Monique Furtado

Provide 1:1 skilled nursing for medically fragile children in their home, including complex care with ventilators/tracheostomies, G-tube/feeding pumps, medication administration, physical assessments/VS and management of complex chronic conditions.

Cardiothoracic Critical Care Registered Nurse followed by Quality Data Manager overseeing quality improvement initiatives, regulatory reporting, and performance evaluation within the Cardiac Quality Program.

Critical care skills including but not limited to immediate post-op recovery of cardiac surgery patients.

Ventilator management to extubation. Hemodynamic support with inotropic medication, fluids, IABP, CVVH, Swan Ganz catheter, blood transfusions.

Chest tube management and assessment and continuous assessment of all systems.

Critical Care Nurse in fast-paced ICU environments, ensuring patient safety and comfort.

Emergency Care Nurse providing care to patients in high-pressure situations, ensuring timely interventions. Triage patients according to level of care.

Pediatric Home Health Care Nurse responsible for physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management. This included but not limited to ventilation/airway management, G-tube feeds/management, seizure and anaphylactic protocols, wound care and patient/family education

Administered critical care treatments and monitored patient vital signs in high-stress environments.

Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.

Educated patients and families on procedures, medications, and recovery processes for enhanced understanding.

Utilized advanced monitoring equipment to assess patient conditions and promptly identify changes.