Annette Capestany
Staten Island,NY
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, acute and chronic settings. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients, teammates and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Empire Center For Special Surgery
04.2024 - Current
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse
DaVita Kidney Care
04.2018 - 04.2024
- Proficient in Peritoneal Dialysis Home treatments.
- Provides training on strict aseptic technique for PD treatments with both Manual (CAPD) and Cycler treatments (CCPD/APD) with Baxter vendor equipment and supplies.
- Responsible for training new patient's to Home modality as well as providing monthly clinic physical assessments and support with maintenance of care, supplies, lab work, monthly education and medication administration as ordered by MD.
REGISTERED NURSE
BURN INTESIVE CARE UNIT
03.2015 - 11.2017
- Performed patient assessments, developed care plans and coordinated with other disciplines including: Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Dietary, Social Work, and Psychiatry.
- Provided skilled wound care in hydrotherapy room and/or bedside using aseptic technique on Critical, Med/Surge and Pediatric patients.
- Helped to distinguish and verify various types of wounds, which may be related to trauma (fall or burn), autoimmune disorders and full thickness wounds secondary to decubitus ulcerations.
- Obtained labs from patients such as: blood, urine and wound cultures as per MD's order.
- Carried out life sustaining measures for and Adult and Pediatric patients.
- Identified and interpreted Critical lab values, Vital Signs, Cardiac monitors, Ventilators and Swan-Ganz catheters
- Educated patients and their families on wound care/dressing changes, and all medications prescribed
- Worked closely with Emergency Room and responded to traumas as Charge Nurse while overseeing staff and patients
- Proficient in IV insertion on adult and pediatric patients
- Initiated, titrated and closely monitored IV Vasopressors, Sedation, Resuscitation/Maintenance fluid, PRBC's, TPN and IVIG
REGISTERED NURSE
OPERATING ROOM- LEVEL ONE TRUMA FACILITY
01.2014 - 03.2015
- Performed as both Circulating and Scrub Nurse
- Reviewed and ensured surgical consent with patient prior to procedure
- Provided emotional support and information regarding surgical procedure when appropriate
- Performed timeout with Anesthesia, Surgeon, Surgical Technician and RN prior to procedure
- Ensured and maintained Strict Sterile Technique remained in place prior to and throughout entire Surgical procedure
- Assisted with passing and ensuring Sterility of Instruments and other Sterile equipment
REGISTERED NURSE
MEDICAL SURGICAL UNIT
08.2010 - 01.2014
- Floated to different units throughout the facility to provide Peritoneal Dialysis exchanges as needed
- Performed an accurate Physical Assessment on Admission and at specified intervals as needed
- Responsible for delegation to Patient Care Aides and all ancillary staff
- Administered medications, started IV fluids as prescribed, and recorded pertinent documentation to patients chart, communicated changes in patients clinical condition to Physicians, Nursing Supervisor and co-workers as appropriate
- Initiated IV access and provided IV therapy such as: TPN, IV antibiotics and IV fluids as prescribed
Education
ASSOCIATE - NURSING
UNION COUNTY COLLEGE
05.2010
Skills
- RN
- Staff Nurse
- Acute Care
- Critical Care
- Hospital Experience
- Medical Surgical
- Operating Room
- Pre-op/PACU
- Dialysis
- Medication Administration
- Aseptic Technique
- Vaccine administration
- Precepting
- Professional bedside manner
- Ambulatory Surgery/Perioperative
Certification
- BLS/CPR
- ACLS-Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- RN License
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Empire Center For Special Surgery
04.2024 - Current
Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse
DaVita Kidney Care
04.2018 - 04.2024
REGISTERED NURSE
BURN INTESIVE CARE UNIT
03.2015 - 11.2017
REGISTERED NURSE
OPERATING ROOM- LEVEL ONE TRUMA FACILITY
01.2014 - 03.2015
REGISTERED NURSE
MEDICAL SURGICAL UNIT
08.2010 - 01.2014
ASSOCIATE - NURSING
UNION COUNTY COLLEGE
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