Diana Zaragoza
Owen Sound,ON
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Aide
Southbridge Care Homes
12.2023 - Current
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Maintained and organized patient rooms and communal spaces to minimize environmental and safety hazards.
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Kept accurate records of patients' care, condition, and progress.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Used company software and databases to maintain records of services performed and patient conditions.
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory, and provide light entertainment.
- Assisted in feeding patients by offering fluids and snacks and recording amounts consumed in logbook
- Promoted patient socialization, self-care and development by recognizing and using patient strengths to motivate patient.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Tended to patients with diverse medical conditions, including dementia, Parkinson''s disease, and diabetes, adapting care approaches accordingly.
- Maintained strict infection control protocols while performing wound care, catheter care, and other medical procedures.
- Facilitated seamless transitions between shifts by delivering thorough reports on patients'' status at shift handover meetings.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care for terminally ill patients while comforting grieving family members during difficult times.
- Contributed to a positive workplace culture by mentoring newly hired nurse aides and sharing best practices.
- Enhanced nutritional intake by preparing meals according to dietary restrictions and feeding patients who required assistance.
- Improved patient mobility by assisting with range-of-motion exercises, ambulation, and transfers.
- Assisted patients with mobility issues in areas such as beds, wheelchair usage, and automobile travel.
- Elevated overall standard of care by participating in continuing education courses focused on new developments in nursing aide practices.
- Assisted with daily living activities for patients, ensuring optimal independence and quality of life.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing exceptional personal care and maintaining a clean living environment.
- Contributed to efficient healthcare team communication through accurate documentation of patient information and regular updates on their progress.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
- Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse (Emergency Room)
King Fahad Hospital Jeddah
07.2016 - 12.2023
- Ensures assessment and observation of patient's condition by taking and recording of vital signs, assisting doctors in examining patient
- Inserts IV cannulas, nasogastric tube, foley catheter and condom catheter
- Gives tepid sponging in febrile patients, doing suturing cleaning and dressing of wounds aseptically
- Collects blood for investigation and giving blood transfusion, observing the patient during and after transfusion
- Gives nebulization and O2 inhalation via nasal cannula, face mask, non-rebreather mask high-flow nasal cannula, or bipap machine
- Kept work areas clean, organized, and safe to promote efficiency and team safety.
- Assists in elective/ emergency intubation and attaching patient on ventilator
- Enhanced team collaboration by fostering a positive work environment and promoting open communication among staff members.
- Does 12-Leads ECG, connects and monitors patients in cardiac monitor
- Thoroughly gives oral, parenteral, intravenous medications and IV fluids as ordered by the physician
- In charge of the narcotic and controlled medications unit
- Collaborates with Doctors to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Explains course of care and medications, including side effects to patients and family members in easy-to-understand medical terms
Staff Nurse
Saudi Arabian Airlines Medical Services
10.2012 - 09.2015
- Recognized emergency and life-threatening situations by initiating life-saving measures such as performing CPR and administering emergency drugs
- Cared for patients with myocardial infraction (MI), severe hypertension, CVA, RTA and fall down cases
- Applied slab, and crepe bandage to patients with simple fracture
- Performed aseptic technique before and after handling patients to prevent the spread of infection
- Treated and prevented hemorrhage by giving pressure, placing patient in trendelenberg position and giving emergency drugs
- Taught to co-employee in the unit
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Mindanao State University
Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Del Sur04.2009
Skills
- Patient education
- Intake and discharge
- Medication and IV administration
- Emergency procedures
- Direct patient care
- Patient management
- Case management
- Positioning patients
- Reliable team player
- Compassionate caregiver
- Patient-focused care
- Basic life support
Certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider, Saudi Heart Association, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 04/11/21
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider, Saudi Heart Association, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 12/19/20
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, King Fahad Hospital Jeddah, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 03/01/19
- Basic Life Support - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, King Fahad Hospital Jeddah, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 12/01/18
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 04/22/15
- Basic Life Support - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Saudi Heart Association, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 08/01/13
NURSING REGISTRATIONS
- Saudi Commission for Health Specialties/SCFHS, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Registered Nurse, 13-J-N-0024317
- Professional Regulation Commission/PRC, Manila, Philippines, Registered Nurse, 0588151
- College of Nurses Of Ontario, Registered Nurse, 25005869
Languages
Filipino
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Arabic
Professional Working
French
Elementary
Area Assigned
Emergency Room Department
Machines And Equipment Handled
- Glucometer
- Dinamap Vital Sign Machine
- Philips Vital Sign Machine
- Masimo Vital Sign Machine
- Edan Cardiac Monitor
- Edan ECG Machine
- Philips ECG Machine
- Infusion Pumps
- Syringe Pumps
- Blood Warmer
- Bipap-Cpap Machine
- Philips Maquet Ventilator
- Drager Ventilator
- Aerogen Nebulizer
- IStat Machine
- Doppler Ultrasound Portable
- Philips Defibrillator and Cardiac Monitor
- ABG and VBG Machine Feeding Pump
- Vein Viewer
Trainings And Seminars
- COVID-19 Critical Crash Course for Nurses, 06/04/20, Academic Affairs and Jeddah Health Training Online, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Conscious Sedation, 07/07/19, Academic Affairs and Jeddah Health Training Online, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Emergency Course for Nurses, 01/08/17 - 01/12/17, King Fahad Hospital Jeddah, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Basics of Stroke, 04/04/15, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Society of Internal Medicine, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Course on Updates on Management of Cardiac Emergencies, 03/03/14, Jeddah National Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Negotiating Paradigms on HIV/AIDS: Breaking the Social Stigma with Biological Realities, 05/29/10, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga, Philippines
- Basic Intravenous Therapy Training/ Regular IV Training Program, 05/17/10 - 05/19/10, E and R Hospital and Pharmacy, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines
- End of Life Issues in the Critical Care Setting, 05/12/10, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga, Philippines
Language Proficiency Report
CLB 9 (IELTS) - 23/11/24
Personal Information
Title: Registered Nurse
Cases Handled
- Minor and Major Traumas such as RTA, FALL
- Cardiac Cases such as Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Heart Disease and Congenital Heart Disease
- CVA or Stroke
- Infectious/Communicable Diseases
- ENT Cases
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertension
- Bronchial Asthma
- Seizure/Epilepsy/Convulsion
- Appendicitis, Intestinal obstruction
- Upper/Lower GI Bleeding
- Fractures
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- End - Stage Renal Disease
- Renal Colic
- Psychiatric Cases
- Scorpion Sting/Animal Bite (Snake, Dog, Cat, Rat, Etc.)
- Tetanus
- Bleeding/Hemorrhage
- Ingestion of Foreign Object
- Senility
- Assault Cases
- Drug and Alcohol Intoxication
- Cognitive Disorders
Timeline
Nurse Aide
Southbridge Care Homes
12.2023 - Current
Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse (Emergency Room)
King Fahad Hospital Jeddah
07.2016 - 12.2023
Staff Nurse
Saudi Arabian Airlines Medical Services
10.2012 - 09.2015
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider, Saudi Heart Association, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 04/11/21
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider, Saudi Heart Association, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 12/19/20
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, King Fahad Hospital Jeddah, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 03/01/19
- Basic Life Support - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, King Fahad Hospital Jeddah, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 12/01/18
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 04/22/15
- Basic Life Support - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Saudi Heart Association, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 08/01/13
NURSING REGISTRATIONS
- Saudi Commission for Health Specialties/SCFHS, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Registered Nurse, 13-J-N-0024317
- Professional Regulation Commission/PRC, Manila, Philippines, Registered Nurse, 0588151
- College of Nurses Of Ontario, Registered Nurse, 25005869
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Mindanao State University
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