Kris Anne Bello
Sykesville,MD
Summary
Organized, experienced and recognized Registered Nurse in treating and caring for patients. Successful in providing assessments, treatments and collaboration with top notched healthcare team. Focused on continuously driving innovation and improving patient outcomes.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Wound Care Center, Northwest Hospital
Randallstown, MD
02.2019 - Current
- Providing direct wound care to patients including assessments, collaborations with the healthcare team to manage wounds (diabetic ulcers, vascular and arterial ulcers, pressure injuries, trauma related wounds, surgical wounds, etc) and monitor healing.
- Educating patients and family members on cleaning and dressing wounds and identifying signs of infection.
- Assisting physician with minor procedures (surgical debridement and ultrasonic contact) and graft application.
- Applying complex dressing including multilayer compression and negative pressure wound therapy.
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Nurse. Operates a monoplace chamber, monitoring patients' adverse reaction and handle adverse event appropriately per policy, ensuring patients' and staff safety, collaborates with HBOT physician to determine if HBOT is the right treatment, cognizant of all approved indications that warrant HBOT treatments, along with contraindications to the treatments.
- Trained and mentored new RNs and LPNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care
- Reviews demographic, clinical and insurance information and referral details and expectations with providers and patients before sending to home care agencies, wound care supply and medical equipment companies.
- Delegated tasks appropriately among staff members according to their qualifications.
- Supervised licensed practical nurses
- Coordinated, tasked and supervised nurses and ancillary staff based on staffing requirements.
Registered Nurse
2A/Observation Unit, Northwest Hospital
Randallstown, MD
10.2015 - 11.2018
- Handled telemetry monitoring of patients cardiac rhythms.
- Administered PO and IV medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects and collaboration with multidisciplinary team.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Accessed and deaccessed Port (central line)
- Provided care for the patient on peritoneal dialysis.
Registered Nurse
Medical/Oncology Unit, Northwest Hospital
Randallstown, MD
09.2014 - 10.2015
- Administered medications and treatments as directed and as appropriate for patient's medical care in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Riverside College
Bacolod City, Philippines03.2011
Skills
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Patient Care Assessment
- Care Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Wound Care
- Precepting
- Nursing staff facilitator
- Duty delegation
Languages
Tagalog
Hiligaynon
English
Certification
- Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Wound Care Center, Northwest Hospital
02.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse
2A/Observation Unit, Northwest Hospital
10.2015 - 11.2018
Registered Nurse
Medical/Oncology Unit, Northwest Hospital
09.2014 - 10.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Riverside College
- Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse
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