Priscilla Duque
Laredo,TX
Summary
Healthcare professional with extensive experience in high-stress emergency settings. Proven ability to deliver exceptional patient care while maintaining composure during medical crises. Highly reliable team member with adaptability to changing situations and commitment to collaborative success.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Doctors Hospital of Laredo
07.2024 - Current
- Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Patient Care Technician, ER
Doctors Hospital of Laredo
05.2023 - 07.2024
- Appropriately maintain exam/trauma rooms for necessary supplies and materials.
- Assisted ER physicians and Registered Nurses in preparing for procedures, treatments, examinations, such as NG tube insertions, straight catheterizations, IV's, central lines, temporary dialysis port, intubation, and/or open/closed reductions procedures.
- Hourly rounding on patients.
- ECG's, IV insertions, ACCU checks
- Collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises.
Patient Care Technician, ER
Laredo Medical Center
07.2021 - 03.2023
- Appropriately maintain exam/trauma rooms for necessary supplies and materials.
- Assisted ER physicians and Registered Nurses in preparing for procedures, treatments, examinations, such as NG tube insertions, straight catheterizations, IV's, central lines, temporary dialysis port, intubation, and/or open/closed reductions procedures.
- Hourly rounding on patients.
- ECG's, IV insertions, ACCU checks
- Collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
TAMIU
Laredo, TX08-2025
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Laredo College
Laredo, TX05-2024
Skills
- Patient assessments
- Pediatric advanced life support
- Medication administration
- Compassionate care
- Intravenous therapy
- Vital signs monitoring
- Blood draw and sample collection
- Airway management
- Medication and IV administration
- Privacy and confidentiality
Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
- CPR/AED Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)\
- TNCC
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Doctors Hospital of Laredo
07.2024 - Current
Patient Care Technician, ER
Doctors Hospital of Laredo
05.2023 - 07.2024
Patient Care Technician, ER
Laredo Medical Center
07.2021 - 03.2023
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
- CPR/AED Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)\
- TNCC
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
TAMIU
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Laredo College
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