Marisse Matus

• Maintained a high standard of ethical practice by respecting patient confidentiality and upholding nursing code of conduct guidelines.
• Streamlined communication between surgical team members, facilitating efficient transitions of care from the operating room to the PACU.
• Demonstrated expertise in various types of surgeries such as orthopedic, cardiac,plastic and cosmetic, bariatric, general surgeries and ENT,s procedures,etc. ensuring comprehensive post-operative care for diverse patient populations.
• Promoted teamwork among nursing staff by sharing knowledge, providing guidance, and assisting colleagues when needed.
• Preceptoring new grads and new staff.
• Continuously updated nursing skills through regular professional development opportunities, ensuring delivery of evidence-based care in the PACU setting.
• Maintained a safe and clean work area by adhering to infection control policies, reducing risks of crosscontamination.
• Managed critical situations calmly and efficiently, stabilizing patients experiencing complications or adverse reactions after anaesthesia administration.
• Reduced complications by consistently assessing post-operative patients for potential issues.
• Increased patient satisfaction scores by providing empathetic support and addressing concerns or questions promptly.
• Enhanced patient recovery by closely monitoring vital signs and pain levels after surgery.
• Administered medications as prescribed, maintaining accurate documentation to ensure patient safety and adherence to protocols.
• Educated patients and families on postoperative care practices, promoting understanding and adherence to instructions.

Under the supervision of my Nurse Manager and Senior Nurse, my role and responsibilities as an Admission and Recovery room Registered Nurse are as follow;

Prepares the area(s) for patients.

• Washes hands before assuming morning tasks and prior to delivering of care.
• Opens the unit for the day as per policy. Wipes counters and equipment with germicide.Keeps area clean, neat and patient ready.
• Stocks and restocks area. Assures the availability of all necessary equipment and supplies. Identifies items needing to be reordered or procured.
• Assists in the proper preparation of supplies, equipment and medication involved in patient care.
• Keeps senior nurse, VMO and care person informed of patient’s needs and progress.
• Correctly identifies patient. Provides additional instruction. Introduces self and team members to patient and care persons. Identifies patient verbally and with ID bracelet (Name and DOB) and offers brief explanation regarding health team member roles

Plans for patient care.

• Admission: Admits patient to pre-procedure area performs and documents assessments. Verifies with patient and care person the procedure to be performed. Prepares patient for Endoscopy/ Colonoscopy.
• Recovery room: Receives report from procedure room nurse and evaluates needs of patients, administering care accordingly. Compares stability of vital signs with pre-op to establish parameters.
• Assesses and documents patient status. Carries out treatments and/or orders.
• Assure patient safety.
• Performs pre- and post- procedure assessments giving discharged instruction and teaching. Includes the care person in teaching to ensure adequate home care.

Performs other related duties:

• Assist with area clean-up and restocking.
• Cleans cupboards and maintains logs.

Under the supervision of the Chief Nurse, assumes responsibility in the management of nursing care and services in the Operating Room (OR), Delivery Room (DR), Emergency Room (ER), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and wards by:

• Checks the Senior Nurse’s plans for patient care and sees to it that they are properly executed.
• Keeps informed of patient needs and problems.
• Reinforces health instructions given to patient and their families as need arises.
• Verifies implementation of request of referrals to evaluate continuity of care.
• Serves as consultant and adviser to the Senior Nurse in developing, devising and adopting works techniques and methods for the solution of problems related to patient care.

Personnel Management

• Interprets standard and new operating procedures and policies, reviews work performances of personnel to determine if it conforms to recognize standards.
• Plans the programs and works of all nursing personnel of the unit
• Reviews schedule of work hours, off duties, vacation leaves, etc. of all nursing personnel not assigned in the unit.
• Evaluates work accomplishments of each nursing employee in the ward.
• Handles issues in the ward, e.g. habitual absenteeism etc. and gives support and counsel to personnel with problems.
• Instigate harmonious relationship and self-discipline among nursing personnel under my supervision.

Helps in providing and maintaining a safe, orderly and clean environment for patient and personnel.

Helps in providing adequate supplies and equipment by:

• Determining the need for supplies and environment based upon part experiences and future plans for programs and patient care.
• Making proper representation to administration of the needs of the department
• Coordinating with the specialty department (maintenance and property) to meet the needs for supplies and equipment for the department.

Under the supervision of the Nurse Supervisor and Chief Nurse, assumes responsibility in the management of nursing care and services in the E.R by

• Strengthened unit care standards and policies with focus on patient safety and dignity.
• Evaluated staff performance regularly, identifying areas for growth and providing constructive feedback when necessary.
• Built rapport with patients and family members to deliver exceptional care.
• Enhanced staff efficiency through effective scheduling, workload distribution, and resource allocation.
• Serves as consultant and adviser to Junior Nurses in developing, devising and adopting work techniques and methods for the solution of problems related to patient care
• Instigate harmonious relationship and self-discipline among nursing personnel.
• Helps in providing and maintaining a safe, orderly and clean environment for patient and personnel.
• Helps in providing adequate supplies and equipment by:

a. Determining the need for supplies and environment based upon part experiences and future plans for programs and patient care.

b. Making proper representation to the administration of the needs of the department.

c. Coordinating with the specialty department (maintenance and property) to meet the needs for supplies and equipment for the department.