (November 21,2021 – June 17,2022)
Used critical thinking skills, performed physical assessment of COVID-19 patients, provided excellent nursing care, safely administered treatment (i.e.
oxygen, medications, injections, IV), safely titrated medications (i.e., vasopressors, sedatives, paralytics, heparin, insulin, analgesics, antihypertensive) completed computerized charting (Epic), monitored vital signs, performed blood draws for labs (venous/arterial) and initiated peripheral IV access, maintained central venous and arterial line access, managed chest tubes, evaluated and performed wound care treatments, checked blood glucose levels and safely administered insulin via protocols, performed tube feeding flushes and administered tube feedings as ordered, performed tracheostomy care, endotracheal and tracheostomy suctioning, managed respiratory ventilators, assisted physicians/mid-level providers with bedside procedures, supported families, advocated for my patients, maintained professionalism throughout care.
TRAVEL CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE (through Travel Nurse
Across America)
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Neuroscience ICU - (May 24, 2021 – August 21,2021)
Used critical thinking skills, performed physical assessment of patients, provided excellent nursing care, safely administered treatment (i.e. oxygen, medications, injections, IV), safely titrated medications (i.e., vasopressors, sedatives, paralytics, heparin, insulin, analgesics, antihypertensive) completed computerized charting (Cerner), monitored vital signs, performed blood draws for labs (venous/arterial) and initiated peripheral IV access, maintained central venous and arterial line access, managed extra-ventricular and lumbar drains, managed chest tubes, evaluated and performed wound care treatments, checked blood glucose levels and safely administered insulin via protocols, performed tube feeding flushes and administered tube feedings as ordered, performed tracheostomy care, endotracheal and tracheostomy suctioning, managed respiratory ventilators, assisted physicians/mid-level providers with bedside procedures, supported families, advocated for my patients, maintained professionalism throughout care.
TRAVEL CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE Newberry County
Memorial Hospital
Float Pool ICU/PCU – (November 9, 2020 - February 28, 2021)
Used critical thinking skills, performed physical assessment of COVID-19 patients, provided excellent nursing care, safely administered treatment (i.e.
oxygen, medications, injections, IV), safely titrated medications (i.e., vasopressors, sedatives, paralytics, heparin, insulin, analgesics, antihypertensive) completed computerized charting (Epic), monitored vital signs, performed blood draws for labs (venous/arterial) and initiated peripheral IV access, maintained central venous and arterial line access, managed chest tubes, evaluated and performed wound care treatments, checked blood glucose levels and safely administered insulin via protocols, performed tube feeding flushes and administered tube feedings as ordered, performed tracheostomy care, endotracheal and tracheostomy suctioning, managed respiratory ventilators, assisted physicians/mid-level providers with bedside procedures, supported families, advocated for my patients, maintained professionalism throughout care.
TRAVEL CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE (through Aya
Healthcare)
Piedmont Health Atlanta, Atlanta Ga
Float Pool ICU/PCU – (August 17, 2020 – November 6, 2020)
Used critical thinking skills, performed physical assessment of COVID-19 patients, provided excellent nursing care, safely administered treatment (i.e.
oxygen, medications, injections, IV), safely titrated medications (i.e., vasopressors, sedatives, paralytics, heparin, insulin, analgesics, antihypertensive) completed computerized charting (Epic), monitored vital signs, performed blood draws for labs (venous/arterial) and initiated peripheral IV access, maintained central venous and arterial line access, managed chest tubes, evaluated and performed wound care treatments, checked blood glucose levels and safely administered insulin via protocols, performed tube feeding flushes and administered tube feedings as ordered, performed tracheostomy care, endotracheal and tracheostomy suctioning, managed respiratory ventilators, assisted physicians/mid-level providers with bedside procedures, supported families, advocated for my patients, maintained professionalism throughout care.
TRAVEL CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE (through Aya
Healthcare)
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
Float Pool COVID ICU – (July 2, 2020 – August 15, 2020)
Used critical thinking skills, performed physical assessment of COVID-19 patients, provided excellent nursing care, safely administered treatment (i.e.
oxygen, medications, injections, IV), safely titrated medications (i.e., vasopressors, sedatives, paralytics, heparin, insulin, analgesics, antihypertensive) completed computerized charting (Epic), monitored vital signs, performed blood draws for labs (venous/arterial) and initiated peripheral IV access, maintained central venous and arterial line access, managed chest tubes, evaluated and performed wound care treatments, checked blood glucose levels and safely administered insulin via protocols, performed tube feeding flushes and administered tube feedings as ordered, performed tracheostomy care, endotracheal and tracheostomy suctioning, managed respiratory ventilators, assisted physicians/mid-level providers with bedside procedures, supported families, advocated for my patients, maintained professionalism throughout care.
TRAVEL CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE (through Aya
Healthcare)
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MA (teaching hospital, L1Trauma)
COVID ICU – (April 27,2020 – June 20, 2020)
Used critical thinking skills, performed physical assessment of COVID-19 patients, provided excellent nursing care, safely administered treatment (i.e.
oxygen, medications, injections, IV), safely titrated medications (i.e., vasopressors, sedatives, paralytics, heparin, insulin, analgesics, antihypertensive) completed computerized charting (Epic), monitored vital signs, performed blood draws for labs (venous/arterial) and initiated peripheral IV access, maintained central venous and arterial line access, managed chest tubes, evaluated and performed wound care treatments, checked blood glucose levels and safely administered insulin via protocols, performed tube feeding flushes and administered tube feedings as ordered, performed tracheostomy care, endotracheal and tracheostomy suctioning, managed respiratory ventilators, assisted physicians/mid-level providers with bedside procedures, supported families, advocated for my patients, maintained professionalism throughout care.
TRAVEL CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE (through Aya
Healthcare)
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Neuroscience ICU - (January 16, 2020 – April 18, 2020)
Used critical thinking skills, performed physical assessment of patients, provided excellent nursing care, safely administered treatment (i.e. oxygen, medications, injections, IV), safely titrated medications (i.e., vasopressors, sedatives, paralytics, heparin, insulin, analgesics, antihypertensive) completed computerized charting (Epic), monitored vital signs, performed blood draws for labs (venous/arterial) and initiated peripheral IV access, maintained central venous and arterial line access, managed extra-ventricular and lumbar drains, managed chest tubes, evaluated and performed wound care treatments, checked blood glucose levels and safely administered insulin via protocols, performed tube feeding flushes and administered tube feedings as ordered, performed tracheostomy care, endotracheal and tracheostomy suctioning, managed respiratory ventilators, assisted physicians/mid-level providers with bedside procedures, supported families, advocated for my patients, maintained professionalism throughout care
TRAVEL CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE (through Aya
Healthcare)
Bristol Regional Medical Center (L2 Trauma), Bristol, TN
Float Pool ICU/PCU - (October 14, 2019 – January 4, 2020)
Used critical thinking skills, performed physical assessment of patients, provided excellent nursing care, safely administered treatment (i.e. oxygen, medications, injections, IV), safely titrated medications (i.e., vasopressors, sedatives, paralytics, heparin, insulin, analgesics, antihypertensive) completed computerized charting (Epic), monitored vital signs, performed blood draws for labs (venous/arterial) and initiated peripheral IV access, maintained central venous and arterial line access, managed extra-ventricular and lumbar drains, managed chest tubes, evaluated and performed wound care treatments, checked blood glucose levels and safely administered insulin via protocols, performed tube feeding flushes and administered tube feedings as ordered, performed
tracheostomy care, endotracheal and tracheostomy suctioning, managed respiratory ventilators, assisted physicians/mid-level providers with bedside procedures, supported families, advocated for my patients, maintained professionalism throughout care
CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE
PRISMA HEALTH RICHLAND, Columbia, SC (L1 Trauma Center/teaching hospital)
Neuroscience ICU – (May 2018 – August 30, 2020)
Use critical thinking skills, perform physical assessment of patients, provide excellent nursing care, safely administer treatment (i.e. oxygen, medications, injections, IV), safely titrate medications (i.e., vasopressors, sedatives, paralytics, heparin, insulin, analgesics, antihypertensive) complete computerized charting (Cerner), monitor vital signs, perform blood draws for labs and initiate IV access, maintain central venous and arterial line access, manage extra-ventricular drains, evaluate and perform wound care treatments, check blood glucose levels and safely administer insulin via protocols, perform tube feeding flushes and administer tube feedings as ordered, perform tracheostomy care, endotracheal and tracheostomy suctioning, manage respiratory ventilators, initiate and manage CRRT, precept new employees, assist physicians/mid-level providers with bedside procedures, support families, advocate for my patients, maintain professionalism throughout care.
TELEMETRY REGITERED NURSE
PRISMA HEALTH RICHLAND, Columbia, SC (L1 Trauma Center/teaching hospital)
Neuroscience- Stroke Telemetry unit (March 7,2016- May 2018)
Perform physical assessment of patients, provide excellent nursing care, safely administer treatment (including oxygen, medications, and injections), monitor vital signs, and initiate IV access, complete computerized charting on patients, perform wound treatments, check blood glucose levels and safely administer insulin via protocols. Perform tube feeding flushes and administer tube feedings as ordered, perform tracheostomy care, and tracheostomy suctioning, precept new employees.
CERTIFICATIONS/ SC Board of Nursing - REGISTERED NURSE #233905 (Compact State)
LICENSURES Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
NIHSS
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