Fanny Rodriguez RN BSN

• Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
• Reduced hospital readmissions through effective discharge planning, patient education, and follow-up care coordination.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• Streamlined medication administration processes for increased safety and accuracy during busy shifts.
• Educated patients and their families on rehabilitation processes, managing expectations, and fostering a supportive environment.
• Promoted independence in daily activities through the use of adaptive equipment, techniques, and personalized training sessions.
• Developed strong rapport with patients, providing emotional support during challenging times in their recovery journey.
• Served as an advocate for patients'' rights, ensuring they were informed about available resources and options for continued care after discharge.
• Managed medication administration safely within nursing scope of practice to reduce side effects or complications related to drug interactions.
• Reduced risk of injury by incorporating fall prevention education into regular patient teaching sessions focusing on balance exercises and environmental modifications.

• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
• Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
• Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
• Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
• Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
• Maintained comprehensive understanding of genitourinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems and provided treatment for wounds impacting them.
• Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
• Implemented plans to prevent pressure ulcers and other wound developments.
• Provided post-surgery treatment and care for patients with ostomies.
• Documented and examined patient recovery and reported progress to doctors for effective management.
• Maintained impeccable hospital cleanliness and sanitation for most effective treatment of wounds.
• Disseminated instructions for primary home caregivers and patients in preparation for discharge from hospital.
• Prevented skin deterioration against formidable odds using ground-breaking technology.

Registered Nurse Medical Surgical/Telemetry unit

• Using critical thinking skills, determine patient care priorities, and consult with primary MD as needed for acutely ill patients
• Maintain excellent time management skills to care for up to 7 acutely ill patients as needed
• Nursing care for patients’ post-surgical procedures such as status post:
• Gynecology Procedure
• Hysterectomy, Salpingectomy
• Neurological Surgical Procedures
• VP Shunts, Craniotomies, Micro vascular Decompression
• Orthopedic Surgical Procedure
• Hip and Knee Replacements
• Care of other patient populations including Behavioral Health
• Perform admissions and discharges in timely manner
• Collaborate with social workers, case management, OT/PT, and respiratory therapist regarding

patient care as needed

• Provide age appropriate teaching to patients and families of acutely ill patients
• Perform nursing skills such as blood transfusions, IV insertions, Foley catheter insertion, nasogastric tube insertion and medication administration
• Lead or participate daily multidisciplinary care rounds
• Manage difficult and complex patient situations
• Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, wound care, ostomy care, catheter insertion and airway management
• Provided quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease
• Managed all elements of care, such as patient evaluations, care plan development, treatment and medication administration and patient education
• Maintained accountability for controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule
• Completed head-to -toe physical assessments and interpreted diagnostic tests, leveraging information to facilitate care planning, implementation and management