Nancy Parra

Provided emergency care to inmates by responding promptly to medical emergencies within the facility.

• Promoted a safe environment for both staff and inmate-patients by adhering to institutional policies regarding contraband control, safety measures, and crisis intervention techniques.
• Educated inmate-patients about their health conditions and self-care routines for better disease management.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
• Delivered compassionate nursing care while maintaining professional boundaries and upholding ethical standards within the correctional setting.
• Increased patient satisfaction rates through active listening, empathy, and timely resolution of grievances or concerns expressed by inmates regarding their healthcare experience.

• Provided quality inpatient nursing care to patients including daily monitoring, documenting, and evaluating medical conditions
• Assessed patients from head to toe, recording all findings, and reporting any abnormalities observed, or abnormal vitals and/or lab results to physicians
• Coordinated treatment with multidisciplinary healthcare team members to attain optimal health and continuity of care
• Provided cardiac intervention and immediate medical care
• Educated patients and families on treatment strategies and at-home care
• Administered medications and therapies intravenously, orally, rectally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections

• Interacted and communicated with patients of various ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds, while providing quality medical and psychiatric care and treatment
• Administered medications to patients using 5 rights (right patient, medication, time, reason, route)
• Observed and monitored patient behavior and responses to treatment