GWENDOLINE BUNGANSA
Summary
Registered Nurse with over 12 years of experience in acute care and long-term with a strong background in clinical education, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) with an MSN in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety. Experienced in supporting quality improvement initiatives and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes. Eager to contribute to George Washington University Hospital's quality program while continuing to grow in peer review and performance improvement.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse Educator
George Washington University Hospital
Washington, DC
11.2023 - Current
- Support quality improvement initiatives through staff education, competency validation, implementation of evidence-based practice, and reinforcement of organizational policies.
- Collaborate with nursing leadership and interdisciplinary teams to improve patient safety and regulatory compliance.
- Led a multidisciplinary discharge readiness improvement initiative, increasing compliance from 0% to 60 % withing six months by educating staff, and tracking performance metrics.
- Led a fall prevention quality improvement initiative on a medical-surgical unit using simulation-based education, targeted staff training, and continuous performance monitoring, resulting in more than 120 consecutive days without a patient fall.
- Train staff on Cerner documentation and mentor nurse residents to promote safe, high-quality patient care.
- Led the implemented of a telemetry monitoring protocol that increased compliance with appropriate telemetry use to 100% through staff education, standardized workflows, and ongoing audits.
Charge Nurse, Medical Surgical/Acute Rehab Unit
George Washington University Hospital
Washington, DC
09.2022 - 11.2023
- Coordinated daily clinical operations for a 36-bed acute care unit while ensuring quality and patient safety.
- Collaborated with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to promote safe, efficient patient care.
- Conducted leadership rounds to identify opportunities for quality improvement.
- Promoted adherence to hospital policies, evidence-based practice, and regulatory standards.
Resource Nurse/Nurse Manager, Subacute Rehab
Ascension Living
Washington, DC
07.2017 - 09.2022
- Supervised clinical operations for a 48-bed rehabilitation/COVID unit within a 250-bed skilled nursing facility.
- Led infection prevention surveillance, reporting, and regulatory compliance activities.
- Led the implementation of a standardized high-touch surface cleaning process on the COVID unit, reducing staff infection rates from 50% to 20% within six months through process redesign, staff education, and compliance monitoring.
- Conducted quality audits, documentation reviews, and incident investigations.
Wound Care Nurse/Registered Nurse Supervisor
Transition Healthcare
Washington, DC
04.2014 - 05.2017
- Supervised patient care within a 360-bed long-term care facility.
- Conducted incident investigations and documentation reviews.
- Led wound care rounds and monitored quality outcomes.
- Supported quality improvement initiatives through staff coaching and regulatory compliance.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing And Healthcare Quality And Patient Safety
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ12-2025
Associate of Science - Nursing
Prince George's Community College
Upper Marlboro, MD12-2013
Bachelor of Science - Education
University of Buea
Cameroon09-2008
Skills
- Patient Safety
- Regulatory Compliance
- Clinical Documentation Review
- Quality Auditing
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Process Improvement
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Healthcare Quality Principles (CPHQ)
- Healthcare Quality Improvement
Affiliations
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (2026)
Certification
- Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), National Association for Healthcare Quality | June 2026
- Registered Nurse – District of Columbia | Expires July 2027
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association | Expires 2027
- Lean Six Sigma, Greenbelt-To be completed July 2026
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Educator
George Washington University Hospital
11.2023 - Current
Charge Nurse, Medical Surgical/Acute Rehab Unit
George Washington University Hospital
09.2022 - 11.2023
Resource Nurse/Nurse Manager, Subacute Rehab
Ascension Living
07.2017 - 09.2022
Wound Care Nurse/Registered Nurse Supervisor
Transition Healthcare
04.2014 - 05.2017
Master of Science - Nursing And Healthcare Quality And Patient Safety
Grand Canyon University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Prince George's Community College
Bachelor of Science - Education
University of Buea