Draw Blood Charleston
Resume:
Zahara Asman
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, ****4
Cell: 843-***-****
adxw4z@r.postjobfree.com
Objective
Take a challenging and high-performance-oriented role in a dynamic field of health services.
Core Qualifications
-All routes of medication administration
-Colostomy/ileostomy care
-Tracheostomy care
-Wound care
-Intravenous therapy and blood transfusion
-Obtaining blood from central lines
-Committed to quality patient care
-Infection control compliance
-Ventilator experience
-Acute and rehabilitative care
-Care of drains/tubes
-PEG Management
-PICC Management
Professional Experience
VIBRA TRAVELS/Southern Kentucky Rehabilitation Institute
RN: October 2022 – Current
-Managing patient care in the inpatient rehabilitation setting.
-Coordinate comprehensive patient care according to the initial assessment.
-Make independent clinical decisions based on preliminary examinations.
-Develop effective plan care and provide appropriate therapy.
-Formulate long-term and short-term rehabilitation programs for patients.
-Manage documentation work right from the patient's first visit to discharge.
-Communicate with the interdisciplinary team constantly and ensure effective patient care.
-Evaluating the existing capabilities of each patient and establishing rehab goals.
- Directing patients through various therapies as per physician’s orders.
-Carefully tracking patient progress after each session.
- Providing constructive and supportive patient feedback.
-Set realistic goals for each patient.
VIBRA TRAVELS/ Spartanburg Rehabilitation Institute
RN: August 2022-September 2022
-Provided physiological and psychosocial care to patients as per doctor’s instructions.
-Taught patients how to use wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs, and similar medical devices.
-Alerted physicians of any issues with assigned therapies and adjusted them.
-Coordinated with medical staff to develop customized rehab plans for each patient.
-Supervised and trained support staff assisting with therapy sessions.
-Provided information to family members on how to provide the necessary support.
Transferred patients from beds to wheelchairs for therapy sessions.
-Prepared daily assessments of patient abilities and noted progress.
-Assisted recovering patients with their daily activities.
-Implemented physician-directed therapy techniques.
VIBRA TRAVELS/ Vibra Hospital of Charleston
LTAC Nurse: July 2022- August 2022
General responsibilities.
-Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in the patient’s condition
-Vital signs, assessment, and implementation
-Administering medication, IM/SC injections
-Simple and complex dressings
-Foley catheter care and ongoing assessment
-IV site assessment and care
-Care of patients on a ventilator and tracheostomy
-Consult with supervisors and doctors to decide on the best treatment plans for patients
-Assessing a patient’s condition and planning/implementing the patient’s care plan.
-Ensuring ventilators, monitors and other types of medical equipment function properly.
-Administering intravenous fluids and medications.
-Observing and recording the patient’s vital signs.
-Assisting physicians in performing procedures.
-Ordering diagnostic tests.
-Treating wounds.
-Responding to life-saving situations using nursing standards and treatment protocols.
-Providing education and support to patients and their family members.
VIBRA TRAVELS/Vibra Hospital of Richmond
LTAC Nurse: April-2022 – June 2022
General responsibilities.
-Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in the patient’s condition
-Vital signs, assessment, and implementation
-Administering medication, IM/SC injections
-Simple and complex dressings
-Foley catheter care and ongoing assessment
-IV site assessment and care
-Care of patients on a ventilator and tracheostomy
-Consult with supervisors and doctors to decide on the best treatment plans for patients
VIBRA TRAVELS/Midlands Rehabilitation Hospital
Rehabilitation nurse: December 2021 – April 2022
General Responsibilities
-Evaluated the existing capabilities of each patient and established rehab goals.
- Directed patients through various therapies as per physician’s orders.
-Carefully tracked patient progress after each session.
- Provided constructive and supportive patient feedback.
-Set realistic goals for each patient.
-Provided physiological and psychosocial care to patients as per doctor’s instructions.
-Taught patients how to use wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs, and similar medical devices.
-Alerted physicians of any issues with assigned therapies and adjusted them.
-Coordinated with medical staff to develop customized rehab plans for each patient.
-Supervised and trained support staff assisting with therapy sessions.
-To provide information to family members on how to give the necessary support.
-To help transfer patients from beds to wheelchairs for therapy sessions.
-Prepared daily assessments of patient abilities and noted progress.
-Assisted recovering patients with their daily activities.
MOUNT PLEASANT MANOR
RN: FEBRUARY 2020- TO DATE
General Responsibilities
- Supervises LPNs, CNAs, and other direct care support staff
-Medication administration
-Draw blood and administer medications and injections.
-Act as a patient advocate
-Inform family members of any changes in the resident’s condition and update them on any alterations to the patient’s medication or other treatment needs.
-Work closely with the facility’s resident physician to create and implement care plans and notify him if the resident’s condition improves or deteriorates.
-Ensure residents’ safety.
-Documents vital signs, behaviors, medications, and procedures on residents.
--Provide safe mobility support to help residents move around personal and public places
--Helping residents with their activities of daily living
VIBRA HOSPITAL OF CHARLESTON
RN: NOVEMBER 2019 –DECEMBER 2021
General responsibilities.
-Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in the patient’s condition
-Vital signs, assessment, and implementation
-Administering medication, IM/SC injections
-Simple and complex dressings
-Foley catheter care and ongoing assessment
-IV site assessment and care
-Care of patients on a ventilator and tracheostomy
-Consult with supervisors and doctors to decide on the best treatment plans for patients
MBAGATHI DISTRICT HOSPITAL NAIROBI KENYA BED CAPACITY: 308
RN: MEDICAL/SURGICAL UNIT. BED CAPACITY 102
MAY 2016 –TO OCTOBER 2019
-Provides the best possible nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients in the unit.
-Makes nursing assignments appropriate to the skill level of employees.
-Maintains acceptable standards of patient care.
-Accurately and promptly implements physicians' orders.
-Supports and enforces infection-control policies and procedures.
-Monitors the effect of medication administration and teaching
-Assesses for and notifies physician and other appropriate parties of changes in condition.
-Taking samples for patients and monitoring their pulse, temperature, and blood pressure.
-Checking patient’s condition and monitoring functions such as respiration.
-Responds appropriately in urgent and emergencies.
-Providing information, emotional support, and reassurance to patients and relatives.
-Assists physician in inserting central venous catheters and other venous assessment devices as needed.
-Administer prescribed medications, start intravenous fluids, and document patient charts by recording food and fluid intake and outputs.
-Assumes responsibilities for charging the unit as needed.
RN: PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENT: MBAGATHI DISTRICT
HOSPITAL. BED CAPACITY: 78
JUNE 2013– APRIL 2016
DUTIES
-Explaining patient’s conditions and treatment options and providing emotional support.
-Identify changes in the child's signs and symptoms and intervene in emergent situations.
-Maintain privacy and confidentiality in nurse/child relationships.
-Differentiate between normal and abnormal physical findings.
-Participate in activities to manage a child's pain.
-Administer medication using age-appropriate guidelines.
-Determine the child's needs related to pain management.
-Perform physical examinations such as measuring vitals, taking blood, urine, and stool samples, and ordering diagnostic tests.
-Explain to parents and families how to care for their children and protect their health.
-Provide supportive care to dying children.
INTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENT.
RN: SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA TEACHING
HOSPITAL JUNE 2011-MAY 2013
KEY RESPONSIBILITY:
-Capacity building of South Sudanese nurses.
ROLES:
-Mentoring the nurses on the assessment of patients.
-Mentor on nursing care procedures of patients.
-Mentor on nursing care plans.
-Mentor on adhering to infection prevention procedures per the hospital guidelines.
-Mentor on maintaining a safe and secure environment for patients, families, and the entire staff. -Mentor on triaging of patients, prioritizing urgent and immediate cases depending on patient condition.
-Mentor on how to prioritize data collection based on the patient’s condition
-Mentor on how to provide individualized patient/family health education.
-Mentor on administering both intravenous and intramuscular drugs and oral medications.
-Mentor on how to monitor vital signs, document appropriately, and inform the physician of any deviation from normal
RN: POST PARTUM UNIT (MBAGATHI COUNTY HOSPITAL)
MAY 2006 - MAY 2011. BED CAPACITY 65
-Assess and monitor the new mother after delivery to ensure proper recovery and healing.
-Clean and monitor the newborn baby.
-Check vital signs.
-Check caesarian incisions.
-Remove catheters after delivery.
-Dispense pain medication and or/antibiotics as needed.
-Provide education to new parents regarding how to take care of their infant and themselves. -Help the new mother with the emotional aspects of the birth recovery.
-Help the new mother breastfeed
RN: MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CLINIC/
FAMILY PLANNING (LOCO HEALTH CENTRE-
NAIROBI)
JANUARY 2001-APRIL 2006
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
September 1993-March 1997: Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse
February 2022 – May 2023- Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Grand Canyon University
LICENSES
-Registered Nurse (RN) – #252676 – South Carolina
-ACLS - AHA (American Heart Association)
-BLS - AHA (American Heart Association)
Education
Bachelor of Science – Nursing
2009
University Name
City, State
Contact this candidate