Enthusiastic and registered nurse with 20 years of bedside nursing experience providing high quality patient care, excellent in communication skills, adaptable and resilient with strong attention to detail and clinical expertise.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse II (Adult PACU)
Kaiser Oakland Medical Center
11.2017 - Current
Receive patient directly from the Operating Room. Monitor vital signs, pain control and airway maintenance while patients are recovering from anesthesia.
Communication with anesthesia team to clarify orders, to report poor pain management and abnormal vital signs.
Ensure that the patient meet criteria for discharge from the PACU using Aldrete score.
Prepare discharge instructions for post-operative care.
Facilitate transport of patient to an inpatient hospital when continued care is needed. Administermedications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Demonstrated excellent time management skills while juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Staff Nurse II (Medical Intensive Care Unit)
John Muir Medical Center
03.2014 - Current
Perform close assessments, utilize critical thinking skills and ensure proper functioning of feeding tubes, ventilators, catheters, heart monitors, chest tubes, arterial lines, central lines, etc. for one to two critically ill patient.
Maintain drip management for critical IV fluids and medications.
Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute respiratory distress.
Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Demonstrated excellent time management skills while juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Used Epic to chart patient's assessments, conditions and procedure.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
St Louis, MO
06.2010
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Oakton Community College
Des Plaines, IL
06.2004
Skills
Patient Education
Patient Safety
Direct Patient Care
Medication and IV administration
Certification
CCRN
Timeline
Staff Nurse II (Adult PACU)
Kaiser Oakland Medical Center
11.2017 - Current
Staff Nurse II (Medical Intensive Care Unit)
John Muir Medical Center
03.2014 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Oakton Community College
CCRN
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