REENA VARGHESE
Sunnyvale,TX
Summary
Staff Nurse possessing skills needed to help Mental health patients make beneficial life changes.Promoting successful 22 year nursing career.Ready to tackle new nursing position helping people lead healthy,successful lives.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Parkland Hospital
06.2013 - Current
- Comprehensive care of patients with suicidal ideation,foreign body ingestion and polysubstance abuse.
- Oversaw care of suicidal patients and acted swiftly to reduce risk of harm to themselves or others.
- Explained useful coping methods to relieve depression and anxiety.
- Managed aggressive patients on restraints.
- Served as a charge nurse for patients with bipolar,depression,anxiety,and personality disorders.
- Provided direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
- Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.
- Administered medication and treatments to patients to observe and record responses.
Registered Nurse
Mesquite Specialty Hospital
08.2010 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
Registered Nurse
Terrell Medical Center
02.2010 - 12.2010
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
Registered Nurse
Holy Spirit Hospital
06.2002 - 06.2007
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
Registered Nurse
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College
03.2001 - 05.2002
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies, and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ07.2014
Associate of Science - Nursing Midwifery
MGM FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE SCHOOL
Mumbai INDIA11.2001
Pre-degree Science - Science Education
St. Stephens College
Kerala, INDIA05.1997
High School Diploma -
C.A.M.S Krumpakara
Kerala,India03.1995
Skills
- Patient Observation
- Suicide Prevention
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Inpatient and Outpatient Care
- Medication Administration
- De-escalation Techniques
- Critical Thinking
- clear patient communication
- care plan evaluation
Certification
Texas Board of Nursing License no.783745 ,Expires -12/31/2023
ACLS Expires may 2024
CPR Expires may 2025
Award
Best Nurse Award from Mesquite Rehabilitation center on 2011
Member of American Nurses Association
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Parkland Hospital
06.2013 - Current
Registered Nurse
Mesquite Specialty Hospital
08.2010 - Current
Registered Nurse
Terrell Medical Center
02.2010 - 12.2010
Registered Nurse
Holy Spirit Hospital
06.2002 - 06.2007
Registered Nurse
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College
03.2001 - 05.2002
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Associate of Science - Nursing Midwifery
MGM FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE SCHOOL
Pre-degree Science - Science Education
St. Stephens College
High School Diploma -
C.A.M.S Krumpakara
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