Beverly Barlongo
El Segundo,CA
Summary
Hard working, Labor and delivery nurse with 16 plus years of monitoring women and infants. Monitored and cared for women during labor performing dilation checks, monitoring mother and infant heart rates and recognizing emergency situations. Dedicated and compassionate in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse, Registered Nurse Labor/Clinical Nurse III
Cedar Sinai Medical Center
12.2006 - Current
- Provided skilled nursing direct nursing care to antepartum, intrapartum,postpartum patients and newborns in labor and delivery.
- Properly implemented the nursing process and development comprehensive care plans for expecting mothers in labor and delivery.
- Assess, define care, and closely monitor fetal heart rate using electronic fetal monitoring and NICHD terminology and AWHONN standards of practice.
- Assist physicians and midwives with the delivery of newborns.
- Circulate cesarean sections in the operating room with continuing care in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit.
- Assisted physicians during cesarean sections as a Surgical RN using sterile technique gowning, gloving and passing instruments.
- Performed duties of Baby nurse during vaginal and cesarean section deliveries, providing neonatal resuscitation as needed.
- Acted as Team Lead, under the supervision of the Charge Nurse and also on occasion acted as Charge Nurse for a 18 bed labor and delivery assessing patients, communicating with physicians and carrying out orders, prioritizing patient care and providing emergency care as needed.
- Responding to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed base approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions
- Skilled multitasker and a highly valued team player
- Oriented, precepted and mentored new hires and junior nurses imparting medical, operational and patient care knowledge to maximize performance and quality of team operations.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery, Level I
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
02.2012 - 11.2012
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Provided skilled nursing direct nursing care to antepartum, intrapartum,postpartum patients and newborns in labor and delivery.
- Properly implemented the nursing process and development comprehensive care plans for expecting mothers in labor and delivery.
- Assess, define care, and closely monitor fetal heart rate using electronic fetal monitoring and NICHD terminology and AWHONN standards of practice.
- Assist physicians and midwives with the delivery of newborns.
- Circulate cesarean sections in the operating room with continuing care in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit.
- Performed duties of Baby nurse during vaginal and cesarean section deliveries, providing neonatal resuscitation as needed.
- Responding to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed base approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions
- Skilled multitasker and a highly valued team player
Student Nurse
Loma Linda University School Of Nursing
03.2003 - 06.2003
- Monitored patient vital signs, reporting any changes to experienced nursing staff.
- Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed regular rounds to check on well-being of patients.
- Senior Student Nurse/ Practicum Rotation: 144 hours complete, Night shift in Labor & Delivery at Loma Linda Medical Center.
Education
No Degree - Prenursing Studies
La Sierra University
Riverside, CABachelor of Science - Nursing
Loma Linda University School of Nursing
Loma Linda, CA06.2006
Skills
- Antepartum and Intrapartum Care
- Labor Status assessment
- Advanced Electronic Fetal Monitoring
- Scrub Nurse for Basic Cesarean Sections and Bilateral Salpingectomies /Bilateral Tubal Ligation
- Cervical dilation assessment
- Fetal Scalp Electrode and Intrauterine Pressure Catheter placement
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- Patient advocate
- Culture competency
- Strong IV insertion and Ultrasound guided IV insertion certified
- Analytical Skills
- Problem solving
- Hard working
Affiliations
Association Of Women's Health, Obstetrics and National Nurses 2009-present
Certification
- ALS -Advanced Life Support
- BCLS-Basic Cardiac Life Support
- NRP-Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- Advanced Electronic Fetal Monitoring: NCC and AWHONN
- NCC-Inpatient Obstetrics Nurse
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery, Level I
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
02.2012 - 11.2012
Nurse, Registered Nurse Labor/Clinical Nurse III
Cedar Sinai Medical Center
12.2006 - Current
Student Nurse
Loma Linda University School Of Nursing
03.2003 - 06.2003
No Degree - Prenursing Studies
La Sierra University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Loma Linda University School of Nursing
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