Fatima Fakih
Dearborn,MI
Summary
Observant Patient-oriented Nurse with 4 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, and staff supervision. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with pediatric Oncology and medical surgery specialty.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Pediatric Oncology
Children Cancer Center Of Lebanon CCCL In
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Initiated Central and peripheral lines.
- Administered Hazardous medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with end stage cancer.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
- Protected privacy and delivered comfort to preserve dignity of dying patient and family members.
COVID-19 Inpatient Unit Registered Nurse
American University Of Beirut AUBMC
10.2020 - 06.2021
- Continuous Cardiac and Respiratory monitoring
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Respiratory Ventilators( CPAP, BIPAP...) management
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Complied with infectious disease measures to reduce spread of COVID-19 between patients, families and medical personnel.
- Responded to and documented sudden condition changes in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms.
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
- Provided targeted care and treatment to pediatric and elderly patients.
Adult Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
American University Of Beirut Medical Center AUBMC
07.2020 - 10.2020
- Performed nursing assessments and developed patient-specific treatment plans to deliver comprehensive care.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to facilitate comprehensive patient-centered care.
- Managed caseload of 7 patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy, and wound care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation
Pediatric Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
American University Of Beirut Medical Center AUBMC
08.2018 - 07.2020
- Provide age-specific Patient-Centered Care utilizing the nursing process
- Acknowledge with professionalism and excellency in patient care, completed patient's assessment
- Provided basic educational services to parents and guardians on topics such as child growth and development and special needs.
- Maintained continuous growth of professional knowledge and competencies through ongoing education opportunities.
- Monitored patients before, during and after surgical operations to evaluate patient care.
- Monitored and managed pain levels of post-surgical patients to reduce unnecessary opiate usage.
- Performed emergency medical procedures such as BLS and other condition stabilizing interventions.
- Performed intravenous therapy procedures and monitored chest tubes.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
American University of Beirut AUB
Beirut, Lebanon08.2018
Skills
- Patient Care & Safety
- Infection Control
- IV and Cental Line Insertion
- EMR Systems
- Ethics & Confidentiality
- Electronic charting expertise
- Staff assignments
- Family planning services education and advocacy
- Hospice and Palliative Care
- Chemotherapy & hazardous drugs administration
Languages
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Native or Bilingual
Internships & Volunteering
- Trainee : Children Cancer Center of Lebanon CCCL affiliated with St. Jude hospital 2016
- Volunteer : Champs Fund: The Hisham Al Hage Program For Young Heart And Athletes Health 2017
- Psychiatric Rotation : Dar Al Ajaza Al Islamic Hospital ( DAIH) 2018
- Participant: Campaign " Meeting in Each District" prepared by the Order Of Nurses In Lebanon 2016
- Community Rotation: The Karaghuesian Association for Child Welfare 2018
Certification
- Certified From CGFNS
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Pediatric Oncology
Children Cancer Center Of Lebanon CCCL In
06.2021 - 06.2022
COVID-19 Inpatient Unit Registered Nurse
American University Of Beirut AUBMC
10.2020 - 06.2021
Adult Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
American University Of Beirut Medical Center AUBMC
07.2020 - 10.2020
Pediatric Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
American University Of Beirut Medical Center AUBMC
08.2018 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
American University of Beirut AUB
- Certified From CGFNS
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