Gladys Obadha

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.

· Providing 1:1 cares to patients with special needs including trach care, GB/GJ care, and mechanical ventilation care.

· Monitoring patients’ vital signs, obtaining daily weight, height, blood pressure, blood glucose as ordered.

· Providing basic treatment including ADL’s, dressing of wounds and treating bedsores.

· Recording, charting and reporting patient developments including arising complications and reporting to the doctor.

· Starting and monitoring tube feedings including patients’ tolerance to feedings and reporting to MD as needed.

• Coordinate vaccine training sessions with providers in my county to provide education on the Texas Vaccines for Children Program that includes the program's initiative, proper vaccine handling and storage procedures, offer guidance and education to parents on offering vaccines to children from age 0-18.
• Simulate use of temperature probes and data loggers used for monitoring vaccine temperatures and assisting providers in placing vaccine orders as needed.
• Offering free vaccines injections to homeless population around Dallas County.
• Participated in back to school immunization drives in Dallas County and gave required vaccines to students.

• Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
• Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
• Administered prescribed medications, including IV medications, completed wound care treatments as ordered for patients admitted for rehabilitation.
• Observed patients and reported any change in condition, completed assigned charting and nursing documentation.
• Provided holistic, comprehensive, and compassionate care for patients during cares.
• Supported patients’ adaptive capabilities as needed.
• Coordinated patient care with other departments and ensured patient cooperation with rehabilitation activities as ordered.
• Supervised unlicensed personnel and assigned them patient care duties.