Registered Nurse
Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health
Van, Turkey
02.2018 - 05.2023
- Maintained accurate documentation of all patient observations, interventions, and treatments according to hospital policy.
- Assisted in the evaluation, planning and implementation of patient care plans.
- Served as an advocate for critically ill patients by ensuring their rights were respected during their stay at the ICU.
- Completed patient assessments, triaged and recorded patient histories, symptoms and observations.
- Utilized evidence-based practice guidelines to ensure quality patient care outcomes.
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical-care patients following prescribed rules, policies, protocol and procedures.
- Evaluated patient vital signs and laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions.
- Monitored hemodynamic parameters such as cardiac output and pulmonary artery pressures using advanced monitoring equipment.
- Checked on patients regularly to track progress with treatments, changes in symptoms and need for emergency interventions.
- Supervised cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and oxygen delivery devices.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Established and implemented nursing care plans for each patient using protocols of assessment, development, activation and evaluation.
- Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
- Developed and maintained professional relationship with members of health care team, patient and patient's family.
- Maintained records, prepared reports and served on special committees.
- Identified potential ethical issues among ICU patients and reported them promptly to attending physician or supervisor.
- Performed airway management procedures including tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation management.
- Helped monitor, maintain and improve nursing-sensitive indicators, core measures and other identified outcome metrics.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Acted as a primary resource for critical care nursing staff members in providing education related to specific conditions or treatments.
- Functioned as charge nurse and assumed patient care in absence of nurses ending or arriving for shifts.