Responsible for assessment and care of laboring and postpartum women and their newborn babies and post surgical women. Provides individualized patient education regarding optimal health outcomes during and after pregnancy incorporating the patients’ cultural differences and education. Provides breastfeeding teaching and assistance to patients and families.

Responsible for the assessment and care of laboring and postpartum women and their newborn infants. Provided immediate care for the newborn as the second RN present at delivery. Provided teaching regarding self care after delivery and how to care for infant. Provided breastfeeding teaching and assistance to patients. Provided education to families from various backgrounds and cultures. Cared for and made appropriate adjustments to the birthing process for a diverse population. Provided one on one training to new staff members as a preceptor and as charge nurse acted as a resource/mentor to newer staff.

Responsible for assessment and care of 1-2 critically ill patients per shift. Medication administration, communication with and between doctors, specialists and therapists. Use of ventilators, chest tubes, wound drains, central lines, Foley catheters, tracheotomy tubes, gastrostomy tubes, and ventricular drains. Calculating and monitoring IV drips. Provided education to families.

Responsible for assessment and care of four to five 0-2 year old patients or 1-2 trached children in PRCU. Assignments ranged from acutely ill infants with medical diagnoses ranging from respiratory, cardiac, neurological, gastrointestinal systems, to surgical patients of any type, to chronically ill children with multiple problems. Educating families. Coordinating care of primary patients. As a member of the education committee, worked to develop educational programs for staff members and families.

Worked as Nursing Assistant, Vital Signs, Patient Care, Assisted with Bone Marrow Biopsies

Assisted with AIDS research study, specifically a pain study in the NIDCR, ran lab tests, assisted with collection of data from patients, organized findings.