Ivy Rose Serrano

Provides specialized care to patients recovering from heart disease, heart surgery, or cardiac events.

Assesses patients, develops individualized care plans, supervises exercise sessions, and monitors patient progress to ensure safety and promote recovery.

Educates patients and families on heart-healthy lifestyle changes, medication adherence, and risk factor management, while also offering emotional and psychosocial support.

• Serve as a resource for staff in rhythm interpretation, IV medications, and critical decision-making.
• Provide mentorship, training, and support for new or less experienced nurses.
• Facilitate shift huddles and safety briefings.
• Monitor unit-wide patient status, focusing on telemetry (cardiac monitoring).
• Support bedside nurses in interpreting cardiac rhythms and responding to changes.
• Assist in emergencies (codes, rapid response, arrhythmias).
• Ensure high standards of evidence-based nursing care

• Collaborated with cardiologists in the diagnose causes of arrhythmias and offered pacemakers, ablation, medications and other interventional treatments.
• Facilitated successful transitions between shifts by conducting thorough bedside report handoffs that included detailed information about patients'' current conditions, recent interventions, pending tests or treatments, and anticipated needs during the next shift.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Demonstrated strong clinical judgment when making decisions related to patient care, resulting in timely interventions and improved outcomes for high-risk patients.
• Managed hypertension, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias and other heart conditions by evaluating and monitoring pacemakers and defibrillators.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• As a clinical expert and unit leader, overseen the care of patients recovering from cardiac surgery or undergoing acute cardiac events. Supported staff in rhythm and post-op management, ensuring smooth patient flow, and maintaining a safe, collaborative environment that promotes positive patient outcomes.

• Administered medications and treatments with high degree of accuracy, ensuring patient safety and adherence to healthcare protocols.
• Improved patient recovery by providing skilled post-operative care and closely monitoring progress.
• Improved patient outcomes by diligently monitoring vital signs and adjusting treatment plans accordingly.
• Demonstrated adaptability when assigned to different units or shifts as needed, integrating into diverse healthcare teams.

• Assisted physicians by providing accurate patient updates and facilitating informed decision-making about treatment plans.
• Managed caseload of six patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy, and wound care.
• Enhanced patient care quality by implementing evidence-based practices and protocols in the medical-surgical unit.

• Served as a clinical resource for colleagues, sharing expertise on best practices in nursing care management.
• Delivered high level of quality care to critically-ill pediatric patients.
• Streamlined unit operations by effectively managing staff assignments and schedules.
• Managed complex cases involving multiple medical issues, navigating challenging situations to ensure optimal outcomes for patients.