VIRGINIA C. GARCIA Unit 22, Balana Townhouse, Concepcion, Marikina City, Philippines09154070516(02) 9426073

OBJECTIVE

To secure a position as Staff Nurse in a reputable hospital or medical center where I can exercise my profession as a nurse in serving their clients.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth : June 9, 1970Place of Birth : San Leonardo, Nueva EcijaAge/Sex : 42/femaleCivil Status : SingleNationality : FilipinoReligion : ChristianLanguages : Tagalog and English

EDUCATION

College : Bachelor of Science in Nursing MANUEL V. GALLEGO FOUNDATION COLLEGES Gapan, Nueva Ecija Graduated on March 1991

High School : JUAN R. LIWAG MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL Gapan, Nueva Ecija Graduated on March 1987

Elementary : NIEVES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija Graduated on March 1983

LICENSURE

REGISTERED NURSEa. Passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses

(NCLEX-RN) taken in Saipan, CNMI. Licensed to practice Professional Nursing by the Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners, Saipan CNMI.

CMNI RN License Number R07368 (expiring on June 30, 2015)

b. Passed the Philippine Nursing Board Examination given by the ProfessionalRegulation Commission-Board of Nursing on June 1991 with a rating of 75.00%

PRC License Number 0188096 (expiring on June 9, 2015)

PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

Private Nurse to my mother who diagnosed of gingival cancer - 2007- October 2012Nurse III (Assistant Head Nurse) - August 16, 2001- January 2007Nurse II (Staff Nurse) - September 1, 1992-August 15, 2001UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITALDepartment of Patient Services, Medical-Surgical Unit (5LCB2)

The Philippine General Hospital is the premier tertiary government healthcare institution in the Philippines governed by the University of the Philippine System.UP-PGH has a total bed capacity of 1, 432.

5LCB2 is a 36-bed capacity Medical-Surgical that provides competent and quality nursing care to patients ranging from the acute to the critically-ill.

Duties and Responsibilities:

As NURSE III

A. Supervision of Patient Care1. Directs the planning of the total nursing care for all patients confines in the unit,2. Supervises, directs and evaluates the total implementation of nursing care plans,3. Coordinates all services concerned with the total care of patients,4. Supervises personnel-patient and family relationships,5. Reviews and analyses trends pertinent to delivery of nursing care process within the

unit and initiates appropriate innovations,6. Does direct nursing care.

B. Personal Management1. Directs and supervises planning and implementation of work plans in the unit,2. Directs and supervises the evaluation of personnel performance including guidance

and counselling,3. Plans programs, implements and evaluates in-service activities for staff

development,4. Coordinates with the Department of Nursing specifically the Division of nursing

Education and Training in the learning activities of the staff,5. Directs activities that promote motivation and good interpersonal relation among staff

in the unit.

C. Unit Management1. Approves requisition for supplies and equipments,2. Prepares job orders and follow it up,3. Supervises the maintenance of ward cleanliness,4. Assist in the annual budget preparation.

D. Teaching1. Coordinates with the Critical Instructors for clinical training of nursing students,2. Provides facilities needed for the effective and maximum learning of students,3. Confers and participates with the faculty in the evaluation of the clinical performance

of students.

E. ResearchCoordinates with the Division of Nursing Research and Development with regards to researchers done in the unit.

F. Miscellaneous1. Participates in seminars, in-service trainings and symposium.2. Assumes the responsibilities of the Nurse VI in the latter’s absence.

As NURSE II

A. Patient Care1. Performs total, direct and effective nursing care,2. Assess individual needs for nursing, self-help and rehabilitation,3. Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care rendered involving the patient and his

family,4. Collaborates with members of the health team in developing total care plan for the

patient,5. Executes legal orders of the physician concerning medication and treatment,6. Participates in patient admission, discharge planning and family teaching,7. Records and reports facts about the patient including case evaluation,8. Supervises patient and his family in carrying out activities that promote recovery.

B. Miscellaneous1. Supervises duties of the nursing attendants and utility workers,2. Assist nursing students in developing nursing skills and judgment by demonstration

and direct supervision,3. Assumes the responsibilities of the Nurse IV/Nurse III in the latter are absence.

WORK RELATED EXPERIENCES

Intravenous Therapy Nurse Performs venipuncture and stars venoclysis for patients requiring intravenous therapy, Administers various medications via the IV route, starts blood transfusions, parental

nutrition as directed by the physician, Assist physicians in the administration of the chemotherapeutic drugs, Assesses and monitors hydration status of patients and makes necessary reports and

recommendations.

Certified Diabetes Nurse Educator

Provides information and teaches the patient and his family about the diabetes disease process, complications, management and care with emphasis on controlling blood glucose levels, lifestyle modification, proper diet and foot care,

Performs blood glucose monitoring, administers anti-diabetes medication and insulin therapy as directed by the physician,

Performs foot assessment and assesses for vascular insufficiencies using a Doppler machine,

Answers DM education referrals coursed through the diabetes clinic for both in and out patients,

Acts as preceptor in training nurses undergoing the diabetes nurse educator certification program.

CASES HANDLED

Internal Medicine: Patient confined with Cardio-pulmonary, renal, endocrine, infectious disease including cancer patients and those with multi-organ failure and those on haemodialysis.

Ophthalmology: Patients who underwent lens extraction, cryo-surgery, trabeculectomy, pars-plana vitrectomy.

Otorhinolaryngology: Patients who underwent thyroidectomy, palatoplasty, mandibulectomy, radical mastoidectomy, parotidectomy, foreign body extraction, esophagoscopy, tracheostomy, laryngoscopy, wide excision.

Neurosurgery: Patients who underwent craniotomy, craniectomy, evacuation of subdural/epidural hematoma, VP shunting, tube ventriculostomy, transphenoidal excision of tumours.

General Surgery: Patients who underwent cholecystectomy, mastectomy, gastrectomy, appendectomy, herniorraphy, exploratory laparotomy, colostomy, ileostomy, mass excision.

Trauma Surgery: Patients who underwent chest tube thoracostomy.

Uro-surgery: Patients who underwent cystoscopy, TURP, TURBT, RGP, nephrectomy, pelveolithotomy.

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft, pericardiectomy, pericardiostomy.

Orthopaedics: Patients who underwent open reduction, closed reduction, debridement, hip replacement, including patients with skeletal, skin tractions and casts.

Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Patients who underwent normal deliveries, caesarean section, fractional curettage, total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salphyngo oophorectomy.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

29th Post Graduate Course in Clinical Nursing PracticeNKTIJanuary 2011

Career Building Skills and Transition IssuesManila Doctors HospitalSeptember 2010

ACLS: Developing Cognitive and Psychomotor ProficiencyPhilippine Heart CenterOctober 2010

Toxemia of Nursing ProfessionUP-PGH2010

Infection Control SeminarUP-PGH, Department of Pay Patient ServicesAugust, 2006

Enhancing the DNE’s Counselling SkillsUP-PGH, Division of Nursing Education and TrainingJune, 2004

Back to Basic in Nursing PracticeUP-PGH, DNETMay, 2004

Personality Development WorkshopUP-PGH, DPPSMay, 2004

Chemotherapy: An UpdateUP-PGH, DNETOctober, 2003

Basic Life Support TrainingUP-PGH, DNETOctober 9, 2003

Continuous Quality Improvement in Diabetes Wound CareADNEPSeptember, 2002

Obesity Among Diabetics: An Emerging Concern for DNEsUP-PGH, DNETJuly, 20022nd Diabetes Nurse Educators TrainingUP-PGH, DNETMarch, 2001

Intravenous Therapy Nursing UpdateUP-PGH, DNETFebruary, 2001

EQUIPMENTS USED

Sphygmomanometer (Mercurial and Aneroid) Thermometer Stethoscope Nebulizer Peri-light Suction Apparatus (Walled and Portable) Mechanical Ventilator (Bennett Respirator) Infusion Pumps Pulse Oximeter Blood Glucose Monitors Cardiac Monitor Ambubag Drop Light Oxygen (Walled and Tank) Negatoscope

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Philippine Nurses Association, Inc.Philippine Oncology Nurses Association, Inc.Philippine General Hospital Nurses Association, Inc.PGH head Nurses League

CHARACTER REFERENCES

Daniel C. Dela Paz, MDConsultant, Department of SurgeryPhilippine General HospitalTel. (02) 5218450 local 3914

Pip Josef Roxas, RN, MANChief Nurse, Department of Pay Patient ServicePhilippine General HospitalTel. (02) 5218450 local 3914

Nemencio A. Nicodemus, MD

Consultant, Section of Adult MedicinePhilippine General HospitalTel. (02) 9178472282

I certify on my honor that the above information are true and correct.

VIRGINIA C. GARCIA, RN