MAUREEN OCHIENG
ASHEVILLE,NC
Summary
Proven Registered Nurse with a track record of enhancing patient outcomes in the Progressive Care Unit at Mission Hospital.Patient-oriented Nurse with 7 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff ,and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with in neuro trauma unit. I'm a detailed-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit
Mission Hospital McDowell
08.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop optimal treatment plans tailored to individual needs.
- Actively participated in continuing education opportunities to stay current on best practices in progressive care nursing techniques and technologies.
- Increased efficiency in the Progressive Care Unit by effectively prioritizing tasks and managing time.
- Implemented physician orders and tracked progress against care plan to assess results.
- Served as a reliable resource for patients'' families by providing education on their loved ones'' conditions, treatment plans, and progress updates.
- Conducted continuous cardiac monitoring on patients stepping down from ICU care.
- Completed daily assessments and documented information in electronic medical records.
- Maintained compliance with hospital policies and regulatory standards through adherence to established protocols and ongoing professional development.
- Developed strong rapport with patients through active listening skills, cultural sensitivity, and compassionate care approach.
- Provided clinical supervision for student nurses during their practicum rotations within the Progressive Care Unit setting.
- Helped physicians complete bedside procedures to address patient concerns.
- Prevented complications by closely monitoring vital signs and promptly responding to changes in patient status.
- Helped team manage patient flow by promoting timely placements for admissions, discharges and transfers.
- Minimized readmissions by delivering thorough discharge instructions, ensuring proper follow-up appointments were scheduled, and coordinating services with community resources when needed.
- Contributed to quality improvement initiatives by identifying areas for improvement and implementing evidence-based solutions.
- Assessed and coordinated patient discharge planning needs with multidisciplinary healthcare team.
- Promoted patient independence by establishing care goals and teaching patients about conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
- Rounded hourly for optimal patient care outcomes using AIDET technique.
- Supported timely diagnostic and ongoing testing by collecting samples.
- Upheld patient safety as the top priority through constant vigilance for potential hazards or risks within the healthcare environment.
- Ensured timely administration of treatments by proficiently starting IVs, inserting Foley catheters, changing dressings, performing wound care procedures among other essential nursing tasks.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
St. Francis Community Hospital
07.2017 - 06.2024
- Handled ventilator support, feeding tubes and central lines.
- Assisted physicians with bedside procedures, ensuring accurate treatment administration and timely patient recovery.
- Demonstrated advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans for critically ill patients.
- Managed ventilator settings according to physician orders, significantly reducing instances of respiratory distress among critically ill patients.
- Reduced patient complications by promptly identifying changes in condition and initiating appropriate interventions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
KENYA MTHODIST UNIVERSITY
07.2016
Skills
- Chest tube management
- Clinical judgment
- Central line care
- Vitals monitoring
- Intravenous therapy
- Telemetry monitoring
- Cardiac monitoring
- Diagnostic test interpretation
- Pressure ulcer prevention
- Tracheostomy care
- Oxygen therapy
- Blood transfusion
- Pulmonary assessment
- Patient care assessment
- Blood draw and sample collection
- Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
- Infection control
Accomplishments
- Documentation - Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.
- Patient Transfer - Safely lifted up to 80 pounds and pushed 300 pounds on wheels.
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Vitals Testing - Measured an average of 30 patients' weight, height, body temperature, pulse rate and blood pressure daily.
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Surgical Preparation - Assisted in patient surgery preparation by administering proper medication, monitoring patients' conditions and charting abnormalities.
Certification
Basic life support(AHA)
Advance Cardiac Life Support(AHA)
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit
Mission Hospital McDowell
08.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
St. Francis Community Hospital
07.2017 - 06.2024
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
KENYA MTHODIST UNIVERSITY
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