Rosaura Saldana Meza
HOLLISTER,CA
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
REGISTERED NURSE, MEDICAL-SURGICAL UNIT/PEDIATRIC
Mee Memorial Hospital
King City, CA
11.2021 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess changes in patient conditions, recognize complications and intervene appropriately
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Managed multiple tasks while providing timely, high quality patient care
- Administered medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders and hospital policies
- Demonstrated strong communication skills to collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to ensure optimal patient outcomes
- Provided direct patient care, including assessment and evaluation of health status, development of individualized plans of care and implementation of nursing interventions
- Educated patients about their diagnosis, medications, nutrition requirements, pain management strategies
- Reported symptoms, condition changes and vital signs to primary care doctors, patients, and families
- Prioritized workloads based on changing clinical situations
- Collaborated with pharmacists to ensure proper medication administration practices were followed.
- Precepted new nurses on the unit, fostering professional growth and development.
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) IN NURSING CANDIDATE -
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA05.2024
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE (A.S.) IN REGISTERED NURSE -
Mission College
05.2021
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE (A.S.) IN LVN -
Gavilan College
05.2019
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient Assessments
- Documentation and Charting
- Telemetry monitoring
- Precepting
- Critical Thinking
- Pre-and Post-Operative Care
- Compassionate Care
Certification
- Registered nurse
- License Vocational Nurse
- ACLS
- PALS
- BLS
- IV and blood withdrawal
References
References available upon request
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
REGISTERED NURSE, MEDICAL-SURGICAL UNIT/PEDIATRIC
Mee Memorial Hospital
11.2021 - Current
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) IN NURSING CANDIDATE -
San Jose State University
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE (A.S.) IN REGISTERED NURSE -
Mission College
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE (A.S.) IN LVN -
Gavilan College