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LORETA O. BINION

Sugar Land,Texas

Summary

Skilled nursing professional with more than 30 years of experience and passion for providing the highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses, and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff nurse and Relief

  • Charge nurse with extensive medical- surgical experience.Rehabilitation nursing for one year
  • Skilled in the performance of all elements of the nursing process
  • Member of Hospital wide fall prevention, diabetic, policy and procedure committees
  • Chairperson unit based diabetic committee and member of unit’s performance improvement committee
  • Nurse Preceptor
  • BLS instructor

Skilled nursing unit manager

  • Directed, supervised , and coordinated patient care services to nursing home residents
  • Minimum Data Set coordination and care planning per state guidelines, employee performance review, staff in services and counseling, medication review and reconciliation
  • Passed statesurvey.

REGISTERED NURSE

HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
05.2002 - Current
  • Proficient in caring, rehabilitation, and medical or surgical patients.Experience include, but not limited to Rehabilitation of both Neurological and Othorpedic patients tracheostomy care, Expert on initiation and maintenance of intravenous access, nasal-gastric tube insertion and maintenance, trained in coude catheter insertion, Intermittent Catheterization of patients with urine retention including bowel programs
  • Pre and post op nursing care
  • Performs all elements of nursing process.Team player and works well with peers
  • Ensures that doctors orders are carried out effectively
  • Unit charge nurse as needed, MRSA/CHF/PRN effectiveness Champion
  • Preceptor
  • Worked medical Surgical units including Oncology unit
  • Worked in out patient infusion center
  • Proficient in accessing and de-accessing Pot-A-cath.
  • Proficient in pain management with PCA pumps and epidural pumps
  • Proficient in using insulin pumps, haprine pumps

Registered Nurse

Memorial Herman Hospital
08.2005 - 08.2007
  • Worked and charged Neuroscience unit
  • Managed neurological problems of all kind
  • Craniotomies with no boneflaps of all types and shapes
  • Spinal surgeries of all kinds
  • Managed spinal drains and replacement therapy
  • Tracheostomies
  • Chest tube monitor Unit, hospital wide float pool and medical - surgical unit
  • Relief charge nurse
  • Tracheostomy care, wound care,chest tube monitor, port-a-cathaccess and de- access
  • Proficient in caring for patients on tube feeding of various kinds, nursing assessment and documentation.Preceptor to new employees.

Registered Nurse

Windsor Place Nursing Center
01.2002 - 05.2002
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

Education

Bachelor of Science - nursing

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

Associate of Science - Nursing

School of Nursing University, Midwifery Aboh Mbaise
Umuahia, Nigeria
05.1992

Bachelor of Science - Political Science

University of Calabar
Cross River State, Nigeria
1987

Skills

  • Skills Summary
  • Able to manage multiple complex tasks
  • Certified in Coude Catheter insertion
  • Brought acuity based assignment to unit
  • Patient Advocay
  • CHF/PRN effectiveness Champion
  • Patient/Family Education
  • Intakes and Discharges
  • Emotional Support
  • Patient Education
  • HIPAA Protocol Adherence
  • Team Training
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Nursing Staff Support
  • Medication Dispensing
  • Mental and Physical Assessments

Affiliations

Career Objective Dedicated , reliable, dependable and experienced registered nurse seeking a challenging registered nursing position in a healthcare facility in which my knowledge, skills, and experience will be utilized to the benefit of the organization and my professional growth. Proven ability to build positive relationships with patients, family members, physicians and other medical professionals. Extensive medical-surgical nursing experience.Proficient in caring for cardiac, acute and sub acute patients, rehabilitative, and long term.Dedicated and reliable.Strong patient advocate.Recognized by patients and family, supervisors and peers.Very resourceful.Quick learner.Team player. Board Member Community of Practice Unit base. Chairperson community of Practice 2014-2016. Member Led my unit to win Luminary Award 2016. Member Best Practice Committee 2010-2014. Member of American Nurses Association Nigerian Nurses Association 2 1

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Memorial Herman Hospital
08.2005 - 08.2007

REGISTERED NURSE

HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
05.2002 - Current

Registered Nurse

Windsor Place Nursing Center
01.2002 - 05.2002

Staff nurse and Relief

Skilled nursing unit manager

Bachelor of Science - nursing

Grand Canyon University

Associate of Science - Nursing

School of Nursing University, Midwifery Aboh Mbaise

Bachelor of Science - Political Science

University of Calabar

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