ESTHER E. AGBO, RN, BSN
Houston
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with over Seven years of experience in offering comprehensive patient care in Post-partum, medical-surgical, emergency and home health environments. Work well with diverse patient populations and foster trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
SUN Behavioral Houston
05.2024 - Current
- Ensures patient safety by closely monitoring behaviors, administering medications as prescribed, and intervening during incidents of aggression or self harm.
- Builds trust with patients from various cultural backgrounds through culturally competent care practices tailored to individual needs.
- Oversees care of suicidal patients and acted swiftly to reduce risk of harm to themselves or others.
- Responds to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.
- Demonstrates adaptability by providing coverage in various psychiatric units as needed, maintaining high standards of care across diverse patient populations.
- Advocates for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Collaborates proactively with psychiatrists to adjust treatment plans based on observed changes in symptoms or behavior patterns among patients.
- Promotes a therapeutic environment by establishing rapport, maintaining boundaries, and fostering open communication with patients and families.
- Facilitates group therapy sessions for diverse populations addressing issues such as coping skills, anger management, substance abuse recovery, and relapse prevention.
Registered Nurse
The Woman's Hospital of Texas
01.2020 - 12.2024
- Provides direct postpartum and neonatal nursing care to mothers and their newborns
- Evaluates, plans and administers nursing care to mothers and newborns
- Monitors and documents mother’s/newborn’s condition and reports abnormalities to the attending physician in accordance with the facility’s protocol
- Reviews post-operative orders and continuously monitors patients' post-operative vitals, set up fluids and orientes patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes
- Administers medication to mothers as prescribed
- Monitors patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies
- Monitors mothers for postpartum hemorrhage and provides nursing care to mothers that develops postpartum hemorrhage
• Provides emotional support and comfort interventions mothers and family - Educates and assists mothers with breastfeeding
- Collects newborn’s blood samples for newborn screening and other screening such as bilirubin, CBC etc
- Performs CHD screening on newborns
- Bathes Newborns per facility’s protocol
- Assists doctors in the circumcision of male infants
- Prepares family for transition from hospital to home with support and education
- Educates mothers on postpartum topics such as infant safety, cord care, sleeping, feeding schedules, dressing infant, diapering, signs and symptoms of illness, taking temperatures etc
Registered Nurse
Angels Of Care Pediatric Home Health
10.2018 - 06.2021
- Deliveres outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion
- Informs patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes
- Administers prescribed medication, treatment and therapies as ordered and monitors responses to address new concerns
- Performs G-button and Trach care as ordered
- Maintains accurate medication profile for patients
- Changes G-Button and Tracheostomies regularly as ordered to prevent infections or other problems
- Monitors and documents vitals in appropriate database
- Maintained optimal ventilator settings and operations
- Educates and updates family members and interdisciplinary team about care status
- Provides age and culturally appropriate care to patients
- Observes and reports patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates
Registered Nurse
Nestar Medcare
09.2017 - 12.2019
- Developed and implemented successful patient care plans
- Provided age and culturally appropriate care to patients
- Monitored and documented vitals in the appropriate database
- Prepared, administered and recorded prescribed medication to patients and reports adverse medication reaction
- Performed G-button and Trach care as ordered
- Changed G-Button and Trach as required
- Monitored patient during seizures activities and take appropriate action as required
- Provided proper care and ensures overseeing of visits
- Maintained patient charts and confidentiality
- Maintained accurate medication profile for patients
- Educated and updated family members and interdisciplinary team about care status
- Maintained optimal ventilator settings and operations
Registered Nurse/Midwife
Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane
12.2013 - 06.2016
- Developed and maintained care systems and standards, including but not limited to, creating and improving medical protocols/guidelines
- Helped patients navigate the healthcare system and their care plans by educating them on relevant subject areas and answering questions throughout the treatment process
- Administered medications and assist in diagnostic testing
- Monitored mothers in labor
- Conducted deliveries
- Provided direct postpartum and neonatal nursing care to mothers and their newborns
- Evaluated, planned and administered nursing care to mothers and newborns
- Educated mothers on postpartum topics such as infant safety, cord care, sleeping, feeding schedules, dressing infant, diapering, signs and symptoms of illness, taking temperatures, etc
- Monitored mothers for postpartum hemorrhage and provides nursing care to mothers that develop postpartum hemorrhage
- Provides emotional support and comfort interventions mothers and family
- Performed wound care
- Responded to life-threatening emergencies
- Worked with members of the community to determine needs
- Performed home visits for clients and patients
- Performed family planning procedures on mothers
- Circumcised male babies
- Assisted patients with multiple chronic diagnoses including COPD and asthma
- Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care
- Collected and properly handled specimens from patients
- Monitored, assessed and recorded patient condition and coordinated patient discharge planning
Registered Nurse/Midwife
Peenok Medical Center
03.2013 - 12.2013
- Planned, organized, supervised and provided assignments for nursing, technical, office, and biomedical staff
- Managed an average of 12 employees each shift
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care
- Monitored infection control procedures to ensure facility-wide health and safety
- Monitored mothers during labor and took deliveries of babies
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through a team nursing process covering 8-10 high acuity patients per shift
- Provided necessary health education training for patients
- Assessed patients' overall health, identified their needs and goals for treatment and connected them with ideal practitioners and treatments
Student Nurse Intern
Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital
06.2009 - 09.2009
- Administered close patient care, including checking vital signs
- Cared for each patient according to the care plan and physicians' instructions
- Assessed patient needs and provided care to meet the identified needs
- Administered medications and monitored the patient's responses to the medications
- Assisted in providing therapeutic interventions such as electroconvulsive therapy
- Collaborated with nurse preceptor in discharge planning and follow up
- Maintained safety of patient’s environment
- Reconciled medications with patient and family upon discharge and educated them on medication administration
- Educated patients and family on how to maintain safety at home
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ12.2018
Associate of Science - Midwifery
School of Midwifery
Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane03.2013
Associate of Science - Nursing
School of Nursing
Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane11.2010
Skills
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Clinical documentation
- Mental health evaluation
- Crisis intervention
- Thorough assessment skills
- De-escalation techniques
- Exemplary communication skills
- Patient and family advocacy
- Nonviolent crisis intervention (NVCI)
- Psychoeducation delivery
- Patient assessments
- Medication administration
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association (ANA) Member
Certification
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute
Additional Information
Member: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (2018 - Date)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
SUN Behavioral Houston
05.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
The Woman's Hospital of Texas
01.2020 - 12.2024
Registered Nurse
Angels Of Care Pediatric Home Health
10.2018 - 06.2021
Registered Nurse
Nestar Medcare
09.2017 - 12.2019
Registered Nurse/Midwife
Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane
12.2013 - 06.2016
Registered Nurse/Midwife
Peenok Medical Center
03.2013 - 12.2013
Student Nurse Intern
Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital
06.2009 - 09.2009
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
Grand Canyon University
Associate of Science - Midwifery
School of Midwifery
Associate of Science - Nursing
School of Nursing
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