SWAPNA POULOSE
Bakersfield,CA
Summary
Empathetic and patient-focused cardiac nurse with over 17 years of experience in cardiac patient care. My objective is to integrate the nursing skills that I have learned all these years to my new nursing job. I am always looking for a position that lets me flourish in my profession. I am an experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Memorial Hospital
01.2016 - Current
- Monitoring the patient's heart rate and rhythm using the telemonitoring system in the unit
- Give instructions to patients and families about the proper care of patients after cardiac surgeries and early signs and symptoms of unstable angina and heart attack
- Provide teaching or instructions regarding cardiac medications, especially blood thinners, to prevent further occurrence of blockage to the stented coronary arteries
- Provide proper direction for rehabilitation facilities for cardiac patients
- Administering cardiac IV medications like heparin and amiodarone as doctor's orders and blood will draw to check PTT as the facility’s policy
- Taking patient adult admission history and patient-specific health history in the electronic medical record
- Administering immunization during flu season
- Prepare the patients for cardiac surgeries as per unit specific doctor's orders
- For preparing the patient for surgery, explain the operation, and give visual aids to provide a brief idea regarding the procedure
- SPECIALTY:- CARDIAC TELEMETRY
Registered Nurse
Kern Medical
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Established essential connections with primary care physicians, cardiologists, and other clinicians to retain patient’s continuum of care throughout hospital admission via symptom management
- Started IV therapy to include antibiotic treatment, cardiac drips, carry out blood transfusion, and pain management
- Dispensed therapies and prescriptions by doctor’s guidelines
- Communicated with patients, families, and offer emotional help
- Recorded medical history and symptoms of patients in an electronic record
- SPECIALITY: - MEDICAL SURGICAL-TELE
Staff Nurse
Divine Hospital
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Administered IV fluids and medications including antibiotics, TPN and narcotics and carefully monitored for side effects and adverse reactions
- Applied expertise in data analysis by monitoring laboratory results, blood work, urinalysis, and performed sterile procedures, including catheterization and dressing changes
- Expressed concern in expediting pain management and fulfilling prescribed remedies, with dosage alterations, Accu-checks, and ambulation
- Showed empathy and solid social skills to give emotional support to families and patients
- Firmly and assertively decided on patient conditions and called doctors based on choices
- Efficiently incorporated linguist and stated altering patient data to guarantee optimum care
- EMPLOYMENT TYPE:- PERMANENT
- SPECIALTY:- MEDICAL SURGICAL
Staff Nurse
Lisie Hospital
01.2002 - 01.2012
- Provided direct patient care with an emphasis on meeting both the physical and emotional needs of residents
- Offered standard documentation skills by precisely keeping nurse’s notes and fostering adequate interaction between staff nurses
- Dispensed IV fluids, prescriptions, and antibiotics and monitor for undesirable outcomes and side consequences
- Followed up on lab records, blood work, and urinalysis findings on time
- Assigned duties and organized the attempts of the nursing staff as a charge nurse
- (10-month role)
- Provided, pre, and post-care for patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and electrophysiological studies, as well as pre and post-operative pacemaker and AICD implantation patients
- I have provided care for the patient undergoing MI screening and anticoagulant therapy
- And prepared the patient for TEE, ECG
- STRESS TESTING
- EMPLOYMENT TYPE:- PERMANENT
- FACILITY TYPE:- MULTI SPECIALITY HOSPITAL
- TEACHING FACILITY:- YES
- TOTAL BEDS:-1000, UNIT BEDS:-10-12, SPECIALITY:- CORONARY CARE UNIT
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona09-2020
Associate’s Degree in Nursing - undefined
School of nursing, Lisie Hospital
Cochin, Kerala01.2002
Skills
- Outstanding Nursing and Clinical skills
- Solid Clinical Judgment
- Efficient communication skills
- Skilled at prioritizing and managing Goals
- Professional bedside manner
- Documentation and charting
- Patient assessment
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Patient care
- Wound care
- Compassion and empathy
- Patient monitoring
- IV setup
- Intravenous therapy
- Care planning
- Patient management
- Care plan development
- Physical assessments
- Patient care planning
- Patient evaluation
- Telemetry monitoring
- Family education
- Licensed RN
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Taking vitals
- Critical care
- Collecting vitals
- Nursing staff leadership
- Medication distribution
- Tracheostomy care
- Precepting
- Patient discharge
- Lab result interpretation
- Team coordination
- Complex Problem-solving
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Intake and discharge
- Emergency response
- Maintaining privacy
- Relationship building
- Chart updating
- Vaccine administration
- Diabetes management
- Insulin medication assistance
- EMR / EHR
- High level of autonomy
- Procedure preparations
- Chronic disease management
- Medical assessment
- ADL assistance
- Patient counseling
- Staff supervision
- Personal care needs
- Patient relations
- Diabetes and nutrition education
- Chest pain management
- Emergency procedures
- Treatment Planning
- Emotional awareness
- Data collection
- HIPAA education
- Emergency care
- Administering immunizations
- Emotional intelligence
- Health screening
- Cardiac care
- Acute care expertise
- Medical recordkeeping
- Oxygen saturation standards
- Mobility assistance
- Removing sutures
- Palliative care awareness
- FLUENT IN ENGLISH
- Preventive health
- Family advocacy
- Seizure management
- Feeding assistance
- At-risk patient care
- Medical evaluation
- CERNER use
- Evaluations
- Setting up referrals
Certification
- BLS- BASIC LIFE SUPPORT. Body- AHA- American Heart Association.
- ACLS –ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT, Body- AHA –American Heart Association.
- RN - REGISTERED NURSE CA, Body –CBON- California Board of nursing, Lic#95043670
Affiliations
American Nurses Association
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Memorial Hospital
01.2016 - Current
Registered Nurse
Kern Medical
01.2014 - 01.2016
Staff Nurse
Divine Hospital
01.2013 - 01.2014
Staff Nurse
Lisie Hospital
01.2002 - 01.2012
Associate’s Degree in Nursing - undefined
School of nursing, Lisie Hospital
- BLS- BASIC LIFE SUPPORT. Body- AHA- American Heart Association.
- ACLS –ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT, Body- AHA –American Heart Association.
- RN - REGISTERED NURSE CA, Body –CBON- California Board of nursing, Lic#95043670
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Grand Canyon University
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