Angelica Villarreal
Edinburg,TX
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
DHR Health
Edinburg, TX
05.2016 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry
HCA Rio Grande Regional Hospital
McAllen, TX
06.2012 - 05.2016
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
South Texas College
Mcallen, TX05.2012
Skills
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Patient Care Assessment
- Patient Examination
- Compassionate and Caring
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Newborn Care
Certification
- Certified Low Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, National Certification Corporation- February 2020- February 2023
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse
DHR Health
05.2016 - Current
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Telemetry
HCA Rio Grande Regional Hospital
06.2012 - 05.2016
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
South Texas College