NURSE
NICU
Total years of experience :14 years, 10 Months
a wide range of quality professional nursing care functions using the Nursing process with emphasis on direct patient care and related activities.
•Performs a systematic initial and ongoing assessment of the patient’s physical and psychosocial status, specific to the age of the patient.
•Collaborates with the patient/family and other members of the health care team to develop and update a plan of care that is consistent with the medical diagnosis and based on the patient’s changing physical, psychosocial and age related requirements.
•Establishes realistic and measurable goals that are culturally sensitive, and identifies nursing interventions to achieve the goals.
•Plans and organizes patient care activities on a daily basis.
•Provides total, direct nursing care consistent with the plan of care and needs of the patients with respect for the patient’s privacy, dignity, personal preference and culture.
•Carries out physician’s orders and reviews nursing and medical orders for accuracy and appropriateness.
•Prepares, administers, and documents the administration of oral, parental and topical medications as prescribed by the physician.
•Is knowledgeable of therapeutic effects, usual dosages, contraindications, side effects and adverse reactions for all drugs and parental fluids administered.
•Maintains accountability for narcotics and controlled drugs.
•Intervenes appropriately in clinical emergency situations, initiates emergency resuscitative measures and assists with codes.
•Sets up equipment for and assists physicians with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
•Performs a wide range of nursing procedures with attention to accuracy, patient safety and comfort, including those requiring strict aseptic technique.
•Assists with transfer of patients within the health care facilities.
•Serves as transport nurse for patients during ambulance or aircraft transport.
•Teaches patients and their families with emphasis on compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimen. Supports families in meeting the patient’s psychosocial needs.
•Maintains a safe, clean and organized environment for the patient/family/visitors and staff.
•Demonstrates priority setting skills and timeliness in responding to patient needs.
•Evaluates quality of nursing care being delivered and identifies opportunities for improvement.
•Evaluates on an ongoing basis the patient’s progress and the appropriateness of the plan of care involving the patient/family and other health team members.
•Updates the plan of care to reflect patient’s current health status and needs.
•Evaluates and documents the patient/family’s understanding of and response to the plan of care including teaching and discharge plans.
•Participates in presenting patient care conferences.
NICU NURSE, ILOILO DOCTORS' HOSPITAL, ILOILO CITY, PHILIPPINES- June 16, 2015 up to December 31, 2018
•Specialize in caring for premature or full term infants with serious medical complications.
•Provide education, care, and support to the parents.
•Do handwashing before and after contact with patient.
•Feed babies via Orogastric tube with strict aspiration precaution.
•Knows how to operate machines being used in the area.
•Used of pulse oximeter in monitoring cardiac rate and oxygenation of the infant.
•Infant is exposed to phototherapy if total bilirubin levels is above normal level.
•Infusion pump is used for accuracy of fluid being infused to the infant.
•Performs IV insertion if resident on duty/intern is not available.
•Assisting in preparation of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for intubated infants.
•Using of suction machines when suctioning secretions.
•Closely monitoring of vital signs and babies with contraptions.
•Answers phone calls and inquiries from patients, family and other health care providers.
•Assess the individuals' needs for nursing care based on the patient’s history, results of physical, diagnostic and laboratory examinations.
•Infers correct Nursing Diagnosis.
•Plans and prioritizes nursing care activities considering all health needs of the patient.
•Institutes nursing interventions consistent with the overall plan of care with special considerations for his safety and comfort.
•Executes written, legal prescriptions for treatment, medications including intravenous injections according to established protocol.
•Coordinates patient care services with members of the health team.
•Evaluates or modifies nursing care provided in terms of: effectiveness and efficiency of nursing measures rendered: feedback from patient or family or significant others.
specialized care for neonatal, preterm, and extreme preterm infants, that require intense and specialized care, where advanced skills in the monitoring and care of the infants are needed.
•To assess client needs, plan, implement and evaluate the plan of client care, providing specific focused care and direct ancillary team members as required, using clinical skill and knowledge when doing so.
•Exercises leadership and management skills.
•Understanding of the diverse cultural customs and religious beliefs of the clients.
•Skills in providing nursing care as per relevant mandatory and unit specific competencies.
•Prioritizes client’s needs and delegates aspects of nursing care to other nursing personnel within his/her scope of professional responsibility.
•Assesses the quality and appropriateness of client care and resolves identified problems.
•Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members and acts as a client advocate to ensure high quality care.
•Promotes an environment which maximizes client safety by strictly adhering to infection control practices and implementing the standards of safety practices and procedures.
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