Roseline Nwigwe

• Psychiatric and behavioral health nursing
• Crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques
• Medication administration and management
• Care planning and patient advocacy
• Compliance with legal and ethical healthcare standards
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
• Patient and family education
• Electronic Health Record (EHR) documentation

· Assessed patients’ mental health status, including risk for suicide and self-harm; identified appropriate interventions to promote safety and well-being of the patient population served.

· Assessed patient symptoms and behaviors, including mood, thoughts, speech patterns, and actions to determine the best course of treatment

· Administered medication in compliance with hospital policy; monitored patients for adverse reactions or side effects

· Supervised discharge planning for psychiatric patients requiring long- term care outside the hospital setting

· Collaborated with medical team members to develop individualized plans of care based on each patient’s needs

· Provided emotional support and encouragement to patients and their families during difficult times.

· Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.

Charge Nurse Duties:

Assumed a leadership role, coordinated nursing tasks, and oversaw patient admissions, discharges, and transfers.

· Acted as a liaison between nursing staff, healthcare providers, and the multidisciplinary team.

Medication Management:

· Administered psychiatric medications, monitored for adverse reactions, and collaborated with the pharmacy.

Patient Assessment and Care:

· Conducted thorough psychiatric assessments, developed care plans, and provided crisis intervention.

· Maintained accurate patient records, reported changes in condition, and ensured compliance with legal requirements.

Patient Advocacy and Support:

· Advocated for patient rights, provided emotional support, and collaborated with healthcare professionals.

· Stayed current with advances in psychiatric nursing through ongoing education and training.

· Assessed patient's mental health status, including risk for suicide and self-harm; identified appropriate interventions to promote safety and well-being of the patient population served.

· Assessed patient symptoms and behaviors, including

mood, thoughts, speech patterns, and actions to

determine the best course of treatment

· Administered medication in compliance with hospital

policy; monitored patients for adverse reactions or side

· effects

· Supervised discharge planning for psychiatric patients requiring long term care outside the hospital setting

· Collaborated with medical team members to develop

Individualized plans of care based on each patient's

· needs.

· Oversaw care of suicidal patients and acted swiftly to

reduce risk of harm to themselves or others.

· Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.

· Offered exceptional care and support to individuals

recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.

· Managed care from admission to discharge.

· Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.

· Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

· Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.

· Work with doctors to perform treatments on patients with musculoskeletal conditions.

· Prepare pain management schedule for patients based on doctor's prescriptions to prevent patients suffering from pain.

· Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.

· Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

· Contracted Assignment as a Float RN at Coalinga State Hospital California

· Monitored and supported the well-being of adult patients at this psychiatric state hospital

· Assisted patients with diagnoses such as bipolar disorder, eating disorders, conversion disorder, and borderline personality disorder

· Observed, documented, and helped manage patients’ behavior to ensure physical safety at all points

· Collaborative role working with psychiatrists, case managers, social workers, and Psych techs/Assistants

· Knowledge of custody procedures, public and property protection policies; general behavioral and psychiatric procedures involved in the care and treatment of individuals.

• Administered all brands of Covid-19 vaccines via intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

• Carried out Covid-19 testing on patients

• Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.

Monoclonal Antibody Infusion - RN

• Assess and evaluate patients who arrive for infusion

• Review consent for infusion with patients

• Administering monoclonal antibody infusions to patients.

• Monitoring of patients after infusion and discharge with appropriate instructions.

• Monitoring storage and inventory of medications and supplies.

• Managed care from admission to discharge.

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.

• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.

• Utilization of nursing process, which includes assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and administering medications to patients, as prescribed by doctors.

• Collaboration of care with other healthcare professionals.

• Delegation of certain tasks to appropriate personnel that is within scope of their practice report concern to charge Nurse.

• Report any abnormal lab value to physician documentation of patient care.