Staff Nurse
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center
Total years of experience :4 years, 7 Months
IM/GP/Gastro/Nephrology Clinic Nurse (March 2013 - present)
• Maintains health records, documenting each patient contact and updating patient profiles.
• Checks equipment and supplies, restocking as necessary.
• Ensures confidentiality during visits and telephone conversations.
• Assists physician as needed during exams.
• Endorses patients to treatment room nurse for injection or infusion as per doctor’s orders, and helps in ECG procedure.
• Assures that patients understand instructions.
• Coordinates and integrates patients with other networks of allied services (laboratory, radiology or physiotherapy departments).
• Assists patient to his insurance approvals, claims and billing processes.
• Sustains continuity of care.
• Provides information and feedback between the services, patients and doctors.
Endoscopy Nurse (11 months: March 24, 2012-February 2013)
• Prepares the Endoscopy Unit for arrival of the booked and walk-in patients.
• Receives endorsed patients for procedures
• Confirms patients fasting and preparation prior to procedure.
• Assists patients in changing into patient’s gown while providing privacy.
• Establishes IV access for sedation protocols.
• Prepares the machine, scopes, suction and checks for functionality and its maintenance.
• Assists doctors as they do the procedure.
• Assess and records the patient’s level of consciousness and vital signs pre, intra and post-procedure.
• May administer antidotes for sedation per doctor’s order.
• Discharges patients who are ready and are strictly advised not to drive for 24hours for safety precaution.
• Sends specimen to laboratory for histopathology.
• Keeps record of files, daily census, usage of stocks, controlled and narcotic drugs as mandatory policy from the Ministry of Health.
• Assumes charge nurse position for Operating Room Department, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and Central Supply Unit of 150 Bed Capacity 4th level tertiary hospital.
• Provides care for patients with surgical and medical problems, i.e., initiate the nursing process to pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative patients.
• Manage care of emergency situations for patients needing surgical interventions: assess patient, determine problem, communicate to physician and other allied health professionals, implement care, delegate tasks to other health team members, document nursing actions and evaluate outcomes.
• Work closely with surgeons in minor and major surgical interventions.
• Assist the anesthesiologist in induction of anesthesia and provides post anesthesia care.
• Operated all necessary ventilations, intravenous and monitoring equipment.
• Administers and dispense medications of both regulated and non-regulated.
• Include responsibilities for the maintenance, order and standardization of the significant others.
• Acted as preceptor, assisting in training and mentoring on new nurses, nursing students, graduates and other staff members.
• Actively involved in several hospital education and training programs.
• Acted a liaison between medical personnel and patients, supplying information on procedures, medications, long-term treatment, and lifestyle adjustments.
The volunteer nursing staff will work with the attending primary care provider
to see patients efficiently and to provide nursing care. Vital signs, nursing history, basic laboratory procedures, administration of medication, and assistance with simple procedures will all be part of her/his responsibility
1. Assist the doctors and regular nurse staff as needed.
2. Weigh patients and take their blood pressure and other vital signs; take patient medical history.
3. Prepare and drape patients in the examination room.
4. Administer medications and injections as prescribed by the primary care provider.
5. Assist the primary care provider with procedures (e.g. venipuncture, suturing, I & D, etc.), by preparing appropriate instruments and sterile field.
6. Provide patient instruction and educational materials as needed.
7. Ensure complete and proper documentation of all patient care and instruction in patient medical records.
2.0 grading in Related Learning Experiences 80.00% Phil Nursing Licensure Examination