PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Registered Nurse with over 16 years of extensive experience worked in hospitals and Nursing facilities in different country, Africa Sweden and USA. My professional experience is based on several departments like Emergency, Med/Surg. ICU, IMCU, Nursery, Pediatric, Psychiatric, Geriatric unities.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCES
IMCU Nurse Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring MD, 10/2017 -Current
· Note any changes in patient conditions and alert physicians and nursing supervisors.
· Assist with efforts to minimize mortality through hemodynamic monitoring and support.
· Coordinate with patient’s family and nursing staff to develop patient care plans.
· Prepare daily patient assessments and record test results and patient vitals.
· Administer medication and provide treatments according to the physician order.
· Arrange and organize patients’ admission, discharge and transfer plans.
· Perform tracheostomy care & suction respiratory secretions
· Administer inhalants and respiratory treatments
· Operate ventilators, perform suction and educate patients on breathing exercises
Nursing Home Nurse Saint Thomas Health Care, Hyattsville MD, 07/2016 -Current
· Coordinate with patients and families to implement nursing care plan.
· Administer medication and provide treatments according to the physician order.
· Arrange and organize patients’ admission, discharge and transfer plans.
· On admission obtain and document initial patients’ height, weight, physical and neurological assessment.
· Perform tracheostomy care & suction respiratory secretions
· Administer inhalants and respiratory treatments
· Operate ventilators, perform suction and educate patients on breathing exercises
· Consult with physicians to develop patient treatment plans
Clinical Nurse Child day care center,Soderhamn, Sweden, 06/2013-09/2013
· Assessed and implemented nursing care plans for sick or injured child.
· Maintained child Safety and recorded child mental and physical development.
· Provided health education to the children, their family members, and other care providers.
ICU/IMCU Nurse Imperial Advanced Hospital, Sudan, 11/2010-09/2012
· Provided intensive patient care including administering intravenous fluids and medications
· Ensured that ventilators, monitors and other types of medical equipment function properly
· Responding to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment
· Collaborating with fellow members of the critical care team
· Managed emergency nursing procedures in order to control and maintain patients’ conditions.
· Monitored and recorded patients’ vitals closely.
Emergency Nurse Sembel Hospital, Asmara, Eritrea, 09/2007-09/2010
· Carried out and implemented physicians’ orders according to hospital protocol.
· Rerecorded any allergic history.
· Initiated IV line, obtained Lab. requests and drew blood samples as per physician order.
· Provided nursing care under stressful circumstances like urgent and life-or-death situations.
· Assisted physicians and other therapists during examination and medical procedures.
Floated Nurse Sembel Hospital, Asmara, Eritrea, 06/2004-08/2007
· Provided intensive nursing care accordance with physician directives.
· Provided age and culturally appropriate direct patient care.
· Floated to other departments as required.
· Assessed patient pain level and administered medication as per Physician order.
· Performed deep/superficial wound packing, dressing, wound irrigation, suture/staple removal.
Charge Nurse Shieb Health Center, Eritrea, 01/2002-04/2004
· Performed monthly inventory to identify supplies needed for the facility.
· Participated in new employees training and orientation twice a year.
· Supervised and managed the whole staff with in the health facility.
· Provided routine vaccination and immunization services.
Other Work Experience
Customer service Four Corners Market, Maryland, 12/2013-06/2016
· Greeted and pleasantly deal with customers to ensure satisfaction.
· Scan goods and handle cash transaction with customers.
· Resolved customer complaints and provided with relevant information.
Psychosocial counselor Psychiatric Hospital Asmara, 11/2006-09/2010
· Provided individual/group psychosocial counseling services.
· Identified clients with mental health and psychosocial problems.
· Organized and conducted several mental health campaigns in the community.
Clinical Skills and Competency
· Peripheral IV insertion, maintain site care and removal.
· Safe administration of medication and blood transfusions.
· Nasogastric tube insertion, & removal and total Parenteral Nutrition administration.
· Operate ventilators, perform suction and tracheostomy.
· Wound care and wound Vac
· Computer skills using various word applications, internet and email processing.
EDUCATION
· Associate Degree in Clinical Nursing, from College of Nursing and Health Technology, Asmara, Eritrea.
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS
· Registered Nurse, State of Maryland, 2016
· BLS, First Aid & CPR certification, American Heart Association, 2016
LANGUAGE SKILL
· English, Tigrigna, Amharic and Arabic