Experienced Registered Nurse specialising in emergency, trauma, and critical care. Expert in rapid patient assessment, IV therapy, wound management, and multidisciplinary collaboration in high-acuity environments. Recognised DAISY Award nominee for patient-centred care. Focused on delivering safe, evidence-based practices to enhance outcomes in acute and emergency healthcare settings.
Hi, I’m
Andrea Leigh Martinez
Summary
Overview
2
Languages
1
Certification
2
years of professional experience
Work History
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsIowa City, USA
Registered ICU Nurse
08.2024 - 12.2024
Job overview
- Managed critically ill patients requiring hemodynamic monitoring, IV infusions, invasive lines, and rapid recognition of clinical deterioration.
- Delivered specialized critical care to burn, trauma, and complex wound patients in a high-acuity Level I Trauma Center.
- Executed advanced burn and wound care, utilising wound VAC therapy, hydrotherapy, complex dressing changes, pain management, and fluid resuscitation to enhance patient recovery.
- Partnered with multidisciplinary teams to create and apply evidence-based treatment plans, improving outcomes for critically ill patients.
- Guided patients and families through burn recovery, wound care, rehabilitation, and discharge planning, ensuring comprehensive understanding and support.
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsIowa City , USA
Emergency Department Nurse Intern
05.2023 - 05.2024
Job overview
- Performed rapid patient assessments, triage, continuous monitoring, and timely administration of critical medications while recognizing and escalating changes in patient condition.
- Provided hands-on care for high-acuity medical, surgical, and trauma patients, participating in Code Blues, trauma activations, motor vehicle collision (MVC) resuscitations, and other emergency interventions.
- Collaborated with emergency physicians, nurses, and multidisciplinary teams to provide evidence-based emergency care in a high-volume Level I trauma centre.
- Inserted 250+ peripheral IV catheters with 95% first-attempt success, collected blood cultures and rainbow blood specimens, performed urinary catheter, nasogastric (NG), and PEG tube insertions.
- Assisted physicians with chest tube, arterial line, central venous catheter, and PICC line insertions, gaining proficiency in Chemoport access using sterile technique.
Education
University of IowaIowa City, USA
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
01-2024
University Overview
- Nursing graduate
- Dean's List Academic Achievement Award (2020–2024)
- Daisy in Training Award Nominee
- Dissertation on Evaluating WHO Cervical Cancer Prevention Guidelines through Early HPV Vaccination among Adolescent Girls in Eswatini
Skills
- Critical care
- Advanced life support
- Emergency care
- Evidence-based practice
- Crisis management
- Clinical collaboration
- Team collaboration
- Patient interaction
- Patient comfort
- Basic life support
- Empathetic communication
- Patient advocacy
- Medical recordkeeping
- Infection Control
- CPR certified
Languages
English
First Language
Tagalog
Proficient
C2
Certification
- BLS certified
- US-RN licensed
- DHA-RN licensed
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Timeline
Registered ICU Nurse
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
08.2024 - 12.2024
Emergency Department Nurse Intern
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
05.2023 - 05.2024
University of Iowa
Bachelor of Science from Nursing