Nina Chelcy Exconde

GI nurse, specializing in gastroenterology, providing comprehensive care for patients with gastrointestinal issues, including assisting with procedures, educating patients, and managing their care preoperatively, operatively, and post operatively.

*GI Charge Nurse: Oversees the daily operations of the nursing staff in the GI unit, ensuring patient care quality and safety, while also managing staff and resources effectively.

*Endoscopy Assistance: Circulates the procedure rooms with endoscopies and colonoscopies, including patient preparation, monitoring and recovery.

*PEG Tube Insertion Assistance: Assists with tube placement, including maintaining the endoscope's position, manipulating controls and preparing the abdomen, under there direction of an authorized healthcare practitioner.

*BRAVO GI Procedure Assistance: Prepares, monitors and plays an active role in post procedural setting including educating patients about procedure, medication adjustments, and managing the BRAVO receiver and diary.

*Monitoring: Accurately assessing and recording vital signs all throughout patient care especially during operative and postoperative involving anesthesia and sedation. Highly skilled in ACLS and BLS monitoring for adverse effects.

*Medication Administration: Administers medications, oral, IV, and intra-muscular medications as prescribed, ensuring accuracy, safety, and actively monitors adverse effects. Skilled in IV insertion and management.

*Patient Education: Educates patient about their conditions, procedures, treatment plans, and lifestyle modifications.

Specialized in providing critical care to patient with surgical and trauma-related conditions in a fast-paced, trauma I city hospital setting. Closely monitored, stabilized, and assessed critical injuries and medical emergencies.

*Worked in Magnet hospital recognized for nursing excellence.

*Thrived in high acuity setting, specifically trauma-related nursing on the 7SW Trauma/ General-Surgical unit.

* Displayed teamwork and calm disposition despite high workload.

*Excelled skills in blood draws, IV insertion.
*Incorporated exemplary analytic and critical thinking skills in patient assessment.

*Experienced in wound and burn care

*Provided life-saving measures during medical codes.

*Worked effectively as a part of as multidisciplinary team.

*Volunteered as a Pfizer and Moderna RN community vaccinator during the COVID19 Pandemic.

Focused in assisting patients regain function and independence post serious illness, injury, or surgery, in an inpatient setting, intensive therapy and specialized care.

*Continuously assessed patients' level of independence, injury and disability.

*Set up, operate, and monitor invasive equipment and devices such as colostomy or tracheostomy equipment, mechanical ventilators, catheters, gastrointestinal tubes, and central lines.

* Provided direct care by administering medications, performing wound care, and assisting with activities of daily living.

*Proficient in tracheostomy care.

*Managed patients’ pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, monitoring patients’ responses and changing care plans accordingly.

*Prioritized care for used time management effectively while caring for a 15-17 patient workload.

*Educated and supported patients and their families about the rehabilitation process and how to manage chronic conditions.

*Coordinated care with other healthcare professionals, such was physicians, therapists, and case managers.

*Performed duties that facilitate admission, transfer, or discharge of patients.