Edna Benavides
Summary
Compassionate professional with extensive experience in providing comprehensive care to patients throughout labor and delivery. Adept at monitoring and assessing patient progress, providing comfort and support to patients and families, and coordinating patient care plans with interdisciplinary teams.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN- Lead Nurse, Obstetrics Emergency Department
Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen
01.2018 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing OB conditions.
- Sole nurse in OB emergency triage department coordinating with Labor and Delivery for admissions.
- Analyzed complex OB conditions and quickly determined treatments.
Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery
Kaiser Permanente
08.2011 - 11.2017
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum
Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery
St David's North Austin Medical Center
10.2008 - 08.2011
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Nursefinders, Travel Nursing
08.2006 - 10.2008
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Texas Women's Hospital
08.2006 - 08.2007
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Valley Regional Medical Center
03.2001 - 08.2005
- 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
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Methodist Medical Center
08.1998 - 03.2001
- Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Bay Area Hospital
05.1997 - 08.1998
- 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.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX05.1997
Skills
- Emergency Situations
- Labor and Delivery Support
- Prenatal Health
- Patient Care and Monitoring
Certification
- Certified NRP, Advance Fetal Monitoring, STABLE, ACLS
Timeline
RN- Lead Nurse, Obstetrics Emergency Department
Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen
01.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery
Kaiser Permanente
08.2011 - 11.2017
Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery
St David's North Austin Medical Center
10.2008 - 08.2011
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Nursefinders, Travel Nursing
08.2006 - 10.2008
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Texas Women's Hospital
08.2006 - 08.2007
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Valley Regional Medical Center
03.2001 - 08.2005
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Methodist Medical Center
08.1998 - 03.2001
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Bay Area Hospital
05.1997 - 08.1998
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
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