1. BRANDY COPADO
11835 Tierra Palms Ct, Houston, TX 77034 C: 409-789-9906 brandycopado@yahoo.com
Dedicated Registered Nurse with 6 years of Perioperative experience looking to advance my skills, challenge
myself, and grow within the Bay Area Regional Medical Center community.
Excellent customer service
Compassion
Patience
Communication
Leadership and teamwork
Ethics
Confident
Adaptability
Organized and diligent
Disciplined
Detailed - Oriented
Excellent surgical prep and nursing skills
Strong assessment and coordination skills
Skilled in providing post-operative care
Ability to explain and put patients at ease for
surgery
Experience in assisting surgeons and team during
surgery
Efficient in General, Plastics, ENT, Eyes, Urology,
Orthopedics, Pain, and Spine
OR Charge Nurse and Coordinator of Urology, Plastics, ENT, and Pain Services, 09/2010 to Current
Houston Methodist St John Hospital – Nassau Bay, TX
LEADERSHIP
Makes staffing assignments and delegates duties to unlicensed personnel to ensure continuity of
patient care. Rounds frequently to assess for safety and compliance, patient and physician satisfaction.
Provides care to increasingly complex patients and coordinates the interdisciplinary team.
Identifies and presents areas for improvement in patient care or unit operations and offers solutions by
participating in unit projects and shared governance activities.
Identifies leadership opportunities for professional growth of peers.
Provides input into the unit resource utilization including unit capital and operational budget needs.
PATIENT/FAMILY-CENTERED CARE
Maintains knowledge of the patient's condition and knows when to negotiate a change in the plan of
care with the physician and other members of the team.
Develops and updates plan of care in partnership with the patient and family using the nursing process,
incorporating the patient's priorities and abilities.
Contributes to meeting departmental target for patient satisfaction on unit-based scorecard.
CLINICAL JUDGEMENT/CRITICAL THINKING
Demonstrates critical thinking, creativity and versatility in handling complex situations and problem
solving. Reflects leadership skills and attributes, reviewing traditional practices, supporting fellow
staff members to search for evidence based practices and bring findings to the attention of the unit.
Teaches others to critically think by verbally expressing rationale for decisions and following up by
coaching and critiquing colleagues' thought processes in complex situations.
Follows the nursing process, modifies care based on continuous evaluation of the patient's condition,
demonstrates clinical problem-solving and critical thinking, and makes decisions using evidence-based
analytical approach.
Plans for routine events and anticipates/prevents and manages/elevates emergent situations
COMMUNICATION
Remains available, accessible and visible to staff. Provides structured feedback with examples and
guides action/development plans for colleagues.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
SKILLS
WORK HISTORY

2. Calmly manages all but the most complex clinical and interpersonal situations. Recognizes when to
utilize additional resources.
Supports a blame free culture by communicating and questing, as well as encouraging and supporting
others to do the same.
Communicates in an active, positive and effective manner to all health care team members and reports
pertinent patient care and family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner, listens and responds to
the ideas of others.
Uses therapeutic communication to establish a relationship with patients and families and
communicates the plan of care.
TEAMWORK
Provides clinical support and acts as a resource to nursing staff and unlicensed personnel in order to
provide optimal patient care.
Manages usual patient assignment and other unit demands, completes patient care responsibilities in
timely manner with accurate documentation, organizes multiple priorities and anticipates/plans for
potential problems.
Uses downtime efficiently, aware of team members' workload, Consistently offers assistance, and
responds positively to requests for assistance from other team members.
Supportive of change initiatives. Adapts to unexpected changes.
SAFETY
Reports near misses as well as errors promptly and Consistently to improve systems and processes
and identify trends.
Collaborates with staff from the interdisciplinary team concerning safety data to improve outcomes.
Implements unit and hospital initiatives to achieve National Patient Safety Goals.
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE/RESEARCH
Identifies areas for improvement based on understanding of evidence-based practice literature.
Initiates evidence-based practice/performance improvement projects based on these observations.
Identifies opportunity for practice changes. Researches the change and presents options to shared
governance and leadership.
Assures that designated core measures are met in providing care.
STAFF EDUCATION
Identifies own learning needs, consults with healthcare team experts and seeks continuing education
opportunities to meet those needs.
Participates in staff evaluations by providing information regarding clinical, knowledge based and
interpersonal skills.
Participates in the selection, training, development and evaluation of healthcare team.
Implements staff education specific to patient populations and unit processes; coaches and mentors
other staff and students. May include preceptorship.
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Maintains level of professional contributions as defined in Clinical Career Path program guide for
RN II.
Follows all safety rules while on the job. Reports accidents promptly and corrects minor hazards.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Registered Nurse, 09/2009 to 09/2010
Surgery Specialty Hospitals of America – Pasadena, TX
Pre-Op
Start and maintain patent IV, monitored patient vitals prior to surgery
Perform thorough patient interview and assessment in accordance with procedure and assures an
appropriate, detailed time out process is done according to policy.
Consistently reviews charts for completeness, in accordance with documentation protocols prior to
and after the surgical procedure.
Assures appropriate consent, H/P, diagnostic reports, and relevant information are on chart prior to
the start of procedure.

3. Ensures that H/P is a complete full examination of all body systems and dated within 30-days prior to
procedure.
Ensures that H/P, orders for the procedure, and consent form are consistent prior to placing in medical
chart.
Prepares and administers medications in accordance with current practice (i.e. review physician
orders, pre-op antibiotics, preparing/labeling medications on/off field, utilizing the 7 medication
rights, identifying high alert medications, conducting independent double checks when indicated,
and narcotic waste, etc.).
Assures only licensed personnel administer medications.
PACU
excellent patient care after surgery, monitoring vital signs, med administration, patient and family
education prior to surgery.
Thorough knowledge of pain medication and be able to use his own judgment of a patient's pain.
changing of dressings
turning a patient
breathing exercises and pain management
judge and assess when it comes to pain, vomiting or trouble breathing.
responsible for knowing advanced cardiac life support and should be able to know what to do if a
patient has cardiac issues.
responsible for rousing a patient from anesthesia after the patient has been admitted into the PACU.
assessed patient recovery status
quick thinker, able to stay calm in emergencies and be professional
organized and be able to prioritize issues with patients.
Inpatient
Financial Counselor, 02/2002 to 08/2007
University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, TX
Screened Indigent Patients for discounted services offered at UTMB.
Worked in coordination with DAMP, UTMB Clinics, and the pharmacy.
Provided customer service and caring attitude.
Worked closely with all employees in the office and would volunteer for new projects.
Referred patients to qualified low income programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Part D, Social
Security Disability, Jesse Tree, Women's Crisis Center, and the St. Vincent's House
Payroll and General Cashier, 05/1999 to 02/2002
The Tremont House – Galveston, TX
Managed payroll for an organization of 200 personnel.
Worked with human resources to develop a streamlined way to track paid time off.
Conducted periodic reconciliations of all accounts to ensure accuracy.
Reconciled all payroll liabilities to the general ledger and prepared monthly payroll accrual entries.
Monitored integrity of input into ADP.
Maintained efficient internal accounting controls, adherence to accounting policies and other company
policies and procedures.
Pulled internal reports as requested (salaries, bonuses, hours worked).
Front Desk Clerk, 05/1997 to 05/1999
Hotel Galvez – Galveston, TX
Greeted and welcomed all hotel guests with a smile.
Reviewed account information and charges with guests during check-out.
Collaborated with maintenance and housekeeping to satisfy guest needs
Resolved service-related problems in a timely manner.
Verified that personal and payment information on guest accounts was accurate and complete.
Solicited feedback through questionnaires to evaluate levels of guest satisfaction.
Developed departmental objectives, work schedules, budgets and policies.
Delivered messages, mail and packages left for guests and hotel facilities in a timely manner.

4. Answered department telephone calls within 3 rings, using correct salutations and telephone etiquette.
Made and confirmed reservations.
Posted charges for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers manually or by using computers.
Verified customers' credit and established how the customer would pay for the accommodation.
Computed bills, collected payments and made change for guests.
Recommended top dining and entertainment options for guests in the Galveston area.
Associate of Applied Science: Nursing, 2009
Galveston College - Galveston, TX
High School Diploma: 1993
Ball High School - Galveston, TX
EDUCATION