Regina Farinas

• Manage patient care of women throughout their various stages of their pregnancy such as antepartum, labor, and postpartum
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Communicates effectively with physicians, anesthesia team, and NICU throughout patient care
• Utilize critical thinking skills to manage patient care in all stages of labor and in emergency situations.
• Administers medication for labor induction process, pain management, antibiotic therapy, and emergency situations.
• Able to circulate in the operating room, assisting surgical tech, physician, and anesthesiologist as needed.

• Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
• Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
• Managed epidural analgesia infusions and monitored vital signs during labor and delivery.
• Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.

• Managed patient care of up to 8 patients in a 12-hour shift
• Assisted with physical needs recovering from delivery and post-anesthesia care, recognize emergency complications following birth.
• Performed nursing tasks such as administering medication, IV therapy, obtaining lab specimens as needed
• Educated parents and family regarding infant care and postpartum recovery
• Provided lactation education and support to nursing patients.

• Provided nursing care in women’s health services clinic to 20-30 patient daily
• Educated and counseled patients on FDA approved birth control methods
• Maintained working knowledge of outpatient medications and birth control
• Monitored patients recovering from analgesia, IV conscious and moderate sedation pregnancy termination
• Started peripheral IVs and administered IV antibiotics and analgesics as ordered.
• Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.

09/2014- 09/2016

• Monitored and assessed up to 4 moms and newborn couplets after delivery to ascertain proper healing and recovery in a 12 hour shift.
• Assisted mothers in establishing breastfeeding relationships with infants with proper latching demonstrations.
• Educated new parents newborn infant care and postpartum care.
• Coordinated and consulted with multi-disciplinary health care team to plan, implement and assess both mother and infant care plans.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.