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KARLINA DUNSTON

Palmdale

Summary

Dynamic Recovery Room Nurse with extensive experience at Centinela Hospital, excelling in patient assessments and pain management. Proficient in EMR software and committed to infection control policies. Known for effective communication and collaboration, ensuring optimal patient care and safety. Passionate about enhancing patient outcomes through evidence-based practices.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Recovery Room Nurse for Outpatient Surgery Centers

Medely Staffing
Santa Monica
06.2017 - Current
  • Monitor vital signs for GI, Pain Management, and surgical patients.
  • Complete initial assessments for patients and administer pain medications as needed with reassessment.
  • Monitor and assess hemodynamic and respiratory status, interpret them correctly, and provide immediate care.
  • Discharge patients and perform patient teaching on the procedures and surgeries.
  • Assures that all clinical alarms, vital sign monitors, and IV pumps are working properly.
  • Follows standard and transmission-based precautions as shown by consistent and proper disposal of sharps.

Registered Nurse-Recovery Room

Centinela Hospital
Inglewood
06.2016 - 01.2017
  • Complete accurate pertinent initial assessment on patients requiring post anesthesia/sedation/recovery.
  • Monitors hemodynamic and cardiovascular status of patient and correctly interprets.
  • Ability to assess and reassess pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques.
  • Ensures Crash cart and Defibrillator function have been checked per protocol and after each uses appropriate items are immediately replaced and indicated by signature on the crash cart checklist.
  • Review and implements physicians orders and keeps physicians informed of patient’s status.
  • Documents evidence of nursing care on the patients medical record, based upon the nursing process in a legible, concise, timely and complete manner.
  • Consistently assures that all clinical alarms vital sign monitors, IV pumps are working properly.
  • Follows standard precautions and transmission based precautions as shown by consistent as well as well as the proper disposal of sharps.
  • Complies with all hospital safety and injury prevention policies and regulations.
  • Implements care in a safe, knowledgeable, skillful, consistent and continuous manner, using nursing skills specific to the needs of the patient recovering from anesthesia and or invasive surgical procedures.

Registered Nurse

Antelope Valley Community Clinic
Palmdale
08.2015 - 01.2016
  • Administer vaccines and medications.
  • Ability to function with autonomy and in collaboration with the Nurse Practitioner.
  • Clinical duties including patient triage, data collection and recording, administration of vaccines and medications, medical records, keeping patient education.
  • Effective communication with Patients, Nurse practitioners and Antelope Valley Community Clinic staff members.
  • Management of Patient Assistance Program for medications, including ordering prescribed medications.
  • Participation in data collection for quality assurance programs.
  • Computer use for research, data entry, record keeping, and business communication via email.
  • Use of the CAIR immunization system.
  • Use of the eClinicalWorks computer software.

Registered Nurse

Team Hospice
Lancaster
01.2015 - 03.2015
  • Complete initial comprehensive and ongoing assessments of patient and family.
  • Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
  • Provide professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of the nursing process.
  • Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by writing and initiating a plan of care.
  • Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs.
  • Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
  • Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
  • Communicates with community health-related staff to coordinate the care plan.
  • Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
  • Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.
  • Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition.
  • Acts as Case manager when assigned by the Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.

Education

Bachelor’s - nursing

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
01.2025

Associate Degree - Nursing

Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
12.2013

Associate Degree - Early Childhood Education

Long Beach City College
Long Beach
01.2008

Skills

  • EMR software: Epic, Cerner, MediTech, EClinicalWorks
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Document management
  • Care plan development
  • Independent work
  • System organization
  • Infection control policies
  • Evidence-based research
  • Work organization
  • Efficiency strategies
  • Health education
  • Team collaboration
  • Interpersonal communication

Certification

  • Registered Nurse license, Arizona, #227757, compact
  • Registered Nurse license, California, #95037301

References

Upon Request

Timeline

Recovery Room Nurse for Outpatient Surgery Centers

Medely Staffing
06.2017 - Current

Registered Nurse-Recovery Room

Centinela Hospital
06.2016 - 01.2017

Registered Nurse

Antelope Valley Community Clinic
08.2015 - 01.2016

Registered Nurse

Team Hospice
01.2015 - 03.2015

Bachelor’s - nursing

Capella University

Associate Degree - Nursing

Cerritos College

Associate Degree - Early Childhood Education

Long Beach City College

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