Edward Gichuru

Provide telehealth nursing including patient assessment, medication administration, central line and TPN management, GI tube care, wound care, and documentation with Cerner to support outpatient and acute needs.

Seasonal tele-registered nurse delivering remote assessment, medication administration, ventilator and acute respiratory support, transplant patient care, and Cerner documentation across inpatient services.

Delivered tele-ICU nursing on a travel contract providing critical care assessments, ventilator and tracheostomy management, TPN and central line care, and acute respiratory support documented in Cerner.

Provided ICU nursing care including septic shock and pressor management, ventilator support, TPN and central line management, and complex wound and surgical incision care with thorough documentation.

Provided tele nursing for advanced cardiac and post-operative patients including CHF, post-CABG care, cardiac drip titration, pacemaker/AICD monitoring, and Epic documentation.

Worked in a teaching MICU providing critical care, precepting RN/BSN students, managing septic shock, ventilators, pressors, sedation titration, and documenting care in Meditech.

Provided tele nursing across units with emphasis on respiratory support, TPN and central line care, NG/G-tube management, and care for transplant patients with thorough documentation.

Worked on a dedicated neuro and med-tele unit managing stroke and complex neuro patients, providing TPN, ventilator support, central line care, and cross-covering cardiac, oncology, and ortho units.

Provided med-surg nursing in a teaching hospital, precepting students and managing complex patients including respiratory support, TPN, central line care, and NG/G-tube management using Meditech.

Provided skilled nursing facility care including medication administration, TPN, respiratory support, NG/G-tube management, Foley care, wound care, and documentation in PointClickCare.

Provided long-term acute care nursing with emphasis on ventilator-dependent patients, TPN, central line management, NG/G-tube care, and complex wound and surgical incision management.

Managed acute psychiatric patients providing assessments, medication administration, care planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration in a state hospital setting.

Completed Associate in Science in Nursing, covering clinical nursing fundamentals and preparation for professional nursing practice.

Completed an Associate in Science in Nursing focusing on foundational nursing skills and clinical practice from January 2003 to May 2006.