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Lydiah Ndirangu

RN/BSN
Mansfield,TX

Summary

Am a patient focused registered nurse, seeking position with growing medical practice. Am compassionate and hardworking and will apply these skills to help individuals, families and groups to reach optimal state of wellbeing. Am very self-driven and have a great passion in nursing. Well-qualified ICU nurse with full extensive experience in Medical surgical ICU setting. Passionate about delivering compassionate patient care with respect to individual patient needs. Open and clear communicator with analytical problem-solving abilities and critical thinking.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

ICU Registered Nurse/bsn

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
North Dallas , TX
03.2020 - Current
  • Reviews post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes.
  • Checks with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well coordinated treatment approaches.
  • Manages care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care to over 3 patients daily. Trains nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
  • Updates patient charts using mediate hospital with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments. Currently over covid period been working as a contracted icu nurse in Lewisville Medical City ICU
  • Takes care of ventilated critically ill patients,managing the airway,titrating sedation drips,inotropes,and prepares patient for extubation.
  • Updating family on patient status and progress,planning and implementing family conferences for doctors updates.
  • With HealthTrust Workforce am required to float between ICUs hence am flexible to work with different teams,and hospitals and strengthen my skills by adapting to various enviroments

Registered Nurse ICU

PRN Landmark Hospital
Naples, FL
07.2017 - 04.2020
  • Long term care facility, Naples, FL -, Hospital description Landmark hospital being a long term care facility admit patients post-acute care setting, that require ventilator weaning, or post tracheostomy creation.
  • These patients may need 26 days or more in the facility as they recover to be discharged to rehabilitation centers.
  • Roles and responsibilities.
  • Weaning off sedation.
  • Working with multidisciplinary team especially respiratory therapists occupational and physiotherapists.
  • Patients post open heart that require drips like dobutamine.
  • Drug polyabuse patients.
  • Patients with chest tubes and septic wounds, in wound vacs and long antibiotic therapies.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent and geriatric ICU patients.
  • Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
  • Updated patient charts using [Software] with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
  • Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
  • Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan

Registered Nurse ICU Full Time

Physicians Regional Collier Hospital
Naples, FL
04.2017 - 04.2020
  • Roles and responsibilities.
  • Ventilated patients with severe pneumonia, ards copd.
  • Taking care of ventilated patients with severe pneumonia, ards copd, ventilator dependent patients,.
  • Patients with tracheostomies, on bipap and Cpap, with chest tube, requiring sedation drips.
  • Cardiac patients especially pre and post cardiac catheterization, MI, NSTEMi, cardiac drips like diltiazem, amiodarone, nitroglycerin, sortalol dopamine and dobutamine.
  • Septic Clients requiring inotropic support.
  • Post extensive surgeries such bariatric abdominal leaks, gi bleeds aesophageal varices.
  • Massive blood transfusion, especially post trauma.
  • Renal failure patients in acidosis requiring dialysis also get admitted.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
  • Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent and geriatric ICU patients.
  • Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
  • Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
  • Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
  • Supervised new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
  • Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting
  • Collaborated with team members to achieve target results

Critical Care Nurse

The Nairobi Hospital
Kenya, KENYA
12.2013 - 12.2016
  • Mpshah hospital, Nairobi -, Hospital description Mpshah Hospital ICU is a seven bed ICU that mostly admitted surgical and medical ICU patients.
  • Roles and responsibilities.
  • Patients in severe sepsis, renal failure on dialysis and crrt.
  • Patients needing paralytic, sedation, inotropes, cardiac drips.
  • Post trauma patients and cardiac cartheterization.
  • Administered medications to treat patients' symptoms and address underlying disease progression
  • Operated critical care equipment to keep patients stable and promote recovery
  • Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels
  • Completed diagnostic tests and patient assessments to evaluate treatment progress
  • Documented work in hospital system and updated patients' charts with orders and observations

Registered Nurse

THe Nairobi West HOspital
Kenya, Kenya
01.2006 - 11.2013
  • The Nairobi hospital, Nairobi -,.
  • This is where I grew as nurse before venturing to critical care, worked in various capacities like in:.
  • Med surgical units.
  • Pediatrics,.
  • Labor and delivery.
  • Pcu I gained nursing skills and interpersonal skills required to provide quality nursing care to patients.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action
  • Managed care from admission to discharge
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments

Education

Bachelor - nursing Nursing

Grand Canyon University
10.2018

Diploma - Nursing

Kenya Medical Training College
Kenya
03.2006

Skills

  • Teamwork
  • Excellent work ethic
  • Training & Development
  • Critical thinking
  • Good listening skills

Accomplishments

  • Registered Nurse Specialty Area: Intensive Care Unit Years of Experience: 14 1801 McCord way unit 211.

Additional Information

  • LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATES , Registered Nurse Bls Acls

Timeline

ICU Registered Nurse/bsn

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
03.2020 - Current

Registered Nurse ICU

PRN Landmark Hospital
07.2017 - 04.2020

Registered Nurse ICU Full Time

Physicians Regional Collier Hospital
04.2017 - 04.2020

Critical Care Nurse

The Nairobi Hospital
12.2013 - 12.2016

Registered Nurse

THe Nairobi West HOspital
01.2006 - 11.2013

Bachelor - nursing Nursing

Grand Canyon University

Diploma - Nursing

Kenya Medical Training College

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