Benjie De Guzman, Staff Nurse

Benjie De Guzman

Staff Nurse

Lifeline Hospital

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Nursing
Experience
14 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 3 Months

Staff Nurse at Lifeline Hospital
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since October 2013

• Managing, supervising and assisting the nursing staff, providing administrative support and patient care
• directing the admission, discharge and general flow of patients, and assigning nurses and support staff to patients.
• provide guidance on administering care to new patients or those with special needs and answering questions regarding protocol
• Assessing patient needs, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care delivered, which is evidence-based.
• Obtaining a complete and comprehensive health history utilizing excellent assessment skills to determine the patient’s healthcare needs.
• Ensuring hygiene, cleanliness and following the universal precaution to avoid transfer of diseases.
• Educating patient concerning her/his health related queries.
• Promoting health awareness of the patient

Staff Nurse at Amrita Medical Centre
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2011 to August 2013

• Assessing patient needs, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care delivered, which is evidence-based.
• Obtaining a complete and comprehensive health history utilizing excellent assessment skills to determine the patient’s healthcare needs.
• Ensuring hygiene, cleanliness and following the universal precaution to avoid transfer of diseases.
• Educating patient concerning her/his health related queries.
• Promoting health awareness of the patient.
• Ensuring accurate, clear, legible and concise records for the medical centre’s reference.
• Assisting patients with their enquiries regarding their Medical insurance coverage and policies.
• Coordinating directly with Insurance companies and healthcare allies throughout the patient’s treatment course.
• Perform nursing procedures such as but not limited to:
o Extracting blood from the patient for laboratory procedures.
o Obtaining vital signs (BP, temperature, respiratory rate, cardiac rate and or pulse rate).
o Establishing intravenous line.
o Administering intradermal, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, oral, rectal and sublingual medicines.
o Wound cleaning/ wound dressing

Company Nurse at Megawide Construction Corporation
  • Philippines
  • March 2010 to October 2010

 Provides safe, effective and quality nursing care
 Rendering first aid and Blood pressure monitoring
 Ensuring that all first aid materials are used at effective manner
 Controlling and monitoring first aid supplies, includes maintaining the adequacy of medical supplies for the workers
 Walk through with safety engineers to monitor activities at work site regarding safety/health issues
 Ensuring accurate, clear, legible and concise records
 Health teaching

Nurse Trainee at Region I Medical Center
  • Philippines
  • June 2009 to December 2009

 Providing safe, effective and quality nursing care
 assessing patient condition (objective and subjective)
 Extracting blood from the patient for laboratory tests
 Gathering vital signs (BP, temperature, respiratory rate, cardiac rate and or pulse rate)
 health history taking
 planning nursing intervention
 establishing intravenous line
 administration of intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, oral, rectal and sublingual medicines
 cardio pulmonary resuscitation
 wound cleaning/ wound dressing
 CVP monitoring
 health teaching in patients
 skin testing of IV medication

Education

Bachelor's degree, Nursing
  • at Lyceum Northwestern University
  • March 2008

B. S. Nursing, Lyceum Northwestern University, Dagupan City, 2004- 2008  Chosen as one of the ‘Most Outstanding Students’ of Lyceum Northwestern University, College of Nursing 2005-2006, Tapuac Dist., Dagupan City  Awarded the Prime Award for Competence and Outstanding (“PACO”) Performance in the Board Examination from the Lyceum-Northwestern University as recognition to the outstanding performance as 21st Placer in the Nursing Licensure Examination last November 2008, given April 4, 2009 at Dagupan City Philippines

Specialties & Skills

Office Work
Customer Service Skills
Nursing
Insurance
Administration
CARDIAC
DRIVERS
EDUCATING
HEALTHCARE
MEDICAL INSURANCE
Customer Service

Languages

English
Expert
Filipino
Expert

Training and Certifications

Basic Life Support and First Aid Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2009
Valid Until:
March 2012
IV Therapy Nurse (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2009
Valid Until:
April 2012