PCU Registered Nurse Resume Example
Professional Registered Nurse with 6 years of experience in providing compassionate patient-centered care in intensive care unit environments. Reliable & ethical health care provider with the ability to stay calm in crises and skills to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary care teams. Well-rounded and capable of making split-second decisions to ensure exceptional patient care.
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Hca – Elko , NV
St. Francis Hospital PCU is a 24-bed unit certified in providing care to patients undergoing central nervous system/circulatory/renal/respiratory failure & microvascular reconstructive surgery.
- Provides post-operative and post-anesthesia care and recovery management of microvascular surgical patients including craniotomies & aneurysm clippings
- Provides care for patients with various neurological disorders such as strokes and aneurysms, vascular malformations, Spinal Cord injuries & traumatic head injuries
- Assists physicians with bedside procedures including sedation, echocardiograms, central line placements and management, external ventricular drains, intubation, and cardioversions
- Recognizes life threatening & lethal arrhythmias, monitoring patients vital signs, drawing ABG's and other labs, interpreting and reporting results to unit Cardiologists for proper medical management
- Promptly identifies changes in condition as evidenced by nursing assessment, labs, x-rays, etc. report changes, takes follow-up action as appropriate and actively involves patient, family and care-giver
- Providing advanced life/respiratory support to patients on mechanical ventilation
- Prepares, administered & records prescribed specialty medications and drug infusions. Reports reactions to medications .
Kindred Healthcare – Passaic , NJ
- Collected urine samples to test for substance use and breath samples using breathalyzer to estimate blood alcohol content to ensure that residents remain compliant with facility regulations
- Provides counseling and support to 8-10 residents with drug and alcohol abuse issues, individually or in group sessions to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life or making changes
- Review and evaluate residents' progress in relation to measurable goals described in treatment and care plans
- Monitors residents' census by using the Daily Movement Report and recording admissions, discharges, doctor appointments and site visit data
- Led treatment groups and therapeutic activities to teach functional living skills and address behavioral issues
State Of Arkansas – Lakeview , AR
- Chronic patient care in medical-surgical unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment, from medication to wound care to monitoring of patients
- Effective use of the nursing process to identify nursing diagnosis and goals, plans appropriate interventions & evaluates the outcome of the interventions in order to ensure appropriate patient care is provided in a quality driven manner
- Collects and accurately documents pertinent social, psychological, developmental and spiritual information from the patient, significant others and other health care team members
- Welcomes and orients patient, family and/or significant other to the unit, plans the care of the patients and their families in response to identified needs and encourages patient/family participation in care
- Document drug allergies upon patient admission, detected patient reactions, deteriorations and improvements to treatments and accurately reported results in patient records
- Completes accurate documentation of all education provided to patients and families including information on pain management, nutrition, medication compliance, fall prevention, smoking cessation & discharge instructions, assess competence, obtains feedback/evaluation of understanding from patient & family
- Graduated magna cum laude
- Member of Sigma Theta Tau International
Registered Nurse, State of Texas.
Basic Life Support certification (American Heart Association-2018)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Association-2020)
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School Attended
- University Of Ibadan
- School Of Nursing, University College Hospital
- Grand Canyon University
Job Titles Held:
- PCU Registered Nurse
- Patient Care Technician
- Registered Nurse
Degrees
- Bachelor of Science : Microbiology 2007
Associates Degree : Nursing 2008- 2012
Bachelor of Science : Nursing 06/2020
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