Rose M. H. Mufugi
3526 Wyoming Blvd NE Apt 21-105 Albuquerque
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with a 15 year progressive career history in delivering quality direct patient care. Experience in medical and surgical units, hematology and oncology, operating room, mental health care, long term care and correctional facilities. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high stress situations. Consistently developing relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and very good customer service. Able to learn and adapt quickly to new and relatively unfamiliar settings. Experience in PCC, Matrix, EOMIS
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Albuquerque Heights Nursing Home
06.2024 - Current
- Assess elderly patients to view needs for care
- Provided direct patient care
- Conducting complete health assessments on patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, depression and other health conditions for their continued care
- Provide clients and family with information on treatment being offered
- Administer medication as ordered
- Carry out patient assessment and take vitals
- Offer counseling and reassurance to patients
- Documentation and report writing
- PEG tube feeding
- Wound care and dressing
Registered Nurse
Laguna Rainbow Nursing Home
01.2023 - Current
- Protected patients through careful monitoring and consistent use of aseptic techniques
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
- Educated patients and care givers on proper at-home care and treatment regimens once discharged
- Care of patient’s wounds and wound vacs as ordered or needed
- Managed direct care of patients, conducted assessments and documented care activities
Registered Nurse - Prisons
Metropolitan Detention Centre
10.2022 - 07.2023
- Collaborating with physicians and behavioral health staff to quickly assess patient’s treatment plans and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions, (drug overdose and suicide attempts)
- Administering medications and treatment to 50-100 inmates and monitoring responses especially to detox medication
- Monitoring inmates with mental health issues and suicide watch
- Collecting samples such as blood and urine for diagnostic purposes
- Facilitating admission, discharge and transfer of inmates
- Detoxing inmates addicted to alcohol and hard drugs, including Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
- Promoting a therapeutic environment to ensure inmates are treated in an ethical and tactful manner’
- Training new nurses on the unit
Registered Nurse
Suites Rio Vista
12.2021 - 12.2022
- Provided direct patient care
- Conducted complete health assessment on patients with mental disorders, medical and surgical conditions
- Prepared and administered medications through IV, Oral and IM routes
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis, prognosis and treatment options and disease process
- Undertook admissions, discharges and transfers of patients
- Tube feeding
- Wound care/wound vac management
- Nurse-patient ratio 1 to 25
Registered Nurse
Central Desert Behavioral Hospital
11.2020 - 11.2021
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Medication administration
- Documentation and report writing
- Admitting and discharging clients
- Counseling both patients and family on treatment being offered
- Audited orders and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy
- Trained new nurses in care standards, procedures and safety protocols
- Nurse patient ratio 1:10
Registered Theatre Nurse
University Teaching Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Managing overall nursing care in the operating room and assisting in monitoring and maintaining a safe environment for patients
- Experience in general surgery, obstetrics/gynecology and orthopedic surgery
- Perform assessments, take vitals and chart patient conditions
- Prepare patients for surgical procedures
- Ensure all equipment is working properly
- Perform surgical scrub nurse duties and ensuring patient safety by close monitoring
- Circulating nurse
- Recovery room nurse
- Medication and IV management
- Documentation and report writing
- Provide post-operative support and education to patients
Registered Nurse
University Teaching Hospital
04.2009 - 12.2012
- Provided skilled professional nursing care to oncology and hematology patients
- Used assessment skills to identify further care needs and evaluate patients’ health status and devise care plan
- Handled medical administration such as preparation of chemotherapy, IV infusions, blood administration
- Prepared chart notes and carried out doctors’ orders
- Facilitated admission, discharge and transfer of patients
- Bed capacity was 30 and nurse patient ratio was 1 to 15
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical compliance, therapy and side effects
- Served as acting Ward Manager
- Mentored and evaluated students’ performance after surgical procedures
Education
Diploma - Operating Room
University Teaching Hospital
Lusaka, Zambia12.2013
Diploma - Registered Nursing
Lusaka Nursing Institute
Lusaka, Zambia12.2008
G.C.E O- Level -
Helen Kaunda Girls Secondary School
Lusaka, Zambia01.1990
Skills
Good written and communication
skills
Infectious diseases management
including Covid19, TB and Hepatitis
Medical records management using
electronic medical and health
records charting systems incl PCC,
EOMIS, and Matrix
Wound care
Tracheostomy Care
Patient admission and discharge
Direct patient care
Certification
- Nursing License: Current
- Licensing Body: New Mexico, Washington State, Compact
- License No.: 61404
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Albuquerque Heights Nursing Home
06.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
Laguna Rainbow Nursing Home
01.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse - Prisons
Metropolitan Detention Centre
10.2022 - 07.2023
Registered Nurse
Suites Rio Vista
12.2021 - 12.2022
Registered Nurse
Central Desert Behavioral Hospital
11.2020 - 11.2021
Registered Theatre Nurse
University Teaching Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2018
Registered Nurse
University Teaching Hospital
04.2009 - 12.2012
Diploma - Operating Room
University Teaching Hospital
Diploma - Registered Nursing
Lusaka Nursing Institute
G.C.E O- Level -
Helen Kaunda Girls Secondary School
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