Zulay Morales
Metairie,LA
Summary
Registered Nurse with over experience 3+ years of experience on med-surg/tele/Post-op units and 1 year experience in post-anesthesia care for adults. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PACU Registered Nurse
LCMC Health- Touro Hospital
New Orleans, USA
11.2024 - Current
- Monitor and stabilize patients in a 10-bed PACU following general anesthesia procedures.
- Monitor v/s, clear airway, oxygen levels and consciousness to ensure stable recovery from anesthesia.
- Assess surgical sites for bleeding, infection, or complications.
- Identify and address issues like respiratory distress, nausea or surgical complications.
- Provide family or pt.'s contacts with updates regarding pt,'s recovery status.
- Deliver thorough patient and family education on recovery, pain control, and d/c instructions.
- Collaborate with surgery team, anesthesiologists and recovery staff to coordinate patient care.
- Assist in recovery of patients from various surgical procedures, ensuring adherence to safety protocols.
- Train new staff fostering a collaborative work environment.
Virtual Registered Nurse
LCMC Health- Touro Hospital
New Orleans, USA
05.2024 - Current
- Use Telehealth application to monitor patients, assess pain management, help with ED and PACU hospital admissions, assist in RR/Code and hospital discharges via cameras.
Registered Nurse
LCMC Health- Touro Hospital
New Orleans, USA
07.2022 - Current
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, management and lifestyle options.
- Train and precept new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provide direct patient care, stabilize patients and determine next course of action.
- Manage care from admission to discharge.
- Implement medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Collect blood, tissue, other laboratory specimens and prepare for lab testing.
- Monitor patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Monitor patient reactions to drugs and carefully document findings.
- Organize and manage care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Evaluate healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connect to optimal providers and care.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Delgado Community Collerge - Charity School of Nursing
New Orleans, LA05-2022
Bachelor of Science - Psychology and Biology
William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS08-2013
Bonnabel High School
Kenner, LASkills
- Patient Assessments
- Patient Care and Monitoring
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Pain Management
- IV Insertion and Admin
- Admission and Discharge Process
- Patient Education
- Wound care
- Admin & Interpreting EKGs
- Glucose Testing & Monitoring
- Medication Administration
- Blood Draw and Sample collection
- Lines/Drains/Tubes Maintenance & Mgmt
- Airway Mgmt
- Working with Interdisciplinary team
Certification
- BLS
- ACLS
- NIHSS
Languages
Spanish, Bilingual
Timeline
PACU Registered Nurse
LCMC Health- Touro Hospital
11.2024 - Current
Virtual Registered Nurse
LCMC Health- Touro Hospital
05.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
LCMC Health- Touro Hospital
07.2022 - Current
Associate of Science - Nursing
Delgado Community Collerge - Charity School of Nursing
Bachelor of Science - Psychology and Biology
William Carey University
Bonnabel High School