Samina Shaikh
Registerd Nurse
Rocky Hill,CT
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Registered Nurse
Armaan Clinic
Mumbai, Maharashtra
03.2006 - 09.2011
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Noor Hospital
Mumbai, Maharashtra
06.2004 - 07.2006
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Provided health education to patients and families regarding discharge instructions and plans of care.
- Ordered and analyzed diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient conditions.
- Monitored patient vital signs to perform thorough condition assessments.
- Performed intravenous therapy procedures and monitored chest tubes.
- Managed patient pain relief and sedation by providing non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions.
- Implemented hands-on therapeutic interventions to achieve prompt recovery and discharge.
- Assisted physicians with procedures such as thoracentesis, intubation .
Registered Nurse,medical-surgical Unit
Landmark Hospital
Nagpur, Maharashtra
12.2002 - 03.2004
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Provided health education to patients and families regarding discharge instructions and plans of care.
- Ordered and analyzed diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient conditions.
- Monitored patient vital signs to perform thorough condition assessments.
- Performed intravenous therapy procedures and monitored chest tubes.
- Managed patient pain relief and sedation by providing non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions.
- Monitored hemodynamic variances to identify signs of life-threatening complications.
Education
Bachelor of Medical Science - Medicine And Surgery
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
Nashik 10.1998 - 05.2002
Skills
Patient and family advocacy
Intravenous therapy
Preventive health
Medical consultation
Trauma recovery
Medical recordkeeping
Feeding pumps understanding
Patient discharge
Diabetes and nutrition education
Health screening
IV setup
Breastfeeding education
Removing sutures
Family advocacy
Patient check-ins
Supply restocking
Case management
Insulin medication assistance
Emergency Procedures
Medication Administration
Medical Records Management
Administering immunizations
Family Education
Infant vitals monitoring
At-risk patient care
Strong clinical judgment
Staff supervision
Postpartum counseling
Relationship building
Patient evaluation
Fluent in English and Hindi
Direct Patient Care
Patient consultation
Setting up referrals
Physical assessments
Appointment Scheduling
Vaccine administration
Personal care needs
Medical laboratory procedures
Foley catheters
Family planning services education
Procedure preparations
Pain clinics
Performing EKGs
Prenatal nutrition
Shared governance
Patient Management
Markets research
Collecting vitals
Data Collection
Women's health exams
Medication distribution
Oxygen saturation standards
Well visit procedures
Care Plan Development
Lab result interpretation
Newborn care
Medical office administration
Professional bedside manner
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Armaan Clinic
03.2006 - 09.2011
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Noor Hospital
06.2004 - 07.2006
Registered Nurse,medical-surgical Unit
Landmark Hospital
12.2002 - 03.2004
Bachelor of Medical Science - Medicine And Surgery
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
10.1998 - 05.2002