Maravedis Acosta
Hauppauge
Summary
Dedicated Staff Nurse with extensive experience at VA Medical Center, excelling in patient education and safety. Proven ability to streamline medication administration and enhance team collaboration, ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Recognized for critical thinking and compassionate care, effectively managing complex pain issues and advocating for veteran patients' needs.
Healthcare professional with extensive experience in providing high-quality patient care and ensuring compliance with clinical standards. Committed to fostering collaborative environment and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable team player with strong adaptability and excellent communication skills.
Skilled nursing professional with more than 20 years of experience and passion for providing 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.
Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse
VA Medical Center
09.2002 - Current
- Administered patient care, monitoring vital signs and responding to medical emergencies.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
- Educated patients and families on health management, treatment options, and medication adherence.
- Mentored junior nursing staff, fostering professional development and enhancing team performance.
- Streamlined documentation processes using electronic health record systems for increased accuracy.
- Advocated for veteran patients' needs within healthcare system, ensuring access to necessary resources.
- Administered medications and treatments per physician orders, ensuring patient safety and compliance with protocols.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans for diverse patient populations.
- Educated patients and families on post-operative care, enhancing understanding of recovery processes and discharge instructions.
- Mentored new nursing staff, providing guidance on clinical procedures and promoting adherence to hospital policies.
- Administered blood products safely following established transfusion protocols while closely monitoring patients for any adverse reactions or complications.
- Provided wound care management for a diverse range of surgical incisions, pressure ulcers, burns, or other wounds requiring skilled interventions.
- Recognized and reported changes in patients'' conditions promptly, initiating appropriate interventions or escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Demonstrated strong critical thinking skills in assessing patients'' conditions quickly and accurately, initiating appropriate interventions when needed.
- Established rapport with patients and families through effective communication and active listening skills, fostering trust and mutual respect during the healing process.
- Reduced risk of complications by closely monitoring vital signs and adjusting treatments as necessary.
- Managed complex pain issues effectively using a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions tailored to each patient''s needs.
- Streamlined medication administration processes, ensuring timely delivery and accuracy in dosage calculations.
- Performed emergency medical procedures such as BLS, ACLS and other condition stabilizing interventions.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Performed intravenous therapy procedures and monitored chest tubes.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY06-1999
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Isolation precautions
- Telemetry monitoring
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Compassionate and caring
- Active listening
- Patient care assessment
- Surgical nursing
- Cardiac nursing
- Mental health nursing
- Patient safety
Accomplishments
United States Air Force Veteran
Affiliations
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Certification
ANCC- Medical Surgical Certification
- Licensed RN - 2000
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Staff Nurse
VA Medical Center
09.2002 - Current
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Suffolk County Community College