
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with 22 years of experience in direct patient care, primarily in Progressive Care Units. Proven track record of providing high-quality care, leading teams, and driving patient satisfaction. Recipient of the prestigious DAISY Award for extraordinary nursing care. Possesses a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and a strong commitment to ongoing education and professional development.
⦁ Caring for patients on ventilators, bedside procedures like bronchoscopy, tracheal tube placement, chest tube insertion, thoracentesis, endoscopy and assisting providers with conscious sedation for these invasive procedures
⦁ Providing pre- and post-operative care to patients undergoing any extensive surgeries, traumas, wound cares using wound vac therapy
⦁ Cared for the patients with cardiac issues using trans venous pacemaker
⦁ Preparing patients and providing them care after having cardiac catheterization, AICD placement and TEE procedures
⦁ Provided care to patients for MI, anticoagulation therapy and arrhythmias
⦁ Also have recognized the early signs of stroke in patients and cared for them after TPA administration
⦁ Able to assist patients from the time of admission, to complete head to toe assessment, administer medications and carry out the physician’s orders
⦁ Also, able to educate patient and their families about the disease process, medications effects and side effects, and importance of follow up care and compliance with the care
⦁ Complete adult admission history and assessment and develop plan of care based on short term and long-term goal, carry out diagnostic tests as ordered
⦁ Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
⦁ Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
⦁ Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
⦁ Provided patient education and support to promote self care and healthy habits.
⦁ Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
⦁ Coordinated patient care transitions from hospital to home or other settings.
⦁ Collaborated with healthcare teams to achieve optimal patient outcomes and reduce readmissions.
⦁ Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
⦁ Able to manage effective staffing and delegating duties to the staff and provide resources while being in charge
⦁ Effectively precepting new hire staff and provided training on quality control and hospitals policies and procedure sharing clinical knowledge and experience.
⦁ Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.