VICTORIA ABERBOOK
LOS ANGELES,CA
Summary
Labor and Delivery RN with passion for high risk labor and delivery. Over 20 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and coaching, mentoring, and teaching new nurses. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Labor and Delivery and Mother Baby Nurse Specialis
TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE CA
01.2019 - Current
- Teach/precept new nurses for labor and delivery and post partum at the bedside
- Sign off competencies for labor and delivery nurses such as fetal scalp electrode and intrauterine pressure catheter placement
- Coordinate safety drills for the units such as eclampsia, perimortem C/S, shoulder dystocia, and post partum hemorrhage. Debrief after drills
- Teach AWHONN intermediate and advanced fetal monitoring
Labor and Delivery and Post Partum Lead RN
ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER LONG BEACH
11.2017 - 01.2019
- Provided patient care for labor and delivery patients, worked with team and nurses to ensure scheduling
- Coordinated education for new products or changes on the unit as needed
- Problem solved with unit director regarding personnel needs or issues and provided input into evaluations
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Labor and Delivery Educator
California Hospital Medical Center
09.2016 - 11.2017
- Worked on the L/D unit and focused on high risk patients
- Precepted new nurses, taught classes for them including AWHONN fetal monitoring
- Led debriefs for severe maternal events (hemorrhages, eclampsia, ICU admissions) Tracked severe maternal events as needed
- Looked at CMQCC data for opportunities for improvement
- Helped with drills and simulations
Labor and Delivery RN
Good Samaritan Hospital
01.1988 - 09.2016
- Provided patient care to low and high risk labor and delivery patients
- Precepted new RN’s
- Taught AWHONN fetal monitoring to RN’s.
- Circulated in the OR for cesarean sections
- Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Performed vital signs checks and administered vaccinations to infants following birth.
- Assessed infant health directly after birth using APGAR and monitored health for specified amount of time for any changes in status.
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
- Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Assisted obstetricians and midwives with deliveries and cared for newborns directly after birth.
- Managed epidural analgesia infusions and monitored vital signs during labor and delivery.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve labor and delivery processes and patient outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to foster smooth transitions of newborns to maternal child unit.
- Conducted comprehensive physical assessments and assisted with pain management.
Education
MASTER’S DEGREE - NURSING Maternal Child Health
Masters degree in nursing - maternal child health
BSN - undefined
POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE NURSING Education -
01.2008
Skills
- Medication Administration
- Patient Safety
- Documentation
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Student Precepting
- Effective Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Patient Care Assessment
- Safety Protocols
- Interpersonal Skills
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Adaptability
- Written Communication
- Interpersonal Communication
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
Certification
RNC-OB, C-EFM
Timeline
Labor and Delivery and Mother Baby Nurse Specialis - TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE CA
01.2019 - Current
Labor and Delivery and Post Partum Lead RN - ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER LONG BEACH
11.2017 - 01.2019
Labor and Delivery Educator - California Hospital Medical Center
09.2016 - 11.2017
Labor and Delivery RN - Good Samaritan Hospital
01.1988 - 09.2016
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES - MASTER’S DEGREE, NURSING Maternal Child Health
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY OMAHA - BSN,
UCLA - POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE NURSING Education,