Erin Lugo
Conroe,TX
Summary
Professional, diligent, adaptable, and reliable nurse who is able to efficiently collaborate with fellow members of the health care team while focusing on patient safety and satisfaction.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Endoscopy Nurse
River Oaks Endoscopy Center
11.2013 - Current
- Responsible for assessing, planning, and evaluating care of patients presenting to the center for colonoscopies, EGD's, flexible sigmoidoscopies, and other G.I. procedures.
- Pre-op duties include a thorough health assessment, IV start, and preparing patient for specific test.
- Recovery involves caring for 2-3 patients, including educating patients and family regarding diagnosis, medicines, and follow-up as necessary.
- Mentor and preceptor to multiple new RN employees, in Pre-op and PACU.
- Focus on meeting or exceeding nursing professional standards while broadening my skills and knowledge
- 936-494-3636
Endoscopy Nurse
Bay Area Houston Endoscopy
03.2006 - 07.2013
- Responsible for assessing, planning, and evaluating care of patients before colonoscopies, EGD's, flexible sigmoidoscopies, hemorrhoidal and esophageal variceal banding, and other G.I. outpatient procedures
- Procedure room responsibilities included the following: monitoring vital signs, EKG rhythm, and overall condition of patient in conjunction with a nurse anesthetist; maintaining open communication between physician and all other team members present; ensuring appropriate handling of all specimens; in cooperation with the physician and G.I. tech, maintaining the equipment function, sterility, and supplies necessary; and assisting the physician with procedures as needed including medication injections via scopes
- Administered conscious sedation prior to addition of anesthesia services approximately 2 years of the 6 years here, and after the addition of CRNA's, administered conscious sedation to patients opting out of anesthesia
- Pre-op duties included a thorough health assessment, I.V. start, and preparing patient for specific test
- Recovery involved educating patients and family regarding diagnosis, medicines, and follow-up as necessary.
- 281-554-3494
Preschool/Mother's Day Out Teacher
St. Bernadette Catholic Church
09.2005 - 04.2009
- Supervised, instructed, and nurtured a group of 15 two—year old children along with a co-teacher; this involved leading age-appropriate crafts, exercise, and other activities in a Christian, theme-based environment.
- 281-486-7664
Medical/Surgical Nurse/Back-Up Charge Nurse
Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation
05.1993 - 10.1998
- As a staff nurse, responsibilities were caring for 2-5 patients, consisting of pre and post- transplant, vascular surgery, renal, urology surgery, and general surgery patients on a 42 bed step-down unit with a rapidly changing census
- Transplant types were heart, heart-lung, liver, kidney, and kidney-pancreas
- Monitored telemetry and maintained and calibrated inotropic I.V. drips for those with congestive heart failure or heart transplant rejection
- Provided 1:1 or 1:2 nurse to patient ratio for recent kidney or liver transplant patients
- Administered multiple IV meds, including transplant rejection experimental treatments
- Assisted and/or performed peritoneal dialysis for renal patients or cared for pre and post hemodialysis patients
- Extensive education on medications was ongoing
- Duties as week-end charge nurse and back-up Patient Care Coordinator for the renal/vascular patients involved active participation in multidisciplinary meetings and rounds on patients, overseeing ancillary personnel, and calculating acuities to assign appropriate staff for subsequent shifts
- Worked as charge nurse when needed for 42 bed step-down unit with a rapidly changing census
- Functioned as role of preceptor multiple times for new graduate nurses, newly hired nurses, and nursing students in management clinicals
- Performed peer telemetry audits
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Nursing
New Orleans, Louisiana05.1993
Certification
- TEXAS NURSING LICENSE: 662697 (since 1999)
- Current B.L.S., A.C.L.S.
Timeline
Endoscopy Nurse
River Oaks Endoscopy Center
11.2013 - Current
Endoscopy Nurse
Bay Area Houston Endoscopy
03.2006 - 07.2013
Preschool/Mother's Day Out Teacher
St. Bernadette Catholic Church
09.2005 - 04.2009
Medical/Surgical Nurse/Back-Up Charge Nurse
Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation
05.1993 - 10.1998
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Nursing
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