Amina Arshe
Herndon,VA
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Bruyere Continuing Care
06.2023 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- 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.
- Facilitated patient transitions between different levels of care, ensuring continuity of services and minimizing disruptions in treatment plans.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
Registered Nurse
The Ottawa Hospital General Campus
06.2023 - 01.2024
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to patients; provide individualized and specialized nursing care to patients in accordance with physicians’ orders, recognized nursing practices, and established hospital policies and legislative regulations.
- Perform the assessment, collect accurate, complete, data and through continuous assessment maintain awareness of the health status of each patient with special considerations for age and physical/ psychosocial needs.
- Receive patients from PACU, monitor post op vital signs, set up PCA with the primary nurse, fluids, and review post op orders, orient patients to unit and review plan of care.
- Monitor patients closely for changes in conditions and advocate as needs arise,
- Enhance patient status to return to baseline function or better, using multi-model approach and communicating with various therapies and resources (PT, OT, RT, ST, pharmacy, social work, etc.
- Manage pain effectively, implementing position changes and cold/heat therapy, administration of analgesic with consideration of prior function (chronic pain, assistive device, emotional requirements)
- Maintain supportive relationship with coworkers and delegate as appropriate,
Practical Regestread Nurse
Bruyere Continuing Care
08.2018 - 05.2023
- Performed accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Promoted a safe and comfortable healing environment by addressing patient concerns promptly and professionally.
- Well versed for tracheostomy, ileostomy, and colostomy patients.
- Performing the assessment, collecting accurate, complete data, and continually monitoring the health status of each patient with special consideration to their age, physical condition, and psychological needs.
- Provide effective, compassionate, and competent nursing care for patients.
- Specializes in gavage feedings.
- Assists other patients and nurses, working collaboratively with other disciplines in the areas of Dietary, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Doctors.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of Ottawa
Ottawa,OntarioDiploma in Practical Registered Nurse
Algonquin College
Ottawa-OntarioBachelor of Science - Statistics & Operation Research
Kuwait University
Kuwait,Kuwait CitySkills
- Medication and IV administration
- Expertise in internal feeding techniques (eg, nasogastric, PEG tube feeding)
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Wound care
- Compassion and empathy
- Patient monitoring
- Patient evaluation
- Care planning
- Professional bedside manner
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Lab result interpretation
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Maintaining privacy
- Diabetes management
- Chronic disease management
- ADL assistance
- Patient relations
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN) – Multistate Compact License
Issued by: Virginia Board of Nursing
Status: Active - Registered Nurse (RN)
Issued by: College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
Status: Active - Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)-USA
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)-USA
- Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) in Dementia Care-Canada
- Interpersonal skills
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention-Canada
- Inuusinni Aqqusaaqtara - My Journey Healthcare Provider Module-Canada
- Introduction to Health Equity Online Course-Canada
Languages
English
Full Professional
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
Somali
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Bruyere Continuing Care
06.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
The Ottawa Hospital General Campus
06.2023 - 01.2024
Practical Regestread Nurse
Bruyere Continuing Care
08.2018 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of Ottawa
Diploma in Practical Registered Nurse
Algonquin College
Bachelor of Science - Statistics & Operation Research
Kuwait University
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