Inaara Panjvany
Sugar Land
Summary
Dynamic Critical Care Registered Nurse with extensive pediatric cardiovascular ICU experience. Currently serving as a Charge RN while pursuing a Family Nurse Practitioner degree, expected to graduate in December 2026. Passionate about enhancing patient outcomes through evidence-based practices and compassionate support across the lifespan.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston, TX
10.2022 - Current
- Deliver care for critically ill pediatric cardiac patients before and after complex surgical procedures, including open-chest management.
- Manage patients requiring advanced life support including VA/VV ECMO, mechanical ventilation, ventricular assist devices (VADs), invasive hemodynamic monitoring, and vasoactive support.
- Initiate, calculate, titrate, and monitor continuous vasoactive, inotropic, sedative, and analgesic infusions using pediatric weight-based dosing.
- Perform central line and PICC maintenance, sterile dressing changes, and fluid exchanges utilizing strict aseptic technique.
- Monitor hemodynamic status, electrolyte balance, laboratory trends, and patient response to therapy in a fast-paced critical care environment.
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes.
- Deliver compassionate, family-centered care through education and effective interdisciplinary communication.
- Precept and mentor newly hired and graduate nurses within the CVICU.
- Cross-trained to provide care in non-cardiac Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units.
- Promoted to Charge RN for the Heart Center ICU (January 2025).
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Texas Health Houston
Houston, TX12-2026
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX08-2022
Bachelor of Science - Human Nutrition & Foods
University of Houston
Houston, TX12-2020
Skills
- EMR: Epic (Superuser - 2024), Cerner
- Advanced life support (BLS, PALS)
Certification
Certified Pilates Instructor (2024)
Timeline
Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
10.2022 - Current
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Texas Health Houston
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas Medical Branch
Bachelor of Science - Human Nutrition & Foods
University of Houston