Nancy Kerolos

• Provided comprehensive care for all ICU patients in collaboration with surgical and medical attending physicians, as well as specialists such as pulmonologists and nephrologists.
• Worked closely with other healthcare providers, including pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and social workers, to optimize patient outcomes.
• Conducted initial assessments, ongoing monitoring, diagnosis, treatment, and coordination of care for inpatients.
• Performed and documented daily evaluations of all ICU patients during rounds, and provided continuous coverage for critically ill patients through shifts that included overnight, weekends, and holidays.
• Skilled in performing various medical procedures necessary for intensive care, such as Intubation, inserting central lines, managing mechanical ventilation,
• performing bedside procedures like thoracentesis or lumbar punctures and responding to emergencies.
• Respond to all Cardiac and Respiratory arrests in ICU, assuming the role of Code; and team leader, and managed patients according to ACLS and BLS guidelines.
• Participated in the educational program for the critical care unit for medical students, and fellows.
• Provided effective communication with patients' families especially given the high‑stress environment of the ICU with updates on patient status, explaining treatment plans, and addressing concerns with empathy and clarity.
• Ensured adherence to quality standards and protocols designed to improve patient outcomes, maintained proper safety within the ICU, and took precautionary measures to avoid the spread of diseases and infections.

• Training was conducted at highly specialized tertiary hospitals eg, National Hepatology and Tropical medicine research institute, Ain Shams University Hospital, Nasser City Hospital for medical insurance, National Heart Institute, Abo Elreesh Pediatric University Hospital; Egypt
• Involved in advanced training in the management of critically ill patients across various medical and surgical specialties. Here are some key aspects typically covered:
• Patient Management: Gained experience managing complex and critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs), including those with severe respiratory, cardiac, renal, neurological, and multi‑organ dysfunction, as well as patients recovering from liver transplants and open‑heart surgeries.
• Procedures: Performed key procedures including intubation, central line placement, arterial line placement, thoracentesis, and chest tube insertion.
• Monitoring: Learned to understand and interpret advanced monitoring techniques, including invasive hemodynamic monitoring (e.g., arterial lines, Swan‑Ganz catheters), ventilator management, and continuous cardiac monitoring.
• Team Leadership and Communication: Skilled in leading multidisciplinary teams in the ICU, effectively communicating with patients' families, and coordinating care with other specialists.
• Evidence‑Based Medicine: Utilized evidence‑based medicine principles in the ICU by understanding and implementing the latest research and guidelines for critical care.
• Ethical and End‑of‑Life Care: Managed ethical dilemmas, discussed goals of care, and oversaw end‑of‑life care for critically ill patients.
• Resuscitation and Emergencies: Handled acute resuscitation scenarios, responded to emergencies, and made quick decisions under pressure.
• Transitions of Care: Coordinated smooth transitions of care between the ICU and other hospital units or post‑ICU facilities.
• Education and Research: involved in teaching opportunities and clinical research projects related to critical care.
• Completed Rotations:

General ICU (1 year)CCU‑ Post Open‑Heart Surgery ICU ‑ Nephrology and Renal Dialysis ICU, Neurology and Neurosurgery ICU Pediatric and Neonatal ICU‑ Post Liver transplant ICU (3 months in each)Anesthesia and pain management‑ Toxicology and addiction (2 months in each).

• Participated in seminars, grand rounds, morbidity and mortality review meetings
• Conducted a complete physical examination, covered outpatient clinic, and ER, and provided inpatient services.
• Documented patient history, managed admissions from the emergency room
• Developed a treatment plan in collaboration with the attending physician.
• Engaged in daily inpatient rounds and entered orders into the patient care electronic system.

• Engaged in all aspects of patient care, including obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, and formulating diagnostic and therapeutic plans.
• Performed minor procedures under anxiolysis and conscious sedation, including effective patient communication and interaction with their families.
• Ordered and reviewed laboratory tests and other necessary investigations, prescribed and renewed medications for both acute and chronic conditions, and referred patients to specialists as needed.
• Advocated for public health policies to enhance community wellness and implemented secondary prevention measures, such as vaccinations and vaccination campaigns for school children.
• Provided family planning and contraception services, including IUD insertion and intradermal implant placement.

Clinical rotations in the following areas:

Family Medicine and Community-Based Primary Care (8 months) Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry (2 months each)

• The training program covered consultation skills, evidence-based medicine, research, ethics and professionalism, wellness promotion, and disease prevention.
• Addressed acute and chronic conditions in women's and men's health, as well as the care of children, adolescents, and older adults.

• Completed training rotations:

Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Anesthesia, and Emergency Medicine, spending (8 weeks in each).

• Provided supervised care to patients with both acute and non‑acute medical and surgical conditions.
• Performed a wide range of supervised medical and surgical procedures.