Morranda Hogues
League City,TX
Summary
Patient-focused Registered Nurse with excellent communication skills with a background in cardiac and vascular care providing compassionate care in a hospital environment.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
UTMB Health, Cardiac Cath Lab
Webster, TX
12.2015 - Current
- Insertion of IVs, Pulling of venous, Circulator for left and right heart cases, percutaneous interventions, peripheral and vascular cases by assisting cardiologist by opening with sterile technique needed catheters, sheaths
- Scrubbed in to set sterile table for procedure
- Scrubbed in alongside physician and fellow to assist during procedure
- Administration of moderate sedation
- Monitoring of heart catheterization procedures as well as peripheral and vascular cases through XIMS
- Pulling of arterial sheaths
- STEMI preparedness, able to successfully manage and care for critical patients during STEMI cases
- Management and setup of IABP, Impella systems , Swan Ganz and VIP Swan Catheters
- Management and administration of multiple critical care drips
- Pre and Post procedure patient teaching
- Posting of case charges for each procedure
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
Registered Nurse
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
Webster, TX
06.2015 - 12.2015
- Cardiac Cath Lab Prep
- Prep of outpatient and inpatient procedures for the Cardiac Cath Lab including heart catheterization, renal and cardiac angiograms, coronary stent insertions, transesophageal echocardiograms, and cardioversions
- Prep of outpatient cardiovascular operating room (CVOR) patients including coronary bypass graft surgeries, AV fistulagrams, AVF insertions, angioplasty, amputations
- Performance of NIH Stroke Scale assessments
- Head to toe assessment
- Care of patients post catheterization, angiograms
- Care of post-operative CVOR patients being discharged back to facility or home
- Pulling of arterial and venous sheaths
- Pre and post-operative assessment and vital sign measurement
- Preparation of Cardiac Cath Lab for next day procedures
- Discharge planning and teaching post-operative
- Multiple site IV insertion
Registered Nurse
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
Webster, TX
07.2013 - 06.2015
- Cardiovascular Intermediate 2
- Assisted patients with multiple chronic diagnoses including COPD and asthma
- Care of cardiac, dialysis, diabetic, and stroke patients
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care
- With performance of neurological assessments as needed
- Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments
- Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and orient patients to unit
- Collaboration with case management for discharge planning
- Provides patient education and discharge teaching
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow
- Took and recorded patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure
- Worked as part of team to ensure proper care of body mechanics and safety of patient
- Tested glucose and administered injections
- Maintained patient charts and confidential files.
Technical Support Representative
Dish Network
Alvin, Texas
03.2007 - 07.2007
- Provided technical support for customers with outages in their satellite service, bill explanation and payments, technician dispatch.
Account Manager
ChaseCom
Houston, Texas
10.2005 - 02.2006
- Sales of DSL, long distance services, as well as the win back of previous
- SBC business line customers
- Billing issue resolution.
Service Representative/Console Operator
SBC Southwestern Bell/AT&T
Webster, TX
06.1998 - 03.2001
- Call center environment with strong emphasis on customer service for residential line customers
- Billing and long distance resolution, sales of phone services, internet,
- DSL, phone equipment, Dish Network satellite service, and Cingular
- Wireless
- Call center environment as an operator providing directory assistance, operator assisted calls, and call completion for the SBC 5 state area.
Education
Associate - Applied Science Nursing
College of the Mainland
Associate of Arts - undefined
College of the Mainland
Skills
- Registered Nurse in the State of Texas
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification 2021
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 2022
- Skilled in conducting physical examinations, pre and post-catheterization care
- Vascular care and intervention understanding
- Culturally sensitive
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- (ACLS) certification
- Care Coordination with the cardiologist
- Accurate Documentation in EPIC and XIMS
- Procedure Room, case Preparation
- Clear Patient Communication
- Ability to interpret cardiac angiograms
Additional Information
- Licenses
Timeline
Registered Nurse
UTMB Health, Cardiac Cath Lab
12.2015 - Current
Registered Nurse
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
06.2015 - 12.2015
Registered Nurse
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
07.2013 - 06.2015
Technical Support Representative
Dish Network
03.2007 - 07.2007
Account Manager
ChaseCom
10.2005 - 02.2006
Service Representative/Console Operator
SBC Southwestern Bell/AT&T
06.1998 - 03.2001
Associate - Applied Science Nursing
College of the Mainland
Associate of Arts - undefined
College of the Mainland
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