ADELFA VICARIO
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia
Summary
A dedicated professional with a strong foundation in critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Demonstrates flexibility, tact, patience, and enthusiasm in the workplace while effectively balancing independent and collaborative tasks. Proficient in computer skills at both basic and intermediate levels, with expertise in specimen collection, surgical aftercare, enteral feeding knowledge, and basic life support. Committed to compassion and patient education, consistently seeking new methods to enhance practice. Career goals include advancing expertise in healthcare delivery and patient care management.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical, HDU
King Saud Medical City- Pediatric Hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
07.2016 - 12.2025
- Manages the patients, taking care of their comfort, wellbeing and health.
- Administers holistic care, conducts plans documents full nursing head to toe assessments, providing treatment and medication to the patient to ensure that the patient’s receive their treatment and care.
- Documents patient’s assessment findings, physical, psychological, psychosocial and plans nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution.
- Reports patient’s condition to appropriate personnel during each shift in order to maintain continuity of patient care.
- Maintains current general ans specific competencies of the involved unit and attends meetings, lectures, seminars, and the educational activities that will enhance individual educational status.
- Attends the physician during their daily rounds and assists in all procedures pertaining to the patients.
- Administers correct medications as prescribed by following 10 rights of medication administration.
- Makes arrangements and help the patient in preparing and transferring for any diagnostic procedures.
- Maintains and adheres to the policies of KSMC including infection control policies.
- Prevents hospital acquired pressure ulcer by skin assessment and completing hourly rounds.
- Monitor burn wounds, pressure ulcers and other surgical wounds, applies dressing aseptically and verify whether there is infection or not.
- Checks vital signs and record them properly using Pediatric Early warning Score (PEWS) to identify the deteriorating patients on the ward and escalate appropriately.
- Coordinates referrals concerning patients care and other rehabilitative interventions.
- Monitors patient safety at all time and keep close observation especially adults or children in their care.
- Respects the decision of the family about ‘End of life care’.
- Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care.
- Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to the resuscitation protocol.
- Assesses patient’s relatives on their adaptation level and coping mechanism in order to determine priority of health teaching.
- Ensures that patient’s surroundings/environment is safe and cleanliness is maintained by the assigned cleaner, and ensure the nursing role in cleaning equipment.
- Works closely with the health care assistants, delegating and monitoring their tasks as appropriate.
- Maintain confidentiality of all patient/staff communications at all time.
- Helps patients and families to understand and participate in their treatment regimen, and provide education/information on home care after discharge by providing effective health education.
- Participates actively in the unit based councils in order to plan, improve and maintain the quality patient care in the assigned unit.
- Apply nursing evidence based practice, involves in learning and research activities inside KSMC.
- Shows continuous professional growth, and keep the knowledge updated to meet the current needs and requirements like BLS, Saudi health commission registration.
Staff Nurse, Medical
King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital
Taif, Taif province
03.2015 - 03.2016
- Administered prescribed medications, monitored vital signs, evaluated effectiveness of treatments and therapies administered.
- Displayed strong critical thinking skills to assess changes in condition or response to treatment quickly.
- Documented patient care plans, treatments, and progress notes in medical records.
- Maintained accurate records of patient assessments and interventions.
- Adhered to hospital and departmental policies and regulatory requirements, maintaining safe work environment.
- Examined patient vital signs and reported patient condition changes and responses.
- Developed and maintained positive relationships with patients, families, and healthcare staff.
- Assisted physicians with exams, treatments, procedures, and diagnostic tests.
- Adhered to infection control protocols to prevent cross contamination between patients.
- Demonstrated excellent organizational and communication skills in managing multiple tasks.
- Provided emotional support and comfort to patients and family members.
- Updated patient charts and information in company databases, maintaining confidentiality.
- Ensured all documentation was completed accurately and timely according to established policies and procedures.
- Provided emotional support and comfort measures to patients during end-of-life situations.
- Utilized evidence-based practice guidelines to ensure the highest level of patient safety and satisfaction.
- Participated in regular performance improvement activities within the unit setting.
- Demonstrated awareness of patient and family rights, age-specific needs, and cultural beliefs.
- Developed individualized plans of care for each patient based on assessment data.
- Assisted physicians with examinations, procedures and other medical tasks.
- Administered medications to patients and monitored for reactions or side effects.
Staff Nurse, Pediatric Medical and Adult Medical
Muhayel General Hospital
Asir, Asir Province
08.2006 - 06.2014
- Administered prescribed medications, monitored vital signs, evaluated effectiveness of treatments and therapies administered.
- Displayed strong critical thinking skills to assess changes in condition or response to treatment quickly.
- Documented patient care plans, treatments, and progress notes in medical records.
- Performed resuscitative and CPR techniques during emergency situations.
- Adhered to hospital and departmental policies and regulatory requirements, maintaining safe work environment.
- Examined patient vital signs and reported patient condition changes and responses.
- Developed and maintained positive relationships with patients, families, and healthcare staff.
- Assisted physicians with exams, treatments, procedures, and diagnostic tests.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide comprehensive patient care.
- Adhered to infection control protocols to prevent cross contamination between patients.
- Demonstrated excellent organizational and communication skills in managing multiple tasks.
- Mentored junior staff members on effective communication techniques when interacting with patients and families.
- Served as a preceptor for new nurses by providing orientation training on departmental policies and procedures.
- Ensured all documentation was completed accurately and timely according to established policies and procedures.
- Utilized evidence-based practice guidelines to ensure the highest level of patient safety and satisfaction.
- Managed a caseload of 10-15 patients per shift while providing appropriate levels of supervision for assigned staff members.
- Participated in regular performance improvement activities within the unit setting.
- Demonstrated awareness of patient and family rights, age-specific needs, and cultural beliefs.
Staff Nurse
Hamed Specialized Polyclinic
Muhayel Asir, Asir Province
12.2002 - 02.2005
- Administered prescribed Intramuscular and Intravenous medications, checks vital signs.
- Displayed strong critical thinking skills to assess changes in condition or response to treatment quickly.
- Providing home visits to families for wound dressings and injection as prescribed.
- Do casting, cord dressing, wound dressing, and Ear piercing.
- Performed treatments and administered injections according to physician instructions.
- Assisted physicians with exams, treatments, procedures, and diagnostic tests.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Colegio de San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila
Catarman Northern Samar, Philippines 10/1994 - 03/1998
Skills
- Demonstrates flexibility, tact, patience and enthusiasm at work
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Able and willing to seek out new methods, principles and incorporate them into existing practice
- Computer skills; Basic and Intermediate level
- Specimen collection
- Compassion, patient and family education
- Surgical aftercare
- Enteral feeding knowledge
- Basic life support
- Surgical prep and assistance
Certification
- Nursing Licensure Examination, Professional regulation Commission, Manila Philippines, License number: 0329578
- Saudi Council for Health Specialty, License number: 03RN17020
- National Council Licensure examination, State of New York, License number: 933579-01
- American Heart Association, Basic life Support
LANGUAGES
English Advanced
Arabic Intermediate
Tagalog Fluent
REFERENCES
References available upon request
Timeline
Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical, HDU
King Saud Medical City- Pediatric Hospital
07.2016 - 12.2025
Staff Nurse, Medical
King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital
03.2015 - 03.2016
Staff Nurse, Pediatric Medical and Adult Medical
Muhayel General Hospital
08.2006 - 06.2014
Staff Nurse
Hamed Specialized Polyclinic
12.2002 - 02.2005
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Colegio de San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila
10/1994 - 03/1998