Brenda Ramirez BSN RN
Bullhead City,AZ
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse well-versed in primary care and regularly floats to other units in the Hospital. Treats patients of all ages and specializes in delivering effective quality nursing care. Performs in stressful and crisis situations and interprets and applies policies and procedures with good judgment and compassion. Excellent in time management. Never missed a scheduled day and never been late. Three time Daisy Award recipient.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel RN Covid 19 Unit
HCA Fort Walton Beach Medical Center
Fort Walton Beach, FL
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Travel Nurse Medical/Surgical Registered Nurse
HCA St. Petersburg Memorial
St. Petersburg , FL
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.
- Managed caseload of 6 patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy and wound care.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
Medical Telemetry Unit Registered Nurse
Western Arizona Regional Medical Center
Bullhead City, AZ
06.2020 - 09.2021
- Identified irregular telemetry readings and initiated corrective action plans.
- Supervised patient health parameters, including blood pressure, heart activity, blood oxygen saturation and breathing activity.
- Coordinated with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
- Delivered quality patient care from admission to discharge through direct supervision of all nursing and ancillary staff.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Western Arizona Regional Medical Center
Bullhead City, AZ
05.2018 - 06.2020
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Guided therapeutic communication, conflict resolutions and interventions by deflecting undesirable behaviors to assist patients with developing and amplifying coping skills.
- Completed daily chart audits and assessed clinical records to verify accuracy, evaluate performance against goals and check for appropriate education of patients and families.
- Delivered quality care and comfort to patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolisms and end-stage renal disease.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Delivered care to six patients per day, including coordinating and evaluating interdisciplinary care.
- Utilized telemetry to monitor patients cardiac status.
- Cared for patients in recovery from medical procedures by caring for wounds, monitoring vitals and managing pain.
- Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery by closely monitoring and caring for wounds, answering questions and educating about continued care strategies.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Mohave Community College
Kingman, AZBachelor of Science - Nursing
Touro University Nevada
Henderson, NVSkills
- Patient Care
- Family and patient support
- Medication and IV administration
- Computerized charting specialist
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Covid-19 training certification through Arizona State University
Timeline
Travel RN Covid 19 Unit
HCA Fort Walton Beach Medical Center
01.2022 - 04.2022
Travel Nurse Medical/Surgical Registered Nurse
HCA St. Petersburg Memorial
09.2021 - 12.2021
Medical Telemetry Unit Registered Nurse
Western Arizona Regional Medical Center
06.2020 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Western Arizona Regional Medical Center
05.2018 - 06.2020
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Mohave Community College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Touro University Nevada
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Covid-19 training certification through Arizona State University
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