Joel Ugalde

I am a patient-oriented registered nurse with over 4 years of diverse experience in direct patient care. I have worked as a staff nurse, a charge nurse, and now as a traveling nurse. I work well with different patient populations and apply my skills and knowledge to provide excellent patient care.

• Patient physical assessment.
• Pain management and medication administration.
• Patient/family education.
• Drawing labs.
• Establishing intravenous access.
• Monitoring lab values and exam results.
• Management and monitoring of central, arterial, and peripheral lines.
• Communicating with physicians to help deliver efficient patient care.
• Wound/dressing assessment and maintenance.
• Monitoring vital signs and telemetry.
• Caring for patients on ventilators.
• Intravenous drip titration per protocol.
• Notifying attending providers of changes in patient condition.
• Carrying out physician orders accordingly.
• Help patients meet their goals towards discharge.
• Recognizing signs and symptoms of patient deterioration.