Nikita Limbu
Herndon,VA
Summary
A Registered Nurse with 4 years of experience providing high-quality, compassionate care to the diverse patient’s population in step down intermediate care unit, and acute care unit. A proven track record of collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance clinical workflows and drive positive patient outcomes. Multiple DAISY Award Nominations for exceptional compassion and patient advocacy. Employee of the month that was recognized by peers and patients for delivering exemplary nursing care. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, professional, fast learner, punctual, hardworking, patient-focused, and trilingual speaker English, Nepali, Hindi.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Critical care Registered Nurse
Inova Loudoun Hospital
Leesburg, Virginia
06.2024 - Current
- Delivered advanced care to patients that are critically ill to be on the floor.
- Coordinated closely with other health care providers, including physicians, surgeons, technicians, and other nurses while taking care of the patients, and being part of plan of care discussion.
- Worked with patients and family members in highly stressful situations.
- Provided emotional support and making sure patient and family members felt safe in my care.
- Took care of the patient's that downgraded from ICU, or directly admitted from ED or upgraded from the floor. Patients with all of the medical diseases like DKA, Sepsis, STEMI, Respiratory failure, hypotensive, ESRD, hypertensive emergency, intubation, GI bleed, Stroke, BIPAP, tracheostomy, HFNC, cardiac arrhythmias.
- Precepted and trained new team members and nursing students within a year of being a nurse in the unit.
Acute Care Registered Nurse
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Fairfax, Virginia
06.2022 - 06.2024
- Delivered High quality care to a diverse group of the patients in Acute pulmonary unit with 24 beds and 1:4 patient ratio
- Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams to provide safe care to the patents.
- Took care of patient with various pulmonary and cardiac issues; tracheostomy, chest tube, endobronchial valve patient, cystic fibrosis patient, Bipap, High flow oxygen needing patients, Afib RVR, heart failure.
- Took care of the patient with end-of-life, palliative and hospice patient.
- Precepted and trained new team members and nursing students within less than a year of being a nurse in the unit.
ACUTE CARE CLINICAL TECHNICIAN
VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center
Richmond, Virginia
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Provided direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and the plan of care under the direction of the licensed nurses.
- Provided care under direction of a licensed independent practitioner, manager and/or RN in providing patient care, emotional support, and problem solving; all in accordance with hospital, nursing, and unit policy/procedure
- Floated to different departments in the hospital and provided care to the patient under the direction of the licensed practitioner, manager and/or RN
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Created safe and positive living situations for clients by communicating with family and other staff about concerns or challenges.
- Reported concerns to nurse supervisor to promote optimal care.
- Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
CASHIER SUPERVISOR
07.2019 - 12.2019
- Assisted and trained cashiers in sales techniques
- Trained cashiers in providing excellent customer service
- Assisted in problem-solving
- Assisted with daily store opening and closing procedures
- Resolved inquiries and issues with customers
- Managed staff of 10 or more cashiers
- Handled voids, returns, cash in/cash out, coupon sales
- Assisted with store inventory process
- Learned how to do an audit (count money for the entire day
- Organize paperwork)
- Answered phones and transferred calls to appropriate personnel
PERSONAL CARE AIDE
Capital Homecare
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Giving complete care to a bedridden patient
- Giving medication through a feeding tube
- Providing physiotherapy to the patient
- Communicating with the patient
- Organizing patient's belongings in the right order
- Maintaining the cleanliness of the patient's room, equipment's
- Taking blood pressure by pressure cuff, stethoscope, and pulse by oximetry
Education
Bachelor's - Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA05-2022
Associate of Science - General Studies
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA08-2019
High School Diploma - Nursing
Hope international college
Kathmandu, Nepal08-2016
School Leaving Certificate - undefined
Vijayapur higher secondary school
Dharan, Nepal03-2013
Skills
- Intermediate care unit experience
- Acute care unit experience
- Central line management
- Chest tube management
- Compassionate care
- Patient advocacy
- Healthcare team collaboration
- Airway management
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
- Patient assessment
- Blood transfusion administration
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Reliable and responsible
- Hemodynamic monitoring
- Intravenous therapy
Accomplishments
- I have won multiple DAISY Award Nominations for exceptional compassion and patient advocacy.
- I was employee of the month for the February month in Acute pulmonary unit in Inova Fairfax hospital.
- I am also member of the Education/MSET committee and Falls committee in my unit
- Certified peer supporter for the team members in Inova Fairfax hospital.
- As a new nurse I was part of the Nurse residency program and as a group we did EBP project on hand hygiene compliance in visitor and graduated in 2023.
- I have had my clinical experience in HCA hospital in L&D, mother, and baby unit. I also had my clinical experience in VCU health in critical care unit, cardiac unit, psychiatric unit, and medical surgical unit.
- I have worked as a personal caregiver, worked as a server in a restaurant, worked for student life in Northern Virginia Community College and worked as a supervisor in Burlington coat factory, and I am working in VCU hospital in Transplant unit.
- I have also got 3 tulips award given in the recognition to celebrate the extraordinary clinical skills and compassionate care given by the team member and it was nominated by my patients that I have cared during their stay in the hospital.
- In June 2021 I also volunteered with VCU vaccine corps to vaccinate for COVID 19, and we vaccinated 79,00 people in Richmond area.
- I volunteered in 2015 earthquake health camps in Nepal organized by one of the prestigious organizations called FPAN (Family Planning Association of Nepal) which is supported by International planned parenthood federation, south Asia region USAID Nepal.
- I have volunteered in Raise against huger, attended NCCWSL conference, AASLE conference, participated in pageant in Nepal called Miss Nurse Nepal, participated in dance competitions in Nepal, won medals for school sport weeks in Nepal.
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advance Cardiovascular Life support (ACLS)
- National Institutes of health stroke scale (NIHSS) certificate
Timeline
Critical care Registered Nurse
Inova Loudoun Hospital
06.2024 - Current
Acute Care Registered Nurse
Inova Fairfax Hospital
06.2022 - 06.2024
ACUTE CARE CLINICAL TECHNICIAN
VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center
05.2021 - 05.2022
CASHIER SUPERVISOR
07.2019 - 12.2019
PERSONAL CARE AIDE
Capital Homecare
01.2017 - 01.2018
Associate of Science - General Studies
Northern Virginia Community College
High School Diploma - Nursing
Hope international college
School Leaving Certificate - undefined
Vijayapur higher secondary school
Bachelor's - Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth University