Patricia Anne C. Paguia
Tucson,AZ
Summary
Versatile Registered Nurse with 9 years of acute care experience, professionally delivering high-quality care to patients. Skilled in productivity and efficient task completion, ensuring optimal patient outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Telemetry Unit
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Campus
Tucson, AZ
01.2024 - Current
- Manages patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
- Attends to patients with medical, trauma, and pre- and post-surgical needs.
- Handles patients with central lines, and safely administers medication and parenteral nutrition.
- Administers medication and blood transfusions safely, and educates patients and their families about their purposes and side effects.
- Performs wound care management, such as dressing changes, NPWT monitoring, ostomy care, nephrostomy tubes, JP, and Hemovac drains.
- NGT/PEG management for enteral nutrition, medication, and gastric decompression.
- Caters to patients on the CIWA and COWS protocols.
- Assesses the patient's physical, psychological, social, developmental, educational, cultural, and discharge planning needs.
- Review the patient history and physical with the patient and family, and assure completion within the appropriate timeframe.
- Review diagnostics, laboratory data, and reports abnormal results to the physician and other appropriate caregivers.
- Completes assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and as outlined in policy.
- Formulates and implements a plan of care.
- Coordinates and communicates with healthcare team members for patients' well-being.
- Delegates appropriately and provides nursing supervision to other licensed health care team members.
- Evaluates patients' progress and response toward goals and expected outcomes.
- Documents should be added to the patient's chart in a timely manner and in accordance with policy.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Provides direct patient care and assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the patient's progress of care.
- Manages IV lines, including central lines, and ensures safe medication administrations.
- Performs blood transfusions, TPN, and PCA administration.
- Monitors patients with complex dressing changes, such as those with pressure injuries and post-abdominal surgeries.
- Manages patients with CBI, NPWT, ostomy, nephrostomy, NGT, PEG tube, and BIPAP/CPAP.
- Consults with other healthcare professionals as required, and adjusts the nursing care process as needed to ensure patient safety.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
St. Paul Hospital - Tuguegarao
Tuguegarao, Philippines
07.2016 - 04.2022
- Provides direct nursing care to medical-surgical and trauma patients, including assessments, treatments, medications, and documentation of care.
- Assists physicians during exams, or other bedside medical procedures such as thoracentesis, paracentesis, lumbar puncture, intubation/code blue, NGT insertion, wound care, chest tube insertion, IJ catheter insertion, and fine needle aspiration biopsy.
- Handles patients with COVID, CVA, cardiac cases, DM, CKD, cancer on chemotherapy, ICU status patients, patients on mechanical ventilators, BIPAP, high flow, and post-craniotomy.
- Performs basic skills such as IV insertion, safe administration of medication and blood transfusions, tracheostomy care/suctioning, dressing changes, ostomy care, NGT/PEG management, Foley catheter insertion, and CBI management.
- Prepares medical equipment and tools to aid physicians during the examination and treatment of patients.
- Documents patient progress.
- Collaborates and communicates with health care professionals for patients' plan of care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. Paul University of The Philippines
Tuguegarao, Cagayan10-2015
Skills
- Clinical judgement
- Safe medication administration
- Wound care management
- IV line management
- Care coordination
- Patient education
- Time management/Muti-tasking capability
- Effective communication
Certification
- California RN License
License Number: 95413257
- Basic Life Support
Issued Date: March 28, 2025
Renew by: March 31, 2027
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Issued Date: March 28, 2025
Renew by: March 31, 2027
References
- Rowena Fetsko
520-440-9477
- Edrian Gobasco
619-327-3891
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Telemetry Unit
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Campus
01.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Tucson Medical Center
07.2022 - 12.2023
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
St. Paul Hospital - Tuguegarao
07.2016 - 04.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. Paul University of The Philippines
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