Kubra Cakir
Richmond
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with ICU background. Possess essential skills in patient care, emergency response, medical teamwork and critical care nursing. Known for strong decision-making abilities, adaptability to high-stress environments and commitment to maintaining highest level of patient safety. Previous roles highlight effective communication with patients, families and medical staff along with outstanding contribution to quality healthcare delivery. Compassionate professional in healthcare with a focus on critical care, known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion. Skilled in advanced cardiac life support, patient assessment, and emergency response management. Excel at communication, teamwork, and adaptability, ensuring optimal patient care under stressful conditions.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
HCA Houston Healthcare West
Houston
01.2021 - Current
- Monitored ventilator settings and adjusted as needed according to physician orders or established protocols.
- Identified abnormal and critical respiratory patterns through direct pulmonary assessments.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans for ICU patients.
- Assessed and monitored vital signs of critically ill patients
- Monitored and titrated pressors, or any vesicant medications.
- Performed advanced life support measures such as intubation and chest compressions when necessary.
- Performed basic life support procedures such as CPR, airway management, and hemorrhage control.
- Monitored and cared for patients on life support, Impella, balloon pump, and CRRT.
- Performed emergency medical procedures, such as advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), when necessary.
- Responded quickly and effectively to life threatening situations utilizing advanced cardiac life support protocols.
- Utilized strong critical thinking skills to make quick and accurate clinical decisions in emergency situations.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Trained new nursing staff and students, sharing knowledge and best practices in critical care nursing.
Home Health Nurse
Living Solutions & Services
Houston
03.2022 - 03.2024
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Supported patients with activities of daily living and functional mobility to improve comfort and quality of life and reduce pain.
- Educated patients and families about disease management, lifestyle changes, nutrition, and preventive healthcare measures.
- Implemented patient-specific exercises and rehabilitation plans to improve mobility.
- Provided home health care services such as wound care, medication administration, and IV therapy.
- Educated patients and families on disease management and prevention techniques.
- Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
- Collaborated with health groups to plan or implement programs designed to improve overall health of communities.
- Assisted patients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and eating.
- Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers in comprehendible terminology.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Conducted risk assessments in home environments to ensure patient safety.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Maintained accurate records of all visits made to patients' homes along with any changes in their conditions or treatments prescribed by physicians.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
Education
Nursing
Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX05-2020
Skills
- Advanced life support
- Critical care assessment
- Ventilator management
- Medication administration
- Patient education
- Wound care management
- Emergency response
- Patient safety protocols
- Staff training
- Patient monitoring
- Hospice care
- CRRT
- Balloon pump
- IMPELLA
- Hemodynamic monitoring
- Shock symptom identification
- Reliable and responsible
- Problem-solving abilities
- Vitals monitoring
- EKG interpretation
- Critical thinking
- Pediatric advanced life support (PALS)
- End-of-life care
Languages
Turkish
Professional
Arabic
Limited
Spanish
Limited
Certification
- ACLS & BLS CERTIFICATION
- STROKE CERTIFICATION
- PALS CERTIFICATION
- CRRT CERTIFICATION
- BALLOON PUMP/ IMPELLA CERTIFICATIONN
Timeline
Home Health Nurse
Living Solutions & Services
03.2022 - 03.2024
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
HCA Houston Healthcare West
01.2021 - Current
Nursing
Houston Baptist University
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