PATRICIA CRUZ
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Registered Nurse with experience in patient care and ambulatory surgery. Eager to deliver safe and patient centered-care, adaptable and resilient with strong attention to detail. Motivated to learn and grow in any opportunity and setting.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Pre-op and PACU
Specialty Surgery Center
12.2022 - Current
- Recovered patients post-anesthesia for various ENT, orthopedic, GI, urology, pediatric, gynecology, and other outpatient procedures
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Provided timely interventions to address airway management complications such as respiratory depression or obstruction in post-operative patients.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes during the pre-surgical phase.
- Streamlined the pre-operative process through effective communication with surgical teams, anesthesiologists, and patients.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care
Registered Nurse, Pre-op and PACU
Smoke Ranch Surgery Center
12.2020 - 12.2022
- Collected patient vital signs, administered medications and inserted peripheral IVs
- Reviewed and confirmed consent, patient medical history, and understanding of preoperative instructions prior to outpatient procedure being performed
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Recovered patients post-anesthesia for pain injections as well as various orthopedic surgeries
- Actively instructed patients on plan of care and discharge instructions
- Monitored and met patient needs for pain and comfort postoperatively until they were ready for discharge
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV08.2020
Skills
- Emergency Interventions
- Post-Anesthesia Care
- Medication Administration
- Peripheral IV Insertion
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- IV Fluid Administration
- Head-to-toe and Focused Physical Assessment
- Patient monitoring
- Patient education and counseling
- Pain Management
- Accurate Documentation
Certification
- BLS- Basic Life Support (12/2026)
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (12/2026)
- PALS- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (03/2027)
- NV RN License
- CA RN License
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Pre-op and PACU
Specialty Surgery Center
12.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, Pre-op and PACU
Smoke Ranch Surgery Center
12.2020 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Nevada
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