Nicole Valencia-Zepeda
Hillsboro Medical Center
Yuma,AZ
2
Languages
1
Certification
2027
years of professional experience
Dedicated travel nurse with extensive experience in labor and delivery and postpartum care. Proven ability in patient assessment, education, and collaborative care planning. Committed to enhancing patient outcomes and ensuring safety in high-pressure environments.
Work History
Travel Nurse, LDRP
11 Months- Worked at a low to medium risk LDRP unit with approximately 60-80 births a month
- Collaborated with various community clinics/providers in the area to provide well rounded care for each patient that was treated
- Adapted 'spinning babies' technique when needed to facilitate dilation when arrest of dilation was noted
- Entered the role of triage/flex by managing multiple patients while simultaneously identifying order of prioritization of cases
- Demonstrated ability to transition from labor to a full postpartum assignment workload within one shift
- Increased my knowledge of breastfeeding due to a 'baby friendly' hospital and acuity based assignments
- Administered comprehensive patient assessments to identify needs and develop care plans.
Travel Nurse, Labor and Delivery
3 Months- Collaborated with medical staff to ensure efficient processes in a facility averaging 600 births monthly.
- Adapted quickly to dynamic clinical situations, ensuring efficient team communication during emergencies such as postpartum hemorrhages, emergent c-sections, preterm births (ranging from 24 to 37 weeks) and eclampsia.
- Reduced complications during labor by promptly recognizing and addressing signs of distress in both mother and baby.
- Managed multiple complex medical situations with expert knowledge and skillful interventions while caring for more than one laboring mothers
- Adapted policies and procedures to enhance efficiency in a fast-paced environment.
Travel Nurse, Labor and Delivery
5 Months- Worked at facility with birth rate of 200-300 a month
- Managed comprehensive care for patients experiencing diverse medical conditions, including mono/di twins, pre-eclampsia, substance use disorders, and postpartum hemorrhage.
- Facilitated communication between Spanish-speaking patients and medical team to ensure personalized care plans.
- Adapted to BLT nurse role by providing staff appropriate break and lunch times to ensure team efficiency
Travel Nurse, Labor and Delivery
3 Months- Worked at a low to high risk labor and delivery unit with approximately 300-400 births a month.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams, such as MFM, NICU, neonatologist, and cardiologists, for optimal patient outcomes in high-risk pregnancies.
- Oversaw treatment, interventions and protocols for high-risk antenatal patients with complex and/or multiple medical conditions.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to the unit, including handling violent family members, intervening when a patient is suspected of using substances while admitted to the hospital and properly handling an 'opt out' patient by implementing de-escalating interventions
Travel Nurse, LDRP
6 Months- Worked at a low risk, low acuity hospital assisting in approximately 120 deliveries annually
- Developed rapport with patients and their families while promoting trust and open communication throughout their admission
- Communicated with healthcare team members efficiently to create a plan of care that was appropriate for each patient.
- Demonstrated autonomy and judgment within the nursing scope of practice to assess and intervene while physicians were en route to the the facility
- Reduced hospital readmission rates by providing comprehensive discharge education and follow-up support for patients
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
- Provided care in a high volume, low-to-high risk labor and delivery unit supporting approximately 3,600 births annually
- Participated in multidisciplinary emergency drills and maintained readiness for rapid response to maternal and neonatal emergencies
- Safely managed laboring patients when nurse ratio was 2:1 while simultaneously identifying when assignments needed to be divided
- Learned to identify health issues with focused assessments and communicated with providers appropriately
- Interpreted CFM independently, identified issues, and intervened as necessary
- Monitored for early signs of postpartum complications, including hemorrhage, infection, hypertension, and abnormal uterine findings, and promptly escalated concerns.
- Provided comprehensive immediate postpartum care to patients following vaginal and cesarean deliveries, ensuring maternal stabilization and recovery
- Identified when patient was stable to transition to mother/baby unit to be paired with other couplets
Registered Nurse, Postpartum
11 Months- Coordinated support for 3-4 postpartum couplets to ensure their well-being while managing time effectively, communicate urgent needs to providers and report to charge nurse when acuity was too high
- Educated patients on postpartum and newborn care while reinforcing it throughout their stay as needed
- Identified and intervened when discharge was not safe or appropriate for either the mother or newborn
- Improved patient satisfaction with empathetic support while managing care for high-risk, high-acuity couplets
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
- Dean's List: Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring and Fall 2020, Spring and Fall 2021
- 3.52 GPA
Skills
Labor and delivery
Patient assessment
Discharge planning
Patient education
Direct patient care
Student precepting
Certification
- Licensed Arizona Registered Nurse- 270653 - Exp 04/2030
- Licensed Oregon Registered Nurse - 10029431- Exp 06/2027
- BLS, American Heart Association - Exp 05/2028
- NRP, AAP- Exp 05/2028
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Travel Nurse, LDRP
Hillsboro Medical Center
11.2025 - CurrentRead More
Travel Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Tucson Medical Center
07.2025 - 10.2025Read More
Travel Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Portland Providence Medical Center
11.2024 - 04.2025Read More
Travel Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Mulitcare Tacoma Medical Center
08.2024 - 11.2024Read More
Travel Nurse, LDRP
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
02.2024 - 08.2024Read More
Registered Nurse, Postpartum
Yuma Regional Medical Center
02.2022 - 01.2023Read More
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Yuma Regional Medical Center
2023 - 02.2024Read More
Northern Arizona University
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
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