STAFF NURSE
KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY
Total years of experience :7 years, 11 Months
KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY
STAFF NURSE 2, HOME HEALTH CARE 2011-Present
Covers all kinds of patients with life-threatening illnesses, including Respiratory Failure, congestive heart failure, ventilated patients at home, pulmonary embolism, atrial fibrillation, post CABG, geriatrics like bedridden, post cerebro vascular accidents, care of any type of wounds.
DUTIES
• Handles proper chain of referral and ensures proper eligibility.
• Selected as Clinical Nurse liaison/ act as liaison between patient and other health care professionals. Promotes health and support patients and families in coping with illness.
• Represents department during family meetings with physician, family member and other necessary personnel prior to acceptance to ensure policy compliance.
• Evaluates care giver competencies in general patients care prior to hospital discharge to identify and evaluates issues needed follow up in community.
• Provide high quality patients care within home settings and motivates patients/care giver to follow health regimens
• Responsible of being the main point of contact and in charge of staff delegation for home visits
• Acts as supervising nurse when so delegated
• Participates in ongoing review of internal Policies for amendments
• Ensure that patient database is updated after home visit
• Skilled at drawing bloods in adults, elderly patients for investigations.
• Performs Nasogastric tube reinsertion (often sought out by peers for assistance)
• Responded to emergency calls from patient/relatives and intervenes as necessary.
• Selected to precept new staff, providing orientation and training.
• Contributed substantially to successful CHAP ( Community Health Accreditation Program) accreditation within the department
Promoting good health
Patients/relatives education
Treating wounds
Patients care plan INR stabilization Reinsertion of indwelling Foley catheter
Anticoagulation management Prevention of decubitus ulcer
Continence care
Palliative care Pain management Subcutaneous infusion
Pleural drainage Pre/post breast surgery care
Drainage care/removal
Hypodermoclysis infusion
KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY
STAFF NURSE 2, GENERAL MEDICAL WARD 2005-2008
Contributed as bedside nursing care. Working shifts along expert consultants and other health care specialist, observing and recording the condition of patients, assisting with test and evaluation and carrying out routines investigations.
Basic nursing care to Medical patients which includes bed baths, position changing, feeding of very ill helpless patients, administering medication, insertion of intravenous lines, nursing of patients on blood transfusion, assisting doctors in invasive and non-invasive procedure.
DUTIES
• Effectively collaborated with doctors regarding patients condition
• Provided direct care for patients with life-threatening illnesses
• Managed multiple critically ill patients, documented assessments, care plans, and outcomes.
• Assist and anticipates the health needs of patients and applies the appropriate intervention based on clinical knowledge and technical skills
• Performs necessary nursing procedures for specific patients depending on their needs
• Caring for patients who are suffering from acute and long term illnesses and disease
• Administering drugs, medication and injection to patients.
• Prioritizing workloads and allocating patients appropriately
• Treating patient with respect and dignity and giving attention to individuals needs.
• Providing information, emotional support and reassurance to patients relatives.
CLINICA de LEON 2004 -2005
STAFF NURSE, GENERAL MEDICAL WARD
DUTIES:.
• Receives patients, checking consent form and allergies
• Gives direct direct nursing care
• Observes signs and symptoms and institutes remedial action when appropriate
• Carries out doctors legal orders
• Charts accurately medications and treatments given
• Acts as senior nurse when so delegated
• Checking theaters and preparing for procedure to be done
• Assisting physicianin non-invasive procedure and some special procedure like cur down catheterization, central venous line insertion, PICC insertion, bone marrow aspiration biopsy, lumbar puncture, chest tube insertion, thoracentesis, paracentesis.
• Total parenteral nutrition administration
• Caring of patient pre, peri and post delivery
• Newborn care and administering of prophylaxis
• Compiling monthly statistics for the department
• Writing on/off duties of staff
• Responsible for providing comprehensive nursing care for all kinds of patients
1. Medical/surgical
2. Emergency /acute trauma unit
3. Obstetrical/gynecological
4. Pediatric patients
5. Geriatric nursing
6. Operating/delivery room nurse
• Conducted physical examination, patient assessment, diagnosis, wound care and other treatment as necessary.
• Assessed patient status and notify physicians of clinical changes.
• Ensure open lines of communication and accurate charting procedures
• Reports changes in patients condition and other matters of concerns requiring prompt attention
: Saint Paul University, Tuguegarao 2000
Secondary Level: Cagayan National High School 1998
Primary Level: Tuguegarao West Central School 1994 Degree: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING