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MADELINE LEJAT SARMIENTO
Lapnit, San Ildefonso, Bulacan
Philippines
Manila Address: 41 Asuncion St. MBS, Caloocan City, Metro Manila
Philippines
Present Address: Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region
Intensive Care Unit
P.O. Box 101
Khamis, Mushayt
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tel No 250-0001 Ext 2270/2206
052570696 Mobile
Email: madeline_1004@hotmail.com
tetchiecris@yahoo.com


QUALIFICATION

Registered Nurse. Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Fully qualified critical care specialist,
who has been working in the Intensive Care Unit for almost 13 years.

WORK EXPERIENCE


ICU SENIOR STAFF NURSE
Dcemeber 2000 up to present
Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region
King Fahad Military Hospital
Khamis, Mushayt
K.S.A


Work Environment

A 500 bed capacity hospital with its multi-disciplinary ICU, consisting 8 bed capacity including 2 isolation beds with an occupancy of 90-100 %. Its unit serves both adult and pediatric patients and offers general medical/surgical specialties and cardiac surgical program of 3-4 patients per week. Neuro-surgical services, Elective cases and Pediatric critical care in all cases are also provided. Oftentimes admits post code patients and everyday provide a post code blue bed.


ICU STAFF NURSE
October 1992 – June 2000
King Fahad Hofuf Hospital
Al-Hofuf, Al-Hassa
K.S.A.


Work Environment

The biggest and main referral hospital in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. With 600 bed capacity and more than 100 % occupancy. Offering services in all medical and surgical branches. ICU-CCU has 12 bed capacity and high occupancy and is furnished with all updated and sophisticated equipments used for invasive and non-invasive techniques needed for delivering emergency management and invasive therapy.



ICU CCU STAFF NURSE
February 1989 - September 1992
Delos Santos Medical Center
Quezon City, Philippines


Work Environment

A private hospital with a 250 bed capacity offering services in all medical and surgical cases. ICU-CCU has a 6 bed capacity and 90 - 100% occupancy, furnished with equipments used for emergency management, intensive therapy for critically ill patients.


JOB DESCRIPTION

· Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care
· Participate in the teaching program of the unit.
· Act as a mentor to and facilitate orientation of all new staff and members of the unit.
· Establish and maintain effective communication with all disciplines to the patients and relatives.
· Provide appropriate care to adult and pediatric patients.
· Processing and interpretation of arterial blood gas samples.
· Assist in tracheostomy insertion and maintain proper care.
· Assist and prepare equipment needed for endotracheal insertion.
· Perform intercostals chest drain/tubes removal with caution.
· Take care and facilitate recovery of post operative cardiac-thoracic surgery
· patients ( CABG, valve repair/replacement, ASD/VSD closure).
· Has working knowledge of hemodynamic monitoring:
a) Assist in the insertion of arterial CVP, ICP and Swan Ganz.
b) Monitoring of CVP, ICP, Abdominal Pressure and Cardiac Output studies.
· Record and interprets 12 lead ECG.
· Identify and intervene appropriately for lethal arrhythmias.
· Has working knowledge of different monitors, defibrillators and pacemakers.
· Performs venipuncture and arterial stab for routine sampling.
· Establish peripheral intravenous lines for adult and pediatric patients.
· Has knowledge of the different drugs used in ICU and able to calculate drug dosages accurately (Dopamine, Dobutamine, Epinephrine, noradrenalin, GTN, Amiodarone, Lignocaine, nipride).
· Has wide knowledge of neuro-surgical patient care and applies appropriately to:
a) Care of head injury patients.
b) Management of multiple traumas.
c) Use and interpretation of Glasgow Coma Scale.
d) Recognition of increased ICP.
e) Post operative elective surgery needs ventilation and close monitoring.
· Assist in the performance of exchange transfusion.
· Has working knowledge and experience on hemofiltration and peritoneal dialysis (SCUF, CVVH, and CVVHDDF).
· Ensure that all documentation is completed accurately and legibly.
· In service training sponsor by nursing education to the ICU-CCU staff.
· Rotated to CCU and experience as CCU nurse.
· Assumes Charge Nurse duties on a rotation basis.


MACHINES/EQUIPMENTS HANDLED
· Servo Ventilators
o 900C
o 300
o 300A
· Drager Ventilators
o Evita 2 Dura
o Babylog 200
o Portable Ventilator-Oxylog 1000
· Bourns Ventilator
· ECG Machine
o Hewlett Packard
o Lifepak 9=Cardiac Monitor Defibrillator
o Lifepak 10=Cardiac Monitor Defibrillator
· Prisma Machine=Dialysis Machine of the ff:
o SCUF
o CVVH
o CVVHD
o CVVHDF
· Spacelabs Monitors
o Portable Spacelab Monitor
· Syringe Pump
o Grasby Pump
· IV Infusion Pump
o Lifecare 5000
o Annie Pump
· Feeding Pump
o Flexiflo Feeding Machine
o Kangaroo Feeding Machine
· Arterial Blood Gas Machine
o Chiron Diagnostic ABG Machine
o ABL Radiometer Copenhagen ABG Machine
· Electrolytes Machine
o PRS 15 Radiometer Copenhagen Electrolytes Machine
· Suction Machine
o Low Vacuum Machine
o High Vacuum Machine
· Glucose Machine
o Medisense Precision Pcx
o Medisense Precision QID Tm
· Telemetry
· Bair Hugger Warmer Machine
· Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND


BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING 1984 - 1988
University of Pangasinan
Dagupan City, Pangasinan
Philippines

Secondary School 1980 - 1984
Rosales National Highschool
Rosales, Pangasinan
Philippines
Primary School 1974 - 1980
North Central Elementary School
San Ildefonso, Bulacan
Philippines


PERSONAL HISTORY


Age : 34 years old
Date of Birth : August 02, 1968
Place of Birth : San Ildefonso, Bulacan
Sex : Female
Status : Single
Nationality : Filipino
Religion : Catholic


CHARACTER REFERENCES

1. Rieyaad Sylvester
ICU Head Nurse
King Fahad Hospital
Khamis Mushayt
K.S.A.
2. Amanda Vaux
ICU Assistant Head Nurse
King Fahad Hospital
Khamis Mushayt
K.S.A.
3. Dr. Ramadan Al-Megrabi
ICU-CCU Specialist
King Fahad Hofuf Hospital
Al-Hofuf, Al-Hassa
K.S.A.
4. Sally Thomas
ICU Head Nurse
King Fahad Hofuf Hospital
Al-Hofuf, Al-Hassa
K.S.A.
5. Cristina Dulay
Female Medical Ward Nurse
King Fahad Hofuf Hospital
Al-Hofuf, Al-Hassa
K.S.A.

I hereby certify that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge

Madeline L. Sarmiento









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