Erica Mora

• Supervised students when administering medications to maintain patient safety.
• Fostered a culture of safety within the learning environment by emphasizing proper use of equipment, infection control measures, and patient privacy guidelines.
• Provided immediate and constructive feedback to students individually and as group.
• Supervised students during clinical rotations, providing immediate feedback on their performance and suggesting areas for improvement when necessary.

• Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient and attending to baby after birth.
• Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor and fetal distress.
• Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
• Monitored labs, examined ultrasounds and informed mothers on what to expect in stages of pregnancy.

Exhibited strong critical thinking skills in responding to emergencies such as postpartum hemorrhage or neonatal resuscitation, collaborating with the healthcare team to provide prompt interventions and stabilize patients'' conditions.

• Assisted physicians in performing various procedures such as epidurals, cesarean sections, vacuum-assisted deliveries, and forceps deliveries for optimal patient outcomes.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.
• Promoted a safe environment for patients by adhering to infection control protocols, fall prevention strategies, and other safety measures.
• Prevented complications for post-operative patients through careful monitoring, early detection of issues, and prompt intervention when needed.

• Responsible for the care of 18 geriatric patients encompassing the following: dispensing of medications, administering correct medications orally or intramuscularly, monitoring vital signs, symptoms, administering oxygen therapy, wound care, insertion of Foley catheters. Observe patients, charting and documenting patients' health status and nursing care. Administered controlled narcotics and assuming full responsibility for possession of keys. Enforced regulations requiring the witnessed counting and charting of medications during shift change. Worked as a part of an interdisciplinary nursing team to evaluate patient's needs, plan and modify care, and implement nursing interventions. Assisted patients with their activities of daily living, and acted as a liaison between patients, nurses, and physicians to address problems requiring immediate/long term resolutions.