Daisy Jane T. Reyes
San Diego,CA
Summary
Compassionate and intuitive Registered Nurse with over 12 years experience, including 2 years in post-anesthesia care. As a natural empath, I bring heightened sensitivity to patient needs-often recognizing and addressing concerns before they're verbalized. Known for delivering calm, individualized care in high-acuity settings through strong clinical judgment, emotional intelligence, and presence.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Preop/PACU
UC San Diego Health – East Campus
01.2025 - Current
- Managing an average of one to two patients post anesthesia.
- Monitor patients recovering from anesthesia, assessing vital signs, airway, consciousness, pain, and surgical sites.
- Manage post-operative complications including respiratory distress, nausea, bleeding, or change in neurological status.
- Evaluated patients' pain levels, implementing correct dosage of medication to alleviate discomfort.
- Administer IV fluids, medications, and pain management protocols according to provider orders.
- Collaborate closely with surgeons, anesthesia, and perioperative teams for safe and efficient transitions.
- Ensure informed consent and follow-up care comprehension by verifying patient understanding through interpreter-facilitated teaching.
- Ensure patient safety and comfort while preparing them for transfer to units or discharge home.
- Effectively communicate with non-English speaking patients using MARRTI and other interpreter services to ensure safe, and accurate post-op care and education.
- Ensuring patient education when discharging home, addressing all questions and concerns also according to anesthesia discharge criteria.
- Collaborating closely with patient family members, significant others, caregivers, and/or friends to help facilitate care outside the hospital when patient is discharge.
Registered Nurse - Recovery Room/PACU
Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
08.2023 - 01.2025
- Took vitals and assessed patients in recovery room following surgical procedures.
- Provided individualized care and dedicated oversight to one to two patients on average in post-operative recovery room.
- Carefully supporting, monitoring, and prioritizing airway in patients out of surgery.
- Communicating closely with the entire perioperative team (Anesthesiologist, Surgeons, OR team, Same Day Surgery, Physical Therapy, nurse aids, etc.).
- Evaluated cardio-respiratory systems for deviations, providing appropriate treatment as necessary.
- Administering IV fluids, treating pain/nausea, tremors, and other side effects of anesthesia accordingly.
- Provide comfort, reorientation and educate patients on the recovery process and answering questions and concerns of family members/support system.
- Charting and updating patient files about care.
- Discharging patients from PACU to home or transferring to appropriate floors.
- Epic charting.
Work Gap
Self-employed
07.2018 - 08.2023
- During my work gap, I took time off to focus on personal growth, commitments, and self-development. This time allowed me to work on prioritizing self-care, nourishing my soul. I had a side job during this time assisting with a realtor and construction company. Maintained my professional development as well completing Continuing Education Units every two years.
Registered Nurse - Oncology/Medical/Surgical Unit
Straub Medical Center
11.2010 - 07.2018
- Night shift 1900-0700 with patient ratio 1:5.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Managed care for oncology who were recovering from chemotherapy. Also managed in inpatient end of life/comfort care and inpatient hospice.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Provided care to a diverse population: homeless, psychiatric, complex social needs to tourists and inter-island patients.
- Administered various blood products (platelets, FFP, and RBCs) per hospital policy.
- Performed IV starts. Access port-a-catheters and central lines.
- Provided wound care and dressing changes.
- Experience in Leadership as role of Charge Nurse.
- Experienced preceptor to new graduates, new hires, and nursing students.
- Epic charting.
Registered Nurse - Orthopedic Medical Surgical Uni
Kaiser Permanente Hospital Zion
03.2008 - 11.2010
- New Registered Nurse graduate.
- Night shift 1900 – 0700 with patient ratio 1:5.
- Post-surgical care (status post orthopedics, medical management, abdominal surgeries, hip, or knee surgeries, etc.)
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient understanding of treatment plans.
- Medication administration (IV, PO, IM, etc.) per order and/or hospital policy.
- Pain management, foley insertions, nasogastric insertions, IV starts, chest tube management.
- Ensure strict adherence to infection control protocols and support a safe environment for patients.
- Experience in Leadership as role of Charge Nurse or Relief Charge.
- Assist LVNs with IV administration.
- Preceptor to nursing students and new graduates.
- Epic charting.
- Unit: Medical/Surgical Orthopedic
Education
Bachelor of Science - Applied Arts and Sciences in Nursing
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA12.2007
Certification
- R.N license #720851, State of California – 2026
- BLS - Basic Life Support Certification – 11/01/2026
- ART - Advanced Resuscitation Training – 08/17/2026
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - 11/01/2026
Timeline
Registered Nurse Preop/PACU
UC San Diego Health – East Campus
01.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse - Recovery Room/PACU
Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
08.2023 - 01.2025
Work Gap
Self-employed
07.2018 - 08.2023
Registered Nurse - Oncology/Medical/Surgical Unit
Straub Medical Center
11.2010 - 07.2018
Registered Nurse - Orthopedic Medical Surgical Uni
Kaiser Permanente Hospital Zion
03.2008 - 11.2010
Bachelor of Science - Applied Arts and Sciences in Nursing
San Diego State University
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