Relynda Jean Abat
Tucson,AZ
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with 6 years of experience in direct patient care to inmates in correctional settings, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise as correctional nurse specialty. Ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical/Surgical RN
Banner Health
07.2025 - Current
- Provide patient care for medical/surgical patients. Exercised practice set by the State Board of Nursing.
Correctional Registered Nurse
CoreCivic
06.2024 - 06.2025
- Provide care to male inmates in prison under the supervision of medical/mental health providers.
- Perform initial assessments, triage medical requests, administer medications, provides wound care, respond to emergencies.
- Collaborate custody staff and with other healthcare professionals.
- Provide health education and promote healthy lifestyles and habits to male inmates.
Correctional Registered Nurse
Naphcare, Inc
06.2020 - 01.2024
- Provide care to male, female, adult, and juvenile inmates in a county jail.
- Evaluate, treat and monitor their progress. Triage medical requests.
- Refer them to appropriate resources.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams such as physicians (onsite and online), correctional officers, dental, X-ray, optometry and mental health teams.
- Perform clinical rounds with onsite providers.
- Care for patients with varying degrees of mental health illness.
- Assess detoxing patients including pregnant patients.
- Provide post/pre-surgical care for inmates.
- Respond to episodes of acute illness.
- Obtain and submit laboratory orders.
- When assigned Charge nursing duty, one supervises, coaches and assists medical staff on that shift.
- Charge-role handles employee conflicts or concerns.
- Prepare staff-schedule as well as coordinating daily administrative duties.
- Provide leadership and educate patients of a unique population.
Charge RN
Archie Hendricks Skilled Nursing Facility
12.2019 - 06.2020
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate condition and behavior of residents.
- Collaborate with physicians, health care workers and families to enhance the health, safety, and independence of Native American residents/patients in a rural community.
- Delegate, supervise and evaluate assignments and performances of LPN/CNA.
- Provide professional leadership.
Correctional Licensed Practical Nurse
Correct Care Solutions
08.2018 - 12.2019
- While achieving my ADN I remained employed as a correctional LPN in the capacity of PRN providing care and administering medication to inmates at a county jail.
Correctional Licensed Practical Nurse
Correct Care Solutions
10.2017 - 08.2018
- Provide care and medication administration to inmates at a county jail as a full time employee.
Licensed Practical Nurse
El Rio Community Health Care
05.2016 - 05.2017
- Provide patient care for newborn to geriatric. Exercised practice set by the State Board of Nursing.
Education
Registered Nurse AAS -
Cochise College
Sierra Vista, AZ05-2019
Skills
- Routine examinations
- Pre-and Post-operative care
- Chronic disease management
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary team
- Patient education
- Medication and IV administration
Timeline
Medical/Surgical RN
Banner Health
07.2025 - Current
Correctional Registered Nurse
CoreCivic
06.2024 - 06.2025
Correctional Registered Nurse
Naphcare, Inc
06.2020 - 01.2024
Charge RN
Archie Hendricks Skilled Nursing Facility
12.2019 - 06.2020
Correctional Licensed Practical Nurse
Correct Care Solutions
08.2018 - 12.2019
Correctional Licensed Practical Nurse
Correct Care Solutions
10.2017 - 08.2018
Licensed Practical Nurse
El Rio Community Health Care
05.2016 - 05.2017
Registered Nurse AAS -
Cochise College