Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
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Roberta Maestas

Albuquerque,United States

Summary

Registered Nurse with 25 years experience in bedside nursing. Fourteen years experience on Medical Surgical Unit and General Acute Care. Three and a half years spent as a Charge Nurse within those years worked. Currently 11 working on Mother Baby Care. Three years of ambulatory care prior to obtaining my RN degree.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse

Presbyterian Hospital
05.2001 - Current
  • -Medical Surgical Unit
  • -General Acute Care
  • -Mother Baby Care
  • Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

Office assistant/Secretary

Adult Health Care Specialists
01.1999 - 05.2001

Office assistant/ Secretary

Southwest GYN Oncology
01.1999 - 12.1999

Education

Associates degree - Registered Nursing

Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute
Albuquerque, NM
01.2001

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
04-2018

Skills

  • Clinical experience
  • Mobility assistance
  • Oxygen machine maintenance
  • Tracheotomy care
  • Colostomy care
  • Foley catheter insertion/removal
  • Insulin medication assistance
  • Catheter insertion/removal
  • Drug administration
  • Medical clinical procedures
  • Obtaining/charting vital signs
  • Patient and family advocacy
  • RN-level dosage calculation
  • Specimen collection/processing
  • IV/PO drug administration
  • Culturally competent care
  • Clinical training
  • Patient evaluation/intervention
  • Strong clinical judgment
  • Problem resolution
  • Professional bedside manner
  • Diabetes, Hospice, and Stroke Patient Care
  • Organizational skills
  • Wound cleaning/careNG tube insertion and removal
  • Infection control standards
  • Medical terminology
  • Physical assessments

Certification

  • BLS - Basic Life Support
  • CPR certified through American Heart Association
  • NRP Certified

Accomplishments

  • Assessment
  • Executed full patient assessments.
  • Documentation
  • Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.
  • Collaboration
  • Collaborated with physicians to plan and implement patient care.
  • Patient Care
  • Delivered compassionate care that exceeded hospital requirements.
  • Successfully provided quality care to up to 6 patients on General Acute care.
  • Provided support to families through education on procedures, regimens prevention and care.
  • Supervision
  • Headed onboarding process for new nursing staff.

Section name

  • Nursing Supervision
  • Supervised ancillary staff of up to 27 patient unit.
  • Patient Care
  • Ensured quality control through admissions, assessment, treatment and referral for a broad range of patients.
  • Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
  • Clinical Skills
  • Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
  • Patient Education
  • Educated patients in regards to office policies, medical procedure steps, recovery measures and medication instructions.
  • Living Assistance
  • Helped patients by serving meals, feeding as necessary, ambulating, turning, and positioning in bed.
  • Family Support
  • Provided support to families through education on procedures, regimens, prevention and care.

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Presbyterian Hospital
05.2001 - Current

Office assistant/Secretary

Adult Health Care Specialists
01.1999 - 05.2001

Office assistant/ Secretary

Southwest GYN Oncology
01.1999 - 12.1999

Associates degree - Registered Nursing

Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Grand Canyon University
Roberta Maestas