1. MAE TEMPORAL RAMIREZ
Professional Summary
Dedicated ICU nurse with exceptional clinical and patient communication skills. Comfortable in fast-paced
emergency room environments. Known for the ability to quickly and effectively discern needs, solve problems
and strengthen relationships with a high volume of diverse patients and family members while maintaining a
composed, diplomatic, and helpful demeanor. Excellent bedside manner with proven ability to quickly establish
rapport with patients and medical staff. Demonstrated perseverance, compassion, and attention to details.
Work Experience
American Hospital – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Staff Nurse – ICU April 2015 - Present
1. Taking care of patients' on non-invasive and invasive ventilation. Continuously monitor parameters for
any changes of ventilation and its parameters observe effects and unexpected problems towards
treatment.
2. Performs tracheostomy decannulation and extubation of patients as well as removal on invasive lines
such as central venous catheter, arterial lines, epidural catheter, vascath, chest tubes and post-op
abdominal and redivac drains.
3. Assist in special procedures such as percutaneous tracheostomy, central line insertion, arterial line
insertions, vascath insertion, chest tube insertion in emergency cases, bronchoscopy, pleural
aspiration and elective cardioversion which is rare to be done in ICCU unless needed.
4. Provide monitoring for patients who have undergone surgical procedure for patients controlled
analgesia (PCA) and patients controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) management.
5. Observes post-op nephrectomy and cystectomy with ieal conduit fromation and any post-op general
surgery patient requiring HDU care and ITU care.
6. Provides care for a wide variety of critically ill post-surgical patients such as general surgery, ENT,
vascular surgery,cardio surgery and neuro surgery and etc
7. Actively cooperate on sepsis care bundle and ventilation care bundles.
8. Shared staff provides intensive, individualized care to patients of all ages.
9. Nurses, nurse specialist, pharmacist, dietician, medical staff and consultants are joined by a full
interdisciplinary team involved in patient care.
International City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates +971 5292 6529 9 mae.temporal@yahoo.com‖ ‖
2. 10. Units promote strong patient-family staff interaction and active patients' teaching program. Nurses
play a major role in communicating to the relatives in accurately ill patients and on their grieving
process especially during withdrawal of treatment.
11. Provides care for general medicine critically ill patients with multi-system organ failure, respiratory
failure, chronic and acute respiratory failure conditions, renal and liver failure, haematological
abnormalities and other emergency cases.
12. Provides care of patients on multi-infusions of inotropes and any vaso-pressin agents and arrhythmic
drugs.
13. Demonstrate competence through the correct interpretation of data and clinical information associated
with managing patients requiring for example, continuous electrocardiogram monitoring and basic
cardiac rhythm interpretation; techniques of hemodynamic monitoring such as arterial lines, and
central venous catheter, management of hemodiafiltration and hemodialysis, and titration of
continuous intravenous drug infusions.
14. Professionally accountable for assessment of the critically ill patient's need and the development,
implementation and evaluation of planned care with appropriate support as necessary.
15. Efficiently plan, organize and prioritize own workload.
16. Demonstrate knowledge and skills in a collaboration approach to planning care through
communication and decision making between the multi-professional team, patients and significant
others.
City Sunderland Hospital - Kayll Rd, Sunderland SR4 7TP, United Kingdom
Staff Nurse – ICCU April 2004 – January 2015
1. Taking care of patients' on non-invasive and invasive ventilation. Continuously monitor parameters for
any changes of ventilation and its parameters observe effects and unexpected problems towards
treatment.
2. Performs tracheostomy decannulation and extubation of patients as well as removal on invasive lines
such as central venous catheter, arterial lines, epidural catheter, vascath, chest tubes and post-op
abdominal and redivac drains.
3. Assist in special procedures such as percutaneous tracheostomy, central line insertion, arterial line
insertions, vascath insertion, chest tube insertion in emergency cases, bronchoscopy, pleural
aspiration and elective cardioversion which is rare to be done in ICCU unless needed.
4. Provide monitoring for patients who have undergone surgical procedure for patients controlled
analgesia (PCA) and patients controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) management.
3. 5. Observes post-operative patients on fast track colorectal protocol and post-op maxillofacial surgery,
post-op nephrectomy and cystectomy with ieal conduit fromation and any post-op general surgery
patient requiring HDU care and ITU care.
6. Provides care for a wide variety of critically ill post-surgical patients such as general surgery, ENT,
vascular surgery and etc.
7. Actively cooperate on sepsis care bundle and ventilation care bundles.
8. Shared staff provides intensive, individualized care to patients of all ages.
9. Nurses, nurse specialist, microbiologist, pharmacist, dietician, medical staff and consultants are joined
by a full interdisciplinary team involved in patient care.
10. Units promote strong patient-family staff interaction and active patients' teaching program. Nurses
play a major role in communicating to the relatives in accurately ill patients and on their grieving
process especially during withdrawal of treatment.
11. Provides care for general medicine critically ill patients with multi-system organ failure, respiratory
failure, chronic and acute respiratory failure conditions, renal and liver failure, hematological
abnormalities and other emergency cases.
12. Provides care of patients on multi-infusions of inotropes and any vaso-pressing agents and arrhythmic
drugs.
13. Demonstrate competence through the correct interpretation of data and clinical information associated
with managing patients requiring for example, continuous electrocardiogram monitoring and basic
cardiac rhythm interpretation; techniques of hemodynamic monitoring such as arterial lines, and
central venous catheter, management of hemodiafiltration and hemodialysis, and titration of
continuous intravenous drug infusions.
14. Professionally accountable for assessment of the critically ill patient's need and the development,
implementation and evaluation of planned care with appropriate support as necessary.
15. Efficiently plan, organize and prioritize own workload.
16. Demonstrate knowledge and skills in a collaboration approach to planning care through
communication and decision making between the multi-professional team, patients and significant
others.
New Al Dhaid Hospital – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
4. Staff Nurse – ICU/Coronary Care November 21, 2001 – April 2004
1. Keeps close observation on the on the monitor and reports life threatening arrhythmia.
2. Observes, records and report abnormal vital signs, intake and output, secretions, excretions to the
medical team.
3. Assist in induction of intubation and ventilation of patients and continue head to toe assessment.
Keeps close observation of ventilated patients, continuously monitors drugs sedation and its effect and
titrate infusion if necessary. Monitors sedation score during the process of treatment.
4. Provides care of patients on slow weaning process. Offers psychological and emotional support.
5. Admits critically ill patients’ post-operative and post-cardiac arrest with multiple infusions of vasoactive
drugs and cardiac drugs infusion.
6. Administer thrombolytic drugs and keenly observes reperfusion arrhythmias. Continue Monitoring side
effects of mediation over the course of therapy.
7. Knowledge and skills in reading basic ECG/EKG. Knowledge on interpretation of normal and abnormal
blood values and be able to intervene accordingly.
8. Carries out doctors' order accurately and documents in the nurses notes.
9. Make a care plan from admission through discharge and evaluate the nursing care plan for each
patient.
10. Act as a mentor to newly appointed staff during their orientation program.
11. Arranges transfer of patients to other hospital according to hospital policy.
12. Assist in elective cardio version and emergency defibrillation.
Cagayan Valley Medical Center – Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City, Philippines
Staff Nurse – ICU July 1999 – October 2001
1. Orientation of the new patient and his/her family to the unit such as rules and regulations of the unit
and hospital's policy.
2. Plans, Supervises and evaluates the nursing care of each patient.
3. Prioritizes patient's need and delegates appropriate aspects of nursing care to the other nursing
personnel legally, safely and appropriately in accordance with the hospital policy.
4. Rendering total nursing care to the patient thru holistic approach.
5. Administer medication orally, enteral and parenteral medication.
5. 6. Assess patient's emotional needs, monitor and documents patients immediate response to any care
and intervention rendered.
7. Encourages the patient to express his or her needs.
8. Arranges special prescribed meals and diets.
Equipment Handled
Mechanical Ventilator
• Drager Dura
• Drager Evita
• Drager Oxylog 2000/3000 Portable
Ventilator
• Dragger CF 800 (CPAP BELLOWS)
machine
• CPAP Bousignac
• BIPAP Vision Ventilatory Support System
• Nellcor Puritan Benneth 740/760
• Portable Bear 33
• Portable Drager Carina
Syringe Driver
• Asena syringe driver
• Graseby 3100
Infusion Pump
• Asena
• Graseby 3000
• Life care 3000/5000
Pain Management
• Abbott Lifecare 4200 PCA Infuser
• PCA Pump Model P5000 IV AC med
system PCAM
• Abbott Pain Management PCEA provider
ECK Machine
• ECG 9020k – Cardio Fax Gem
Bedside Monitor
• Siemens SC 700 & hellige
• Datascope spectrum monitor
Portable Monitor
• Propaq encore ultra-portable monitor
Central Monitor
• Panasync SM 740
• Mindray
• Siemens
Defibrillator
• HP – Code Master Defibrillator and Monitor
• Physio Control Life Pak 9p Monitor,
Defibrillator and Pacemaker
Blood Glucose Machine
• Glucotrend machine
• Acucheck
Regulated Suction Apparatus
• Ohmeda
Mechanical Bed
• Stryker
• Stryker rotational bed
• Hill-Rom
• Linet
Mattress
• Autologic
• Nimbus 3
• Evolution
Sequential Compression Device
• Kendall
• Flotron
Hemodynamic Transducer
Omnicell Machine
Enteral Feeding
• Companion Clear Star Enteral Nutrition
pump
• Nutrition flocare infinity
6. Blood Gas Machine
• ABL series 500/800
Sluice Machine
Pneumatic Chute System for transporting blood
sample, and other patients’ specimens and also
transporting pharmacy request.
Meditech system computerized patients recording,
documentation and laboratory request and
obtaining results through internal messaging
system.
Trainings and Seminars Attended
• ACLS August 2015
• Basic life support May 21, 2015
• ECG January 2016
• CRRT May 2016
• Blood Transfusion April 2016
• Infection Control April 2016
• Fire Safety April 2016
• Foundation of Critical Care November 2006
• Collaborative Initiative in Promoting Preceptorship October 2004
• IV Drugs / IV Cannulation/ Scope of Practice October 2004
Personal Data
Date of Birth: May 1978
Place of Birth: Abulug, Cagayan, Philippines
Citizenship: British
Age: 38
Sex: Female
Civil Status: Married
Religion: Roman Catholic
Weight: 72 kg
Language/Dialect: English/Tagalog/Ilocano
Education
Primary School:
7. North Central Elementary School – Tuguegarao City, Philippines 1998
High School Diploma:
Cagayan National High School - Tuguegarao City, Philippines 199
Bachelor of Science in Nursing:
Medical Colleges of Northern Philippines – Peňablanca, Philippines 1999
Character References
Christopher Welsh
G Grade
Team Leader, Integrated Critical Care Unit
City Hospitals Sunderland
Kayll Road, Sunderland, United Kingdom
SR4 7TP
0044-191-5699745
Dave McNicholas
Unit Manager
Integrated Critical Care Unit
City Hospitals Sunderland
Kayll Road, Sunderland, United Kingdom
SR4 7TP
0044-191-5699745