VIRGINIA C.

GARCIA
Unit 22, Balana Townhouse, Concepcion, Marikina City, Philippines
09154070516
(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, 1970
Place of Birth : San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija
Age/Sex : 42/female
Civil Status : Single
Nationality : Filipino
Religion : Christian
Languages : 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 NURSE
a. 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 J une 30, 2015)

b. Passed the Philippine Nursing Board Examination given by the Professional
Regulation Commission-Board of Nursing on June 1991 with a rating of 75.00%
PRC License Number 0188096 (expiring on J une 9, 2015)

PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
Private Nurse to my mother who diagnosed of gingival cancer - 2007- October 2012
Nurse III (Assistant Head Nurse) - August 16, 2001- J anuary 2007
Nurse II (Staff Nurse) - September 1, 1992-August 15, 2001
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL
Department 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 Care
1. 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 Management
1. 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 Management
1. 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. Teaching
1. 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. Research
Coordinates with the Division of Nursing Research and Development with regards to
researchers done in the unit.

F. Miscellaneous
1. Participates in seminars, in-service trainings and symposium.
2. Assumes the responsibilities of the Nurse VI in the latters absence.

As NURSE II
A. Patient Care
1. 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. Miscellaneous
1. 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

29
th
Post Graduate Course in Clinical Nursing Practice
NKTI
January 2011

Career Building Skills and Transition Issues
Manila Doctors Hospital
September 2010

ACLS: Developing Cognitive and Psychomotor Proficiency
Philippine Heart Center
October 2010

Toxemia of Nursing Profession
UP-PGH
2010

Infection Control Seminar
UP-PGH, Department of Pay Patient Services
August, 2006

Enhancing the DNEs Counselling Skills
UP-PGH, Division of Nursing Education and Training
June, 2004

Back to Basic in Nursing Practice
UP-PGH, DNET
May, 2004

Personality Development Workshop
UP-PGH, DPPS
May, 2004

Chemotherapy: An Update
UP-PGH, DNET
October, 2003

Basic Life Support Training
UP-PGH, DNET
October 9, 2003

Continuous Quality Improvement in Diabetes Wound Care
ADNEP
September, 2002

Obesity Among Diabetics: An Emerging Concern for DNEs
UP-PGH, DNET
July, 2002
2
nd
Diabetes Nurse Educators Training
UP-PGH, DNET
March, 2001

Intravenous Therapy Nursing Update
UP-PGH, DNET
February, 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, MD
Consultant, Department of Surgery
Philippine General Hospital
Tel. (02) 5218450 local 3914
Pip Josef Roxas, RN, MAN
Chief Nurse, Department of Pay Patient Service
Philippine General Hospital
Tel. (02) 5218450 local 3914
Nemencio A. Nicodemus, MD
Consultant, Section of Adult Medicine
Philippine General Hospital
Tel. (02) 9178472282




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




VIRGINIA C. GARCIA, RN