Angelica Gonzales
Lubbock,TX
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering over 13 years of outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
RN Floor Nurse
University Medical Center
09.2023 - Current
- Utilized Software to document nursing assessments, treatments, medications and discharge instructions.
- Provided effective patient education, ensuring understanding of medical conditions and treatment protocols for better self management
- Promoted a safe environment by consistently adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.
Home Health RN
Children's Homehealthcare
08.2018 - Current
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
Agency Staff Nurse
Nurse Finders Agency
05.2015 - 08.2023
- Patient admission/evaluation/intervention/discharge
- Initiate, monitor, and discontinue iv therapy
- Central line and PICC line care, able to access ports
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
LVN Floor Nurse
Nursefinders
05.2015 - 07.2023
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
LVN Charge Nurse
Crown Point Health Suits
08.2014 - 11.2015
- Primary care, assessment, and evaluation of pts
- Closely monitor acute conditions and use proper interventions
- Administer medications
- Assess and treat pts with chronic and acute health diagnosis such as but not limited to MI, COPD, CHF, s/p Resp failure, s/p Cardiac failure
- Prior authorizations for medication and procedures
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Clinic LVN
Covenant Neurology
10.2013 - 08.2014
- Built meaningful relationships with patients and families for optimal care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers about conditions and treatments.
- Observed and assessed patients to identify concerning symptoms.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
Telemetry Nurse
Medsurg, Hamilton General Hospital
06.2012 - 11.2013
- Chronic patient care in med-surg unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring pt acuity vs nurse staff
- Closely monitor acute conditions in SICU
- Primary care, assessment, and evaluation of a range from pediatric pt to geriatric pt
- Instructed pt and family members on proper discharge care
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests
- Administered medications: po, nasal, attic, optic, rectal, inhalation, iv, im, sq
- Developed pt care plans, including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnosis
- Made appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting heart monitors
- Treated pt with chronic and acute health problems such as MI, heart arrhythmias, asthma,
- COPD, CHF, gi bleeds, and pneumonia
Education
Registered Nurse
Covenant School of Nursing
Lubbock, TX07.2023
License Vocational Nurse
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX12.2011
Skills
- Nursing Process
- Aseptic Techniques
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- HIPAA Protocols
- Charting and Recording
- Task Delegation
- Patient and Family Communication
- Care Plan Development
- Sterile Procedures and Techniques
- Infection Control
Timeline
RN Floor Nurse
University Medical Center
09.2023 - Current
Home Health RN
Children's Homehealthcare
08.2018 - Current
Agency Staff Nurse
Nurse Finders Agency
05.2015 - 08.2023
LVN Floor Nurse
Nursefinders
05.2015 - 07.2023
LVN Charge Nurse
Crown Point Health Suits
08.2014 - 11.2015
Clinic LVN
Covenant Neurology
10.2013 - 08.2014
Telemetry Nurse
Medsurg, Hamilton General Hospital
06.2012 - 11.2013
Registered Nurse
Covenant School of Nursing
License Vocational Nurse
Hill College
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