Rowena Bautista

Prepping patients for procedures such as cardiac catheterizations, electrophysiology studies, pacemakers, internal cardiac defibrillators, transesophageal echocardiograms, cardioversions, and loop implants.

Starting IVs, drawing blood, prepping groin for procedure, doing 12 lead EKGs and adminstering medications when needed.

Recovering patients post procedure including continuous monitoring of vitals signs, frequent assessment of incision, and intake and output of patient.

Assisting physicians with conscious sedation.

Health teaching and discharging patients.

Charge nurse duties.

Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.

Cared for patients on ventilator, collaborating with Respiratory Therapists, hemodynamic monitoring and calculations, acute Myocardial Infarct patients, post angioplasty patients, pulling arterial sheaths, caring for critically ill patients.

Knowledge and management of Intra Aortic Balloon Pump and Impella.

Drawing blood and administrations of medications.

Following protocol and standard guidelines for Registered Nurses.

Health teaching and discharging patients.

Start IVs, obtain history and physical assessments.

Assist physicians in procedure room with esophogastroduodenal scopes, colonocopies, and administering conscious sedation.

Cleaning and disinfecting scopes.

Recovering patients post procedure, health teaching and discharging patients.

Cared for all ages in Emergency Trauma Level 2 acute setting.

Triage of patients and prioritizing their care.

Drawing blood, monitoring vital signs, administration of medications.

Health teaching, preparing patients for admission to hospital or discharging patients to home.

Charge nurse role.