Lynda Agbai
Registered Nurse
Richmond,TX
Summary
A Nurse with compassion and understanding of patient needs, with excellent patient care seeking
a position as a Registered Nurse in health care facility where top notch educational and training
achievements can be put to use in addition to interpersonal skills, to provide quality healthcare to
patients.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Registered Nurse (RN
Houston Methodist Hospital
Sugar Land, TX
10.2023 - Current
- Conduct thorough assessments of urological and gynecological conditions
- Monitoring:
- Monitor vital signs and symptoms, especially related to urological or gynecological procedures
- Preoperative and Postoperative Care:
- Prepare patients for surgeries, assist during procedures, and provide postoperative care
- Medication Administration:
- Administer medications as prescribed, including those specific to urological and gynecological conditions
- Patient Education:
- Educate patients about their conditions, treatment plans, and self-care after discharge
- Collaboration:
- Work closely with the healthcare team, including urologists, gynecologists, and other specialists
- Wound Care:
- Manage wounds and incisions related to surgeries or procedures
- Assistance in Procedures:
- Assist in urological and gynecological examinations and procedures
- Catheter Management:
- Handle catheter insertion, care, and removal as needed in urological cases
- Patient Advocacy:
- Advocate for patients' needs and ensure their concerns are addressed.
Harris Center for Mental health
Harris Center for Mental Health
07.2024 - Current
- Educated patients and families on mental health conditions, treatments, coping strategies, and available resources.
- Developed strong rapport with patients, fostering trust and open communication essential for effective treatment plans.
- Advocated for patient rights and maintained a safe, therapeutic environment conducive to healing and recovery.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create holistic and integrated mental health care for patients.
- Conducted crisis interventions and de-escalation techniques to ensure patient safety during high-risk situations.
- Administered psychotropic medications according to established protocols while closely monitoring side effects and efficacy.
Registered Nurse
Memorial Hermann Health System
Sugar Land, TX
03.2022 - 10.2023
- Facilitated the plan of care
- Formulated and evaluated health care plans
- Collected and interpreted patient data
- Admitted patients
- Administered medication and treatments through Point Click Care
- Delivered patient education
- Worked directly with patient and physicians
Registered Nurse Supervisor/ Wound care Nurse
Cantex Continuing Care Network
Houston, TX
12.2019 - 05.2022
- Assessment:, Evaluate the type, size, and severity of wounds
- Cleaning and Dressing:
- Clean wounds to prevent infection and apply appropriate dressings
- Monitoring:
- Regularly check and monitor the healing progress of wounds
- Infection Control:
- Prevent and manage infections associated with wounds
- Pain Management:
- Address pain associated with wounds and ensure patient comfort
- Education:
- Provide patients with information on wound care, including self-care instructions
- Collaboration:
- Work with healthcare teams to ensure comprehensive patient care
- Documentation:
- Maintain accurate records of wound assessments, treatments, and progress
- Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members
- Provides physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families
- Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and their families
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families
- Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and hospital or regulatory standards
- Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations
- Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records
- Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs
- Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential
- Registered Nurse Qualifications/Skills:
- Clinical skills
- Bedside manner
- Infection control
- Physiological knowledge
- Administering medication
- Medical teamwork
- Multitasking, listening, and verbal communication
- Health promotion and maintenance
- Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Active state licensure
- American Heart Association issued BLS and ACLS
- Clean background check and clean drug screen
Education
Bachelor's - RN
BSN
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Current
Associate of Science - Nursing
San Jacinto College District South Campus
Houston, TX 12.2017 - 12.2019
Master of Science - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Purdue Global University
07.2024 - 10.2025
Skills
- RN
- Expires:
- November 2023
- State: TX
- Skills
- A Efficient ability to record important signs that incorporate respiration, body temperature
- Pulses, and blood pressure b Competent knowledge about infectious disorders and elementary
- Methodologies employed for infection control c Sound understanding about physiological issues
- Including common disorders and workings of body systems d Ability to observe Privacy/HIPAA
- Regulations along with direct patient care functions e Ability to ensure patient safety and personal
- Hygiene at all times f Keen eye and quality observation skills for marking the patient's mental and
- Physical health g Ability to prioritize work and demonstrate state-of-the-art organizational and time
- Management abilities h Strong verbal and concise written communication skills i Interpersonal skills
- Such as empathetic care and compassion j Capability to consistently abide by the predetermined
- Protocols (3 years)
- Tube Feeding
- Nursing
- Medication Administration
- Vital Signs
- Critical Care Experience
- Anatomy Knowledge
- EMR Systems
- Experience Administering Injections
- Hospital experience
- Acute care
- EMR systems
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Gastrostomy Tube Care
- Home Visits
- IV Drug Therapy Management
- Acute and Rehabilitative Care
- Direct Patient Care
- Seizure Management
- Tracheostomy Care
- Pain Management
- Performing EKGs
Interests
CPR
RN
, October 2022 to October 2023
Registered with Nova Scotia College of Nursing Canada
BLS Certification
Compact State Nurse License
LPN
Additional Information
- Willing to relocate: Anywhere, Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Master of Science - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Purdue Global University
07.2024 - 10.2025
Harris Center for Mental health
Harris Center for Mental Health
07.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse (RN
Houston Methodist Hospital
10.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Memorial Hermann Health System
03.2022 - 10.2023
Registered Nurse Supervisor/ Wound care Nurse
Cantex Continuing Care Network
12.2019 - 05.2022
Associate of Science - Nursing
San Jacinto College District South Campus
12.2017 - 12.2019
Bachelor's - RN
BSN
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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