SUSAN BALBUENA

• Collaborated with nurse preceptors and other medical staff to achieve quality patient outcome goals.
• Delivered exceptional care to patients by helping with mobility and daily living requirements.
• Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
• Changed out and monitored bandages, catheters and IVs.
• Administered close patient care, checked vital signs and monitor any changes.
• Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza and other illnesses of concern.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
• Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
• Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
• Monitored and tracked patient vitals in [Software] to keep team informed of changing conditions.
• Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.

Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.

Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional intake.

Report observed changes with multidisciplinary healthcare team to help effectively manage patient conditions with regular testing and vitals assessments.

Perform various routine works in the care of patients such as preparing room for incoming patients, assisting in admission and discharge, checking vital signs including pain assessment, and reporting any unusual changes to the charge nurse.

Assist professionals in performing tests/procedures and examinations to patients.

Assist patient in application of oxygen to enhance breathing and oxygen saturation.

Do a renal scan on patients who had not urinated for certain hours.

Assist patients or provide total care on patients who are incontinent, apply skincare, and reposition patients every two hours.

Assist patient with commode, bedpan, Sitz bath treatment and assist in the shower or give a total bed bath, assist in dressing and transfer and ambulate patient when needed.

Distribute and collect meal trays, assist in mealtime or feed patients and assist or give oral care.

Collect sputum/stool and collect clean catch urine for laboratory purposes.

Provide colostomy care, urinary catheter care, and central line venous care.

Empty drains (colostomy, CBI drain, nephrostomy drain, JP drain, urinary drain, wound vacuum drain)

Measures and record patient’s intake and output, answer call lights, ensure patient's safety.

Do sitter cases on patients who need special attention and complete other errands ordered by charge nurse.

Certified Nurse Assistant

Work with spinal, total brain injury patients. Provide bedside patient care and environmental patient care. (e.g check vital signs, assist professional during a patient procedure, assist patient with shower, provide care on total care patient, distribute and collect meal trays, assist or feed patient, repositioning every two hours, change of diaper, change linens, collect input and output, care of colostomy, care of urinary catheter, answer call light and ensure safety).

Other duties Include blood sugar checks using a glucometer machine, checking for EKG using an EKG machine, checking for bladder residual using a bladder scanner, and providing digital stimulation on patients who are unable to defecate. Report any unusual changes of the patient to the charge nurse.

Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.

Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing and teeth brushing.

Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.

Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.

Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments and evaluating patient needs.

• Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
• Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
• Conferred with multidisciplinary healthcare team to help effectively manage patient conditions with regular testing and vitals assessments.
• Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms and allergies.

Work professional at the GI laboratory. Set up beds for incoming patient admission. Prepare IV pole, IV bags, IV tubing, prime IV bags, and hang. Do stockings of supplies used for GI procedures and clean gurney, cardiac monitor after each procedure.

Pick up blood for blood transfusion, pick up medication from the pharmacy, and pick up/transport patient for a procedure or after the procedure. Complete other errands as ordered.