Nancy Guzman

• Provide post-anesthesia care and monitored patients recovering from surgery.
• Assessed airway, pain levels, and vital signs to prevent complications.
• Administered medications and managed IV therapy.
• Educated patients and families on discharge instructions and follow up care.
• Collaborated with surgical teams to ensure safe patient transitions.

• Facilitated prompt, efficient, and appropriate admissions and discharges to manage hospital capacity, ensuring patient safety and compliance with regulations.
• Performed initial patient evaluations, including reviewing medical history, assessing physical conditions, and identifying risks.
• Accurately documented patient information, ensuring records reflected the severity of illness and complexity of care to support quality and revenue cycle.
• Assisted units with assessments and care of critical patients or those requiring rapid response.

• Recorded patients history and physical assessment prior to cardiac procedures.
• Prepped patients for procedures; vital signs, pulses, establishing iv catheters, cleaning and shaving of procedure site.
• Monitored patients post cardiac procedures for signs of infection, excessive bleeding, and other side effects from cardiac procedures.
• Assisted Cardiologist with bedside procedures.
• Provided patient education and discharge instructions.

Staff Nurse:

• Delivered critical care for surgical ICU patients with complex medical conditions at a Level 2 trauma center.
• Collected and interpreted of diverse clinical data such as vital signs, physical assessments, lab results, and wound progression.
• Cared, monitored, and interpreted of life saving equipment such as ventriculostomy, artificial airways/ventilators, central venous catheters, arterial lines, vigeleos , chest tubes.
• Administered critical medications including vasopressors, sedatives, and blood products.
• Collaborated with physicians during emergency procedures and interventions.
• Educated patients and families on treatment plans and recovery.

Charge Nurse/Nursing Preceptor:

• Supervised clinical staff and maintained high standards of patient care.
• Mentored new nurses and provided clinical training to students and new graduates.
• Coordinated staffing assignments and supported department operations.
• Responded to Code Blue and Rapid Response emergencies and followed through on disposition of patients.
• Assisted in resolving and satisfying client requests and internal operational issues.