Provided specialized nursing care to critically ill patients with neurological conditions, including intracranial hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, large vessel occlusions, external ventricular drains with ICP monitoring, status epilepticus, brain death testing, herniation and craniotomy post-operative nursing care
Managed LifeGift patients for organ donation
Conducted hourly neurological assessments and NIH stroke assessment scale
Volunteer
Catholic Charities of Galveston- Houston
01.2022 - 08.2022
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Cizik School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
08.2022
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Wharton County Junior College
Sugar Land, TX
12.2020
Skills
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), Extraventricular Drains, Lumbar Drains, Train of Four Monitoring, Flo Trac Hemodynamic monitoring, BIS monitoring
Management of arterial lines, central venous catheters, mechanical ventilation
Participation in EVD placements, code blues, rapid sequence intubation, central line placement
Interpretation and management of electrolytes, arterial blood gasses and critical lab values
Titration and management of vasoactive and sedative drips
Organizations & Certifications
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
Diversity in Nurse Anesthesia
American Nurses Association (ANA)
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
Leadership
Member of Neurosurgical ICU unit based Venous Thrombus Embolism (VTE) prevention committee
Leader of Evidence Based Project- Safe Patient Handling and Ergonomics for ICU Nurses (Houston Methodist Neurosurgical ICU)
Primary preceptor for new graduate nurses and nursing students
Timeline
Neurosurgical ICU | RN II
Houston Methodist Hospital- Texas Medical Center
09.2022 - Current
Volunteer
Catholic Charities of Galveston- Houston
01.2022 - 08.2022
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Wharton County Junior College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Cizik School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical CenterAcute Care Nurse Practitioner at Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center
Critical Care Registered Nurse at Houston Methodist Hospital-Texas Medical CenterCritical Care Registered Nurse at Houston Methodist Hospital-Texas Medical Center
Security Representative (PRN) at Houston Methodist Hospital (Texas Medical Center)Security Representative (PRN) at Houston Methodist Hospital (Texas Medical Center)