Diana Hernandez
El Paso,TX
Summary
Board certified in Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC), compassionate Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with relevant experience in managing critically ill patients, providing advanced medical support, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. Strengths include evidence-based practice, patient-centered care, and strong communication skills. Proven capacity for making quick decisions in high-stress situations and contributing to improved patient outcomes.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC)
Palliative/Hospice of El Paso
02.2024 - Current
- Home visits for Palliative patients
- Diagnose and Treat
- Order and interpret labs
- Assess and develop individualize care plans for patients and collaborate with supporting physicians
- Establish new patients seeking Primary Care
- Developed and implemented pain management for terminal patients
- Prescribed medications according to patient's condition and needs.
Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC)
BHS Physicians Network
El Paso, USA
05.2023 - 02.2024
- Assessed, diagnosed, and treated acute medical conditions in a timely manner.
- I provide excellent patient care in cardiology within a clinic setting
- Collaborate with physician to develop treatment plans
- Diagnose medical conditions
- Order and interpret labs
- Perform physical exams
- Stabilize critical care patients with MI, PCI and Impella e.g.
Floor Nurse/ICU/Neuro ICU
THOP Sierra Campus
El Paso, USA
06.2015 - 05.2023
- I provide excellent patient care in ICU/Neuro ICU setting with cardiac, neurological, sepsis and other deficits
- I have experience with mechanical ventilators, Impella, CRRT, immediate post-operative care of open-heart patients, hemodynamics, craniotomies, stroke, Flo-Track, ventriculostomy drains, shunts, chest tubes, arterial lines, and other equipment.
- Render direct bedside care in accordance with physician’s treatment plans, nursing care plans and standards of evidence-based practice
- Assessment of patient, plan patient care, administer medications, perform wound care, provide treatments, evaluate patient’s progress, and change treatment care plan as needed.
- Complete documentation of accomplished nursing care rendered
- Prepare, prioritize, and execute the patient’s plan of care consistent with patient assessment data by using professional judgment, critical thinking and delegation
- Coordinate the delivery of nursing care for monitored patients during their hospital stay including cardiac monitoring and hemodynamic stabilization
- Rapid Response Team and Code Blue Team
- Educate patient and patient’s family upon admission, during hospital stay and upon discharge
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to formulate and evaluate the plan of care for patients.
- Interact in a manner that is friendly and respectful
- Experience in SARS COVID-19 testing and providing care for SARS COVID-19 patients
- Preceptor for new nurses and nursing students as needed
- Charge Nurse for ICU/Neuro ICU, as needed.
Floor Nurse/ICU/CVICU unit
Del Sol/Las Palmas
El Paso, USA
11.2021 - 05.2022
- Company Overview: El Paso, TX
- I provided excellent patient care in an ICU/CVICU includes trauma, neurological, cardiac, sepsis, and other deficits
- I have experience with mechanical ventilators, immediate post-operative care of open-heart patients, craniotomies, ventriculostomy drains, shunts, Flo-Tracks, hemodynamics, chest tubes, and other equipment
- When needed, I will also float to other units that are short staffed
- Render direct bedside care in accordance with physician’s treatment plans, nursing care plans and standards of evidence-based practice
- Assessment of patient, plan patient care, administer medications, perform wound care, provide treatments, evaluate patient’s progress, and change treatment care plan as needed
- Complete documentation of accomplished nursing care rendered
- Prepare, prioritize, and execute the patient’s plan of care consistent with patient assessment data by using professional judgment, critical thinking and delegation
- Coordinate the delivery of nursing care for monitored patients during their hospital stay including cardiac monitoring and hemodynamic stabilization
- Responsive to emergent situations
- Educate patient and patient’s family upon admission, during hospital stay and upon discharge
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to formulate and evaluate the plan of care for patients
- Interact in a manner that is friendly, respectful and cooperative with co-workers and physicians
- Experience in SARS COVID-19 testing and providing care for SARS COVID-19 patients
- El Paso, TX
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas at El Paso
12.2022
BSN - Nursing
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing
12.2014
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Medication Administration
- Vitals & Wound Dressing
- Admission & Discharge
- Physician Relations
- Emergency Response
- Healthcare Education
- Treatment Planning
- Care of open-heart and stroke
- Fluent in Spanish
- Detail-oriented
- Organized & efficient
- Extremely fast learner
- Excel under pressure
- Compassionate
- Proficient in CERNER software
- Proficient in Meditech software
- Administration Records
Certification
- Registered Nurse, Texas, 03/01/25, 875014
- AGACNP-BC ANCC, 04/01/28
- Certified Critical Care Nurse, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 03/01/25
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, 05/01/25
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association, 05/01/23
Volunteer Experience
- Rio Grande Border Health Clinic, El Paso, TX, 09/01/11, 12/01/11
- Alternatives Centre for Behavioral Health, 06/01/09, 01/01/13
Timeline
Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC)
Palliative/Hospice of El Paso
02.2024 - Current
Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC)
BHS Physicians Network
05.2023 - 02.2024
Floor Nurse/ICU/CVICU unit
Del Sol/Las Palmas
11.2021 - 05.2022
Floor Nurse/ICU/Neuro ICU
THOP Sierra Campus
06.2015 - 05.2023
Master of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas at El Paso
BSN - Nursing
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing
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