PRINCY ELDHO

• Provided quality primary care to adults and geriatric population for sick and well visits, along with extensive education regarding primary and secondary prevention.
• Effectively assessed, analyzed and interpreted patients’ histories, symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses and formulate a holistic plan of care to achieve optimal health and desired medical goals.
• Administered and/or prescribed appropriate medication, immunization therapy, and device regimes to promote positive patient outcomes in accordance with state laws.
• Documented patients’ visits accurately and in a timely manner utilizing an electronic health system.
• Collaborated with physician regarding complex cases and assisted in the further examination, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronically ill patients.
• Partnered with interdisciplinary team members to develop strategies that improved organization goals and reach required healthcare measures.
• Provided extensive health promotion education and management of many diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, COPD, CHF, and cardiovascular diseases.
• Prioritized shared decision making with patients to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.
• Referred and partnered with specialists to meet the needs of patients.
• Maintained the highest standards of a family nurse practitioner by maintaining strict patient data in compliance with HIPAA and staying up to date on latest clinical guidelines.

Clinical rotations performed in Montgomery/Washington Counties in MD.

Across Lifespan I & II, 455 hours. Preceptor: Gul Chablani, MD

• Thrived in the family nurse practitioner role and trusted by preceptor to work independently and care for patients in a high-volume, culturally diverse underserved population.
• Performed accurate comprehensive assessments for acute illness, well-visits, preoperative surgical clearances, pre-participation sports evaluations, and employment physicals.
• Diagnosed and holistically managed acute and chronic health care problems like Otitis Media, pharyngitis, and pneumonia, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, COPD, and osteoarthritis.
• Prescribed medication, ordered appropriate diagnostic tests and referrals, and scheduled follow-up appointments.
• Facilitated health promotion and disease prevention to all patients of all ages.
• Advocated for patients' needs, improved quality of care, reduction in healthcare costs, and collaborated with interdisciplinary team.

Foundations of Care: Infants, Children, & Adolescents, 150 hours. Preceptor: Christa Martin, NP, Southside Pediatrics & Adult Care

• Cared for newborns and children up to age 21.
• Performed comprehensive health assessments for well visits and acute sick visits.
• Performed pre-participation sports evaluations.
• Managed common health problems, provided education for growth and development milestones and disease prevention for children of all ages.
• Provided vaccination education and vaccine administration.
• Provided adolescent health promotion, disease prevention, safety and contraceptive education and management of STIs.

Foundations of Family Care: Women, 75 hours. Preceptors: Heather Kill, CNM and Jennifer Clayton, WHNP, Simmonds, Martin, & Helmbrecht

• Performed women’s health, prenatal, postpartum assessments and gynecological examinations.
• Implemented evidence-based interventions for management of health problems for women of all ages.
• Provided women’s health education, contraception, addressed reproductive concerns and family planning.
• Evaluated and treated STIs.

Physical Assessment, 51.2 Hours. Preceptor - Julia Kariya, NP, Montgomery Medical Associates

• Performed comprehensive health assessments for adults and geriatric patients.
• Managed acute illness, well-visits, and chronic conditions for adult and geriatric patients.
• Provided health promotion and disease prevention.
• Explained treatment plan care, physician-ordered tests and medications to patients and families.

Charge Nurse: 36-bed med-surg/stroke unit

• Assessed and prioritized needs from ED to unit and ensured efficient patient throughput.
• Managed patient assignments, for RNs and CNAs, assisted staff with medical procedures and helping with patients' needs.
• Completed patient rounding, provided education, and advocated for patients' needs.
• Leadership of daily multidisciplinary care rounds with physicians, RNS, pharmacy, and case management.
• Managed admissions and discharges with physicians and case management to various settings, including home care, rehabilitation or self-care.

Staff Registered Nurse:

• Managed and delivered quality patient-centered care for medical-surgical, stroke, and cardiovascular patients and patients with acute illness and chronic diagnoses like HTN, diabetes, COPD, asthma, heart failure, stroke, myocardial infarction, and sepsis.
• Performed comprehensive physical assessments, medication administration, and advocated for patient care needs.
• Participated in multidisciplinary care rounds.
• Coordinated and performed patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Conducted telemetry monitoring on patients, recording cardiac rhythm data.
• Educated patients, caregivers, and families on diagnoses, treatment, outcomes, disease prevention and health maintenance.
• Collaborated with other nurses, physicians, and specialists to ensure patient goals are met and to prevent readmissions to hospital.

Key achievements -

• Recognized multiple times for delivery of excellent patient care.
• Leadership roles: Implemented "Bed Side Shift Report" and "Throughput program" on unit.
• Sepsis Champion and Super User for unit.
• Precepted and mentored +15 new RNs, new hires, and nursing students.

• Assisted preceptor with care of patients including assessments, evaluations, medication administration, nutrition, ambulation, wound care, discharge instructions, and development and management of care plans.
• Accurately and efficiently charted on all patients throughout shift.
• Considered patients' culture when planning culturally, sensitive nursing care.
• Practiced in accordance to standards outlined in Maryland Board of Nursing, Maryland Nurse Practice Act, ANA Code for Nurses, and Shady Grove Adventist Medical Center.

• Completed pre-requisites for nursing school.