HILDA F. LOPEZ RN

Provided specialized care in med-surge and telemetry units across multiple healthcare facilities.

Adapted to flexible shift schedules to meet staffing needs efficiently.

• Taking care of patient with Ventilator and long-term recovery.
• Prevention of infection with Candida auris patient.
• Wound care and it's treatment.

• Taking care of patients with different kind of medical, surgical and heart conditions.
• Pre procedure and post operative care.
• Wound care and it's treatment.
• Assisting Physician in patient care.
• Assessment, monitoring and proper care of the patient's medical and surgical condition.
• Code blue and Rapid response team treatment.
• Code heart management.
• Stroke assessment using NIHSS scale.

• Treatment of Veterans with different kinds of spinal cord injury from the Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar Sacral and other parts of the spinal cord.
• Proper care of the neurogenic bowel and bladder.
• Management of Autonomic Dysreflexia.
• Wound and Ostomy care.
• Tube feeding with aspiration precaution.
• Infection control, CLABsl, CAUTl, Ventilator-associated Pneumonia.
• Continues care to improve the patient's condition.

• Continuation of care for post-acute care until patient recovered.
• Rehabilitation of patient allowing interdisciplinary coordination for a better outcome.
• Treatment of senior patient s with different kinds of mental disorders.
• Giving education with regards to patient's psychotropic medication and consents.
• Collaborate with Psychiatrist regarding patient's mental health issue.
• Supportive care including the patient's family and significant others.
• Giving daily activities which can help patient improve their mental health.
• Providing therapeutic communication and reassurance.
• Giving guidance with regards to anger management, aggressive behavior, suicidal thoughts, depression, danger to others, increase anxiety, insomnia, stress management, dementia and other mental problems.
• Giving counselling and discipline to prevent escalation of behavior.
• Doing correct action and de-escalation when a patient becomes increasingly aggressive like threatening staff and other patient, verbally abusive, throwing things and banging self on the wall, trying to awol, Purposely falling self on the floor.
• Giving initial treatment when a patient becomes medically ill.
• Feeding patients with supportive nutrition due to suppress appetite, failure to thrive because of their severe depression and traumatic experiences.
• Proper technique when applying restraints and monitoring every one hour for patient's safety and special needs.
• Providing continues mental health care until patients mental condition improves and lives their life in a meaningful one.