Gianna Santos
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Highly motivated, enthusiastic registered nurse aspiring to continue to practice, acquire, and improve skills to promote health across the nursing care continuum in patient-centered care. Recognized as a competent team member, effective communicator, and collaborator within the interdisciplinary team to improve evidenced based practice, unit culture, and standards of care. Dedicated to continuing education and becoming a multi-faceted healthcare worker by taking on different modalities to advance patient care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Methodist Children's Hospital
03.2022 - Current
- Providing bedside care to child patients with critical illnesses in a 24 bed unit
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Taught student nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Registered Nurse
Methodist Hospital
08.2021 - 03.2022
- Nurse with day shift and night shift experience consistent with a 1:5 patient ratio in a 20 bed unit
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
Student Nurse
Methodist Children's Hospital
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Mother Baby Unit Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit
- Monitored patient vital signs, reporting any changes to experienced nursing staff.
- Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed regular rounds to check on well-being of patients.
- Assisted with patient transfers, observing safety protocols to prevent damage to patient and self.
- Assessed care needs of patients and families utilizing nursing process.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
Waitress
Texas Roadhouse
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Demonstrated a teamwork approach by delegating and collaborating tasks to deliver excellent customer service
- Remained calm and poised when dealing with difficult customers or during busy shifts.
- Displayed enthusiasm and promoted excellent service to customers, successfully increasing referrals, and walk-in business.
Student Nurse
Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital of San Antonio
08.2019 - 12.2019
- Monitored patient vital signs, reporting any changes to experienced nursing staff.
- Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed regular rounds to check on well-being of patients.
Student Echo Technician
Methodist Hospital
08.2022 - Current
- Performed studies on both adult and pediatric populations
- Performed routine and complex studies and assisted in variety of imaging procedures.
- Set up and adjusted imaging equipment and manually maneuvered transducers to perform exams.
- Recognized significant structures, artifacts, pathology and equipment limitations.
- Maintained clean, safe and orderly procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms and film storage areas.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
San Antonio College
San Antonio, TX05.2021
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
San Antonio College
San Antonio, TX12.2019
Associate of Science - Biology/Pre-Nursing
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX05.2019
Skills
- IV insertion and IV medication administration
- Specimen collection
- Administration of medication
- Floated to Mother Baby, Pediatric Surgical, Pediatric Intermediate Care, Adult oncology
- Bladder irrigation
- Physical examinations including vital signs and blood glucose monitoring
- Delegation to RNs and Techs
- Prioritization of care
- Transferring patients
- Patient and family education
- Cardiac telemetry
- Wound vaccuum care
- Central line care/dressings
- Pre-op and post-op care on the unit
- Collaborated with Nurse Manager to improve
- Unit culture and standards of care
- Fall risk safety and management
- Collaborated with healthcare team for patient care
- Blood administration
- Heparin drip management
- Wound care and dressings
- Documentation
- Sterile procedures
- Assisting patients with ADLs
- Recording input and output
- Foley care and insertion/removal
- Drain care and removal
- Ostomy care
- Nasogastric and dobhof care
- Care of higher acuity patients
- Blood draw from central lines
- Maintain patient skin integrity
- Following company protocols and
- Procedures
- Electrolyte management and replacement
- Bedside shift report
- Mediport care and insertion
- Patient discharging
- Feed pump management and administration
- Immunization administration
- Interpret EKG strips
- Psychiatric care
- Confidentiality and HIPAA
- Infection Control Measures
- Meditech EHR
- Patient discharging
- Echocardiography
Accomplishments
- Employee of the Month - March 2022
Certification
- American Heart Association - Basic Life Support (BLS)
- American Burn Association - Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS)
- American Heart Association - Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- American Heart Association - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- The Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) - The Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Course
Timeline
Student Echo Technician
Methodist Hospital
08.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Methodist Children's Hospital
03.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Methodist Hospital
08.2021 - 03.2022
Student Nurse
Methodist Children's Hospital
01.2020 - 03.2020
Student Nurse
Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital of San Antonio
08.2019 - 12.2019
Waitress
Texas Roadhouse
01.2018 - 01.2020
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
San Antonio College
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
San Antonio College
Associate of Science - Biology/Pre-Nursing
Northwest Vista College
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