Gina Saul
Nurse
Riyadh
Summary
Skilled nursing professional with more than 21 years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Driven, hardworking and veteran effcient Registered Nurse bringing demonstrated patient care, medication monitoring and treatment management expertise. Adaptable and resilient with strong attention to detail, clinical expertise and emergency response experience. Bringing 22-year record of success in nursing and desiring staff nurse 2 position with medical-surgical facility.
Hardworking nursing professional bringing 22+ years of experience delivering exceptional care to medica-surgical patients. Knowledgeable about pre and post operative requirements and skilled at maximizing patient comfort and safety while meeting strict cost control standards. Well-organized and forward-thinking in managing patient needs.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Staff Nurse
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
Riyadh
02.2013 - Current
- Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
- Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures and nursing best practices.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care and discharge instructions.
- Promoted patient independence by teaching self-care skills.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Coordinated with physicians to perform bedside procedures such as intravenous injections, vascular line insertions and bronchoscopies.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
- Ordered, interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
- Formulated plans for nursing measures to restore, maintain and promote patients' physical and mental health.
- Identified learning needs of patients and families and responded with advocacy and health education.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Assessed medical status of patients pre- and post-operation by checking vital parameters and supervising food intake.
Head Nurse
Biñan Doctors Hospital Incorporated
Biñan Laguna
05.2008 - 01.2013
Education
Bachelor - Nursing
Perpetual Help College
Biñan Laguna, Philippines 06.1990 - 03.1994
Skills
Medication and IV administration
Patient education
Intake and discharge
Case management
Hospice and palliative care
Vaccine administration
Patient Management
Wound Care
Emergency Procedures
Infection control measures
Direct Patient Care
Medication Administration
Patient counseling
Chronic disease management
Family Education
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
02.2013 - Current
Head Nurse
Biñan Doctors Hospital Incorporated
05.2008 - 01.2013
Bachelor - Nursing
Perpetual Help College
06.1990 - 03.1994