Kinda Renaud-Sylvester
Chester
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Nurse with a broad range of health care skills. Good judgment, excellent patient interactions and critical thinking abilities. Demonstrates effective communication and collaboration with team members to deliver effective patient care. Consistently empathetic, actively listens and builds therapeutic relationships with patients. Functions well under pressure without compromising the care of my patients.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registererd Nurse
Medpro International Staffing
03.2023 - Current
- Assess and deliver patient centered care and involve family in care along with education.
- Meet with multidisciplinary team members to create the best care plan to satisfy the needs of the patient and their families.
- Utilize computerized documentation systems to monitor, record and communicate patient conditions as appropriate.
- Being part of a team, I coordinate patients discharge needs with members of the health care team.
- Nurse Preceptor for Nursing students and new Nurses.
Nurse
The General Hospital
11.2019 - 02.2023
- 10 Beds in The Emergency Room (November 2019- Feb-2023)
- Patient Ratio- 1 Nurse – 8 Patients
- Responsibilities:
- Triage patients according to their chief complaints and have the Physician assessed the priority patients to receive treatment.
- Administer prescribed medications, clean and suture lacerations, perform blood draws, Foley catheter insertions, insert IV's and assist physicians with procedures in the emergency room
- Assist in the care of multiple traumas, cardiac arrests, stroke codes, sexual assaults and conscious sedations
- Maintain Emergency room standards and protocols.
- Constantly communicate and collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal care was given to patients in a timely manner.
- Cases handled:
- Myocardial Infarction
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Septic Shock Syndrome
- Suicidal Attempts
- Sexual Assaults
- Head and brain injuries
- Hypo and hyperglycemic episodes
- Acute abdomen
- Deep lacerations
- Gun shot wounds
- Infected wounds
- Special Equipment:
- EKG Machines
- Defibrillator
- Suture set
- Rape Kitts
- Blood pressure apparatus
- The General hospital operates at the tertiary level which facilities the public with a bed total capacity of two hundred and forty (240).
St George University Health Clinic
02.2013 - 11.2019
- Responsibilities
- Triage patients according to their complaints.
- Maintain confidentially when hanging patient’s records. For example, Lab results.
- Administered Vaccines pre and post exposure. For example, rabies vaccine.
- Perform daily dressing changes and wound assessment.
- Perform blood routine and urgent blood draws and administer medication as ordered by the doctor (IV, IM, SC, PO and PR).
- Monitor and observe patients admitted to our observations.
- Cases Handled:
- Suicidal Attempts
- Alcohol Intoxication
- Allergic Reaction
- Infected wounds
- Dehydration
- Acute psychosis and depression
- TB skin test
- Pap smear screening
- Urinary tract infections
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Special Equipment:
- Electronic drug dispenser machine
- EKG Machine
- Weighing scale
- Blood pressure apparatus
- Portable oxygen device
- The clinic provides comprehensive healthcare services to a diverse patient population, including students, staff, faculty members, and private patients. Each day, the clinic performs a wide variety of medical procedures as well as basic minor surgical interventions to meet the needs of those it serves. The facility is equipped with six doctors’ offices, ensuring accessibility to medical professionals, two observation rooms for patient monitoring, and one dedicated emergency room (ER) bed for urgent care situations.
Nurse
10.2010 - 02.2012
- 4 Beds in Unit: The Intensive Care Unit (October 2010- February 2012)
- Patient Ratio: 1 nurse – 2 Patients
- Responsibilities:
- Caring patient with mechanical ventilator attached.
- Preparing and administering nebulizing solution thru the mechanical ventilator.
- Responsible in turning patient every 2 hours in the ICU.
- Checking and refilling water level of the humidifier of the mechanical ventilator.
- Bed bathing, changing patient’s soiled gown, soiled diaper and underpads.
- Changing new bed sheets and blanket of the patient.
- Determine what cause of the alarm of the mechanical ventilator.
- Responsible in referring patient’s status to the attending physician.
- Responsible in giving IVTT medications and per NGT medications.
- Checking the oxygen level at all times.
- Cases Handled:
- Gunshot wounds
- Fractures
- Cardiac cases like Myocardial infarction, Hypertension and other cardiac related diseases
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Burns/ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease
- Aneurysms ( Ruptured Brain aneurysm)
- Septic shock
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Respiratory Failure
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis ( DKA)
- Special Equipment:
- Elecrocardiogarm
- Suction machine
- Mechanical Ventilators
- Cardiac Monitors
- Portable oxygen device
Education
High School Diploma -
The St David’s Catholic Secondary School
Grenada01.2006
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Mona University of the West Indies
Jamaica01.2018
Associate Degree In Nursing - undefined
Grenada School of Nursing Under T. A Marryshow Community College
Grenada01.2010
Skills
- Medication administration
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient care
- Direct patient care
Certification
- Airway Management - January 1st,2012 Enrolled with RN.com since 2013. An accredited provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
- Time Management -July 19th,2013
- HIPPA - September,2025
- Nurse Preceptorship Training - August 11,2016
- Basic Life Support – January, 2025.
- Advanced Cardiac life support- January, 2025
- Advance Trauma Life Support - September-15-2013
- September-15-2017 Prehospital Trauma Life Support - Jan-15-2013 Jan-15-2017
- NIH Stroke Scale Training and Certification- 2025.
Timeline
Registererd Nurse
Medpro International Staffing
03.2023 - Current
Nurse
The General Hospital
11.2019 - 02.2023
St George University Health Clinic
02.2013 - 11.2019
Nurse
10.2010 - 02.2012
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Mona University of the West Indies
Associate Degree In Nursing - undefined
Grenada School of Nursing Under T. A Marryshow Community College
High School Diploma -
The St David’s Catholic Secondary School