SARAH RODRIGUEZ
Wabasca-Desmarais
Summary
Enthusiastic Registered Psychiatric Nurse with excellent people skills and dedicated work ethics to ensure best-practice. Looking for a position that involves significant work to gain experience and to ensure high standards of competent care for variety of patients with diverse needs are being met.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Alberta Health Services
06.2023 - Current
- Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
- Explained useful coping methods to relieve depression and anxiety.
- Educated patients and families about mental health, diagnoses and treatment options.
- Deescalated agitated patients using verbal interventions before resorting to physical restraints or seclusion when necessary.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
Registered Nurse, Psychiatry
Cowichan District Hospital
06.2020 - 05.2023
- Reduced hospital readmissions by providing thorough discharge planning and follow-up care coordination.
- Administered psychotropic medications accurately and monitored patients for potential side effects, promptly addressing any concerns or issues that arose.
- Conducted group therapy sessions centered on topics such as coping skills, medication management, and stress reduction techniques.
- Demonstrated flexibility in adapting to the dynamic needs of patients by providing individualized care approaches that respected their unique preferences, values, and beliefs.
- Performed thorough mental status examinations to inform diagnostic processes and ensure appropriate treatment plans were put into place.
- Advocated for the rights of people with mental illnesses, challenging stigma while promoting awareness and understanding of their unique needs within the healthcare system.
Registered Nurse
Nigel House
12.2017 - 12.2021
- Give compassionate care to residents suffering from brain-injuries
- provide sterile procedure for residents with Urostomy, colostomy and pubic-catheter.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Beckley Farm Lodge
10.2016 - 09.2021
- Educated patients and families about mental health, diagnoses and treatment options.
- Explained useful coping methods to relieve depression and anxiety.
- Deescalated agitated patients using verbal interventions before resorting to physical restraints or seclusion when necessary.
- Administered psychotropic medications as prescribed, monitoring side effects and adjusting dosages as needed under physician guidance.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members for effective treatment planning and optimal patient outcomes.
- Advocated for patients'' rights and best interests during treatment team meetings, collaborating effectively with medical professionals from diverse disciplines.
Registered Psychiatric Nurse
The Priories Facilities
10.2015 - 05.2016
- provided compassionate care for Elderly residents
- problem-solving
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate outstanding healthcare teams.
- Diagnosed and treated patients with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, arrhythmias, asthma, COPD and pneumonia.
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens.
- Support Family-members
Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Royal Jubilee Hospital
06.2015 - 08.2015
- Provide compassionate care for Acute patients
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
- Chronic patient care in med-surg unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for five patients per shift.
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress of individuals participating in clinical trials.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate outstanding healthcare teams.
- Developed and implemented nursing care plans.
- Followed infection control procedures.
- Measured urine and delivered specimens to lab.
- Maintained all confidential personnel files, license and CPR compliance records.
Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Seven Oaks Facility
02.2014 - 05.2014
- Conduct Psychological assessment Skills
- Clinicals skills
- De-escalation skills and technique to help reduce agitation
- Performed Physical Assessments
- Educated patients of their conditions, provide support and rehabilitation.
Education
Associate of Science - Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Stenberg College
Surrey, BC, Canada2014
Skills
- clear verbal and non-verbal communication skills to ensure best-care
- Teamwork
- Problem solving skills
- Leadership
- Professionalism
- Hospice and Palliative care
- Elderly/Dementia care
- Acute Care
- Mental Health and addictions
- Computer charting
- Therapy and Treatment
- Patient evaluation/intervention
- Foley catheter insertion/removal familiarity
- Thorough physical assessments
- Trauma Nursing
- Airway Management
- Medication and IV administration
- Anxiety Management
- Psychopharmacology knowledge
- Medication Prescribing
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- Mental health awareness
- Addiction Treatment
- CPR/AED
- Care Planning
- Suicide Prevention
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Alberta Health Services
06.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Psychiatry
Cowichan District Hospital
06.2020 - 05.2023
Registered Nurse
Nigel House
12.2017 - 12.2021
Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Beckley Farm Lodge
10.2016 - 09.2021
Registered Psychiatric Nurse
The Priories Facilities
10.2015 - 05.2016
Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Royal Jubilee Hospital
06.2015 - 08.2015
Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Seven Oaks Facility
02.2014 - 05.2014
Associate of Science - Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Stenberg College
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