Vinna de la Cruz

Objective

Seeking a challenging position as a New-Grad Registered Nurse, where my skills and prior experiences will be fully utilized to better serve the community in a healthcare standpoint and will be able to expand my knowledge in various situations and incidences.

Licenses and Certifications

California Registered Nurse License # 760564

Intravenous and Blood Withdrawal Certification

American Heart Association - Basic Life Support Certification

American Heart Association – Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification

Basic EKG Certification

Education

West Coast University February 2008 – August 2009

Associates of Science in Nursing

Concorde Career College December 2004 – December 2005

Vocational Nurse Diploma

Clinical Rotations

Kindred Hospital – Westminster, CA Title: Registered Nurse Student Area: Medical/Surgical

UCI Medical Center – Irvine, CA Title: Registered Nurse Student Area: Maternity and Critical Care

West Anaheim Medical Center – Anaheim, CA Title: Registered Nurse Student Area: Mental Health

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital – Fountain Valley, CA Title: Registered Nurse Student Area: Pediatrics

Description of Clinical Rotations: Performed thorough physical assessment of patients, formulated nursing diagnoses, initiated, implemented, and evaluated patients based on their plan of care, demonstrated safe clinical skills and competent nursing care using strict aseptic techniques and administered medications via PO, G-Tube, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous routes, as well as provide nursing care to mentally ill patients while utilizing both verbal and non-verbal therapeutic communication.

Professional Experience

Community Hospital of Huntington Park – Huntington Park, CA May 2006 – August 2008

Title: Licensed Vocational Nurse – Direct Observation/Telemetry Unit and Med/Surg

Job Description: Implement quality patient care for up to 4-5 patients as regulated by California Board of Nursing, Assist RN with patient assessment of current status and notifying physicians of clinical changes, interact with departments regarding patient care, educate patients/families on health care needs, conditions, options, monitor and read cardiac rhythms and administer medications.

Skills and Profile

Proven record of reliability and responsibility/Strong analytical skills, capable of assessing conditions and implementing appropriate intervention/Resourceful problem solver capable of implementing solutions to complex problems/Possess special sensitivity to meeting diverse needs in varied situation/Relate well to people from variety of cultures/Proficient in use of Mac and IBM computers, Microsoft Office, and the Internet/ Fluent in both English and Tagalog and can comprehend conversational Spanish.

References

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