ABDULAZIZ ALOTAIBI

• Patient Load Management: Effectively manage a patient caseload of 6-7 patients per shift, ensuring each patient receives personalized and timely care.
• Admissions and Discharges: Responsibly handle 1-2 patient admissions and discharges per shift, providing thorough orientation to new patients and comprehensive discharge instructions to ensure continuity of care.
• Comprehensive Assessments: Conduct detailed head-to-toe assessments on each patient, utilizing clinical judgment to identify needs and concerns.
• Wound Care Expertise: Perform wound care procedures, including dressing changes and assessments, to promote optimal healing and prevent complications.
• IV Pump Management: Skillfully manage intravenous (IV) therapy, including the setup and adjustment of IV pumps based on patient requirements and clinical protocols.
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Usage: Utilize the EMR system (Epic) efficiently for documenting patient information, updating care plans, and communicating with the healthcare team.
• Stroke Patient Care: Provide specialized care for stroke patients, monitoring and assessing for both current and new symptoms, utilizing the NIH Stroke Scale to evaluate the impact on neurological function.
• Management of Various Medical Conditions: Deliver compassionate care to patients with diverse conditions, including:

-Seizures, ensuring safety and administering medications as needed.
-Small bowel obstruction and diverticulitis, monitoring for changes and complications.
-Post-operative care for appendectomy and cholecystectomy, variety of operative patients, assisting in recovery and pain management.
-Alcohol withdrawal cases, employing the CIWA protocol for thorough assessment and intervention.

• Heparin Drip Management: Administer and monitor patients on heparin drips, titrating dosages based on lab results and clinical guidelines to ensure safe and effective anticoagulation.
• Catheterization Procedures: Effectively insert nasogastric (NG) tubes, Foley catheters, and straight catheters, ensuring patient comfort and adherence to aseptic technique.
• Managing Drains and Vacuum Systems: Care for patients with Jackson-Pratt (JP) drains and wound vacuums, monitoring output and ensuring proper function to support recovery.
• Heart Rhythm Monitoring: Continuously monitor heart rhythms, interpret electrocardiograms (ECGs), and detect arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation (A-fib), ventricular tachycardia (V-tach), and ventricular fibrillation (V-fib).
• Laboratory Specimen Collection: Draw blood samples from peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) and central venous catheters (CVC) for lab analysis, ensuring accurate collection to facilitate timely diagnosis and treatment.
• Patient Education and Support: Educate patients and families about their conditions, treatments, and recovery processes, fostering a supportive environment to enhance understanding and compliance.
• Crisis Management: Be prepared to handle critical situations requiring immediate intervention, including code blue responses, effectively collaborating with the healthcare team to stabilize patients.
• Promoting Patient Comfort: Assess and address patient comfort needs, including pain management and emotional support, to enhance the overall patient experience during their hospital stay.
• Infection Prevention: Implement infection control protocols diligently to minimize the risk of hospital-acquired infections, ensuring patient safety and compliance with healthcare standards.

• Assisting with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): Provided direct support to patients in performing essential activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, and feeding to promote independence and comfort.
• Monitoring and Documentation: Assisted nursing staff in accurately monitoring and documenting vital signs, intake and output, and any other pertinent patient information to ensure comprehensive care.
• Mobility Support: Helped patients with mobility by safely transferring them from beds to wheelchairs and assisting with ambulation to enhance their physical movement and rehabilitation.
• Maintaining a Safe Environment: Ensured a clean, organized, and safe patient care environment, prioritizing patient safety and comfort throughout their stay.
• Patient Transport Assistance: Facilitated the safe transport of patients to and from various diagnostic procedures and other hospital departments, ensuring timely access to necessary care.
• Support in Clinical Procedures: Aided nursing staff in various clinical tasks, including wound care, catheter care, and specimen collection, contributing to the efficiency of patient care.
• Emotional Support and Companionship: Provided emotional support and companionship to patients, families, and visitors, fostering a compassionate and supportive atmosphere during hospital stays.

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