CHRISTINA M. BENAVIDES
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Arlington,TX
2
Languages
1
Certification
4
years of professional experience
Registered Nurse with 4.5 years of experience providing comprehensive patient care in both inpatient and outpatient settings, with specialized experience in plastic surgery and cardiovascular procedures. Skilled in patient assessment, monitoring, and care coordination to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes. Dedicated to building trusting relationships with diverse patient populations while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to deliver exceptional care.
Work History
Registered Nurse
1 Year 4 Months- Conducted comprehensive preoperative assessments, evaluating patient health and readiness for surgery.
- Place preoperative standing orders for physicians and medications prior to scheduled surgeries.
- Coordinated interdisciplinary communication to align nursing care with physician orders and patient needs.
- Performed clinical follow-up visits, including suture and staple removal, JP drain removal, tissue expander expansion, dressing changes, and recovery progress tracking.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for surgical patients.
- Maintained high standards of infection control and safety protocols in the surgical environment.
- Actively participated in continuous education and training to stay updated on best practices in plastic surgery nursing.
Registered Nurse
3 Years 1 Month- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
- Provided high-quality nursing care to patients in a 1,025 bed-bed facility, receiving commendation for patient care excellence.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to develop and enhance treatment strategies based on patient needs.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Prioritized nursing interventions through critical thinking, addressing patients' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Enhanced patient outcomes by delivering high-quality nursing care and applying evidence-based practices.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Associates - Applied Sciences
Skills
Active Registered Nurse License (Compact)
Patient Assessment
Perioperative and Postoperative Care
Medication administration
Nursing leadership
Analyzing telemetry rhythms
Electronic health records (EHR) proficiency
Patient education
Nursing Staff Leadership
Team Management
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Critical thinking
Accomplishments
- Zero Patient Harm Recognition- Assessed and took the appropriate actions for patient safety by utilizing critical thinking skills on recognizing signs and symptoms of an alarming condition.
- Nurse Preceptor- Use evidence-based practices by providing registered and student nurses with useful feedback, setting learning objectives, enhancing hospital protocols, evaluating clinical skill levels and performances.
- Charge Nurse Role: Managed a team of PCU nurses to provide high-quality patient care in a fast-paced and demanding environment. Developed and implemented protocols to ensure efficient workflows and improve patient outcomes. Responsibilities included performing daily unit audits, flow of incoming and discharging patients, assignment making to day and night shift nurses by ensuring to unit policies.
Certification
Active Registered Nurse License (Compact), CPR- BLS, ACLS Certified
LANGUAGES
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Rapid Response Team
- Respond immediately to medical emergencies, acute distress, or sudden clinical decline in clinic waiting rooms or exam areas
- Perform rapid initial assessments, initiate basic and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS/BLS), and manage airway or circulation issues.
- Carry and maintain emergency kits, portable monitors, oxygen, and emergency medications specific to outpatient settings.
- Direct emergency response roles, communicate status updates, and coordinate swift transfer via EMS to an emergency department when higher care is required
- Record precise clinical timelines, interventions, and outcomes, and lead team debriefs to improve clinic emergency readiness
Timeline
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