Mira Shrestha
Mesa
Summary
Certified Wound Care Nurse with over 8 years of healthcare industry experience. Proficient in educating patients, family and nursing staff about preventive measures and techniques to optimize wound healing. Hardworking with flexible schedule to accommodate service needs.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Wound Care Nurse
Sandridge Post Acute
04.2022 - Current
- Enhanced patient healing by implementing advanced wound care techniques and evidence-based practices.
- Reduced wound infection rates through strict adherence to aseptic protocols and proper wound dressing procedures.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive treatment plans, resulting in improved patient outcomes.
- Contributed to clinic efficiency by streamlining documentation processes and maintaining accurate patient records.
- Educated patients and caregivers on proper at-home wound care, promoting self-management and reducing complications.
- Assisted physicians in performing complex debridement procedures, ensuring optimal patient safety and comfort during the process.
- Coordinated with healthcare providers to develop individualized care plans, addressing the unique needs of each patient.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives focused on enhancing overall wound care services within the facility.
- Provided emotional support to patients coping with chronic or complex wounds, facilitating resilience during rehabilitation efforts.
- Mentored junior staff members on best practices in wound management, contributing to a culture of continuous learning within the organization.
- Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
- Implemented plans to prevent pressure ulcers and other wound developments.
RN Floor Nurse
Mesa Christian Health And Rehabilitation Centre
06.2020 - 10.2021
- Reduced medication errors through vigilant monitoring and proper documentation of administered treatments.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop optimal care plans, resulting in improved patient outcomes.
- Promoted a safe environment by consistently adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Facilitated timely discharges through efficient coordination with case managers, social workers, and physicians.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Registered Nurse
Genesis Healthcare
10.2018 - 02.2020
- Manage patients' pain relief by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly.
- Administer intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.
- Document data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.
- Diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability.
- Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary health care teams to plan, manage, or assess patient treatments.
- Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests and screening procedures based on assessment results, differential diagnoses, and knowledge about age, gender and health status of clients.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Aspen University
Denver, CO06.2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kathmandu Institute of Technical Science
Kathmandu, Nepal05.2008
Skills
- Healthcare management
- Wound Dressing Techniques
- Pressure Ulcer Management
- Continuing education
- Clinical judgment
Timeline
Wound Care Nurse
Sandridge Post Acute
04.2022 - Current
RN Floor Nurse
Mesa Christian Health And Rehabilitation Centre
06.2020 - 10.2021
Registered Nurse
Genesis Healthcare
10.2018 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Aspen University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Kathmandu Institute of Technical Science
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