Atuh Engwari Gana Yegar
Las Vegas
Summary
Team oriented, dedicated and very reliable RN with 10+ years of experience working with medical and surgical patients, capable of providing effective and efficient care. Hard working and energetic who adapts easily to change of environment and work schedule. Eager to be part of your team to provide exemplary care, positive impact and make a difference in the lives of patients, their families and one another. Has consistently exceeded standards on quarterly performance evaluations and recognized as Employee of the quarter.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SUMMERLIN HOSPITAL
07.2022 - Current
- Oversee patient admissions and discharges from varying medical and surgical conditions.
- Perform blood and blood product transfusions.
- Assist patients with healing and recovery after surgery by closely monitoring and caring for wounds, follow up labs, and monitor vital signs.
- Communicate and update physicians on patient’s test results especially when critical.
- Educate patients, caregivers on diagnoses, medication, self management to maintain continuity of care.
- Collect laboratory samples as ordered by the physician.
- Assess and prepare patients for surgery and procedures like colonoscopy, EGD, HIDA Scans and others.
- Monitor and audit restraints per hospital policy.
- Care for patients with colostomy, urostomy, drains, foleys, PICC/central lines accurately to prevent infection.
- Care for patients post abdominal, urological, and thyroid surgeries.
- Manage patients' pain with pain medications as prescribed.
APEX HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL INC. AGENCY
04.2019 - 07.2024
- Company Overview: (Kindred Hospital Las Vegas-Flamingo, Sandstone Spring Valley Post Acute Rehab)
- Managing patient’s care from admission to discharge.
- Correctly administering medications via IV/PO/SQ/IM as prescribed by provider, monitoring for adverse reactions and promptly reporting.
- Pain assessment and management by providing pharmacologic and non pharmacologic interventions.
- Providing care to a wide variety of medical, surgical and orthopedic patients, monitoring and assessing them per provider’s orders, promptly reporting any changes in condition.
- Providing care to patients on a ventilator requiring tracheostomy care and suctioning.
- Assessing, monitoring and treating patients suffering from PNA, COPD, asthma, respiratory failure.
- Taking care of patients with various cardiac diseases like CHF, acute MI, angina, CAD, Afib, post cardiac arrest and post cardiac surgery.
- Starting IV lines, drawing blood from central lines, changing PICC line, midline and central line dressings.
- Administering IV therapy, TPN, lipids and blood as prescribed by the provider.
- Insertion of foley catheters, care of suprapubic catheters, nephrostomy and urostomy dressing change and care. Care of drains/tubes.
- Management of patients pre and post hemodialysis while monitoring their access site for signs of infection, proper blood flow and no bleeding.
- Colostomy and ileostomy care and dressing change per facility protocol.
- Administering Peg tube feeding using a kangaroo pump and care of peg tube site.
- Assessing, monitoring and treating patients post CVA, traumatic brain injury and those with seizure disorders.
- Providing wound care dressing as prescribed.
- Caring for patients post orthopedic surgery, ensuring proper circulation, skin assessment, cast care and pin care.
- Rapidly responding to codes using BLS and activating emergency response.
- Management and teaching of patients with diabetes, monitoring blood glucose levels with a glucometer and carrying out hypoglycemia protocols.
- Educating patients and their families on disease processes & healthcare needs.
- Monitoring patient’s vital signs, performing head toe assessments, monitoring and recording input and output in patients with renal failure, gastroenteric and cardiac conditions.
- Interpreting labs and identifying abnormal results that require intervention and promptly notifying the provider.
- Proper documentation using electronic charting.
- Orientation and training of new nurses to the unit.
RNSTAFF CONTRACT
SUNRISE HOSPITAL
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Conduct neurologic and full body assessment.
- Assess patient’s NIH status
- Patient admission
- Administering medication
- Prepare patients for diagnostic studies, MRI screening, CT scans, stress tests and others.
- Neuro Stroke Services
Registered Nurse at HIV/AIDS Treatment Center
MEZAM POLYCLINIC BAMENDA
07.2010 - 06.2015
- Pre and Post HIV test counseling.
- Obtaining patient’s samples for laboratory tests.
- Daily prevention, nutrition and adherence to treatment teaching sessions.
- Conducting home visits to patients & making community referrals.
- Administering antiretroviral medications and prophylactic treatment against opportunistic infections.
- Member of the therapeutic committee before treatment begins.
Registered Nurse in Medical Unit
REGIONAL HOSPITAL BAMENDA
09.2010 - 10.2013
- Caring for patients with acute and chronic medical diseases.
- Planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care for patients in the unit.
- Administering medications, injections (IM, IV, S/C) to patients, starting IV lines and administering blood.
- Assessing patients and monitoring their vital signs BP, HR, RR, O2sats.
- Responding calmly to emergency situations.
- Working with medical doctors to perform procedures like inserting chest tubes and cerebrospinal fluid collection.
- Admission and discharge of patients.
- Taking over and handing over shift reports.
- Inserting NG tubes and Foley catheters.
- Educating patients and family on their health situation.
- Training nursing students during clinicals and newly employed staff.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Bamenda University of Science and Technology (BUST)
01.2012
Higher Professional Diploma (HPD) - Nursing
St Louis University of Health and Biomedical Sciences
01.2009
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
University of Buea
01.2006
Skills
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
Certification
- BLS: Healthcare provider (American Heart Association)
- ACLS: Healthcare provider (American Heart Association)
- RN NEVADA
- RN CALIFORNIA
- RN CAMEROON
Timeline
RNSTAFF CONTRACT
SUNRISE HOSPITAL
09.2022 - 11.2022
SUMMERLIN HOSPITAL
07.2022 - Current
APEX HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL INC. AGENCY
04.2019 - 07.2024
Registered Nurse in Medical Unit
REGIONAL HOSPITAL BAMENDA
09.2010 - 10.2013
Registered Nurse at HIV/AIDS Treatment Center
MEZAM POLYCLINIC BAMENDA
07.2010 - 06.2015
Higher Professional Diploma (HPD) - Nursing
St Louis University of Health and Biomedical Sciences
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
University of Buea
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Bamenda University of Science and Technology (BUST)
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