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Sharmeline Curameng, MSN, FNP
Objective____________________________________________________________________
A challenging position that will provide opportunities for growth and enhancement of
clinical and leadership skills by promoting intellectual, spiritual, personal and professional
development. My interests are in wellness, education and ongoing comprehensive care for
patients by utilizing strong analytical and clinical proficiency, excellent communication and a
passion for patient advocacy.
Experience__________________________________________________________________
05/2012-11/2013
Newport Huntington Medical Group
Huntington Beach,CA
Family Nurse Practitioner Student, Adult/Geriatric
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Manages the acute/chronic issues of the adult and internal medicine patients
Assess, diagnose and implement plans of care, ordering and evaluating lab values.
Provides comprehensive history and physical exams to furnish appropriate assessment
and plan in outpatient settings.
Review total health care needs of the patients.
Provides teaching on age related health promotion and maintenance.
Extensive follow up with patients and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Assist in an array of outpatient procedures such as anoscopy, foreign body removal, ear
lavage, punch biopsy, cryotherapy, joint injection and aspiration, ECG interpretation,
suturing.
12/2012-07/2013
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Clinical Medical San Miguel
Huntington Park, CA
Family Nurse Practitioner Student, Women’s Health
Able to practice independently while following approved standardized procedures in a
family planning clinic with largely uninsured, 60-80% Spanish-speaking patients.
 Provides gynecologic exams, ultrasound services, and STD screening and treatment.
 Assist in an array of gynecologic procedures such as wet prep, IUD removal, cervical
GC/Chlamydia, Pap smear, pelvic exam and bimanual exam, KOH, cryotherapy and
bacterial culture.
 Responsible for assessing presenting illness, risk factors, family and personal medical
histories, psychosocial situation, and cultural factors for Family Planning patients,
Obstetrical Care patients and routine gynecological care patients.
 Perform appropriate examinations, prepares documentation for medical records including
updating patients medical charts by posting examination and test results, diagnosis,
medications, and treatment in written/computerized manner.
 Educate patients regarding health promotion and disease prevention, formulate the
diagnosis and provide appropriate and safe treatment.
02/2013-08/2013
Family Health Care Centers of
Bell Gardens, CA
Greater Los Angeles
Family Nurse Practitioner Student, Pediatric
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Carry out primary care pediatric nurse practitioner services.
Provide comprehensive history and physical exams to furnish appropriate assessment and
plan in outpatient settings.
Analyze and treat diseases of newborns, infants and children.
Formulate and evaluate case histories and clinical records.
Reviewed total health care needs of patients.
Administer care for patients and coordinated with parents.
Educate parents on age-relation health promotion, maintenance, and age specific
anticipatory guidelines.
Assist in an array of outpatient procedures such as throat culture/rapid strep, ECG
interpretation, administration of small volume nebulizer, foreign body removal,
spirometry.
01/2013-present
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Registered Nurse, Critical Care Unit
Newport Beach, CA
Plan, manages and assess care, administer medication and treatment for critically ill
patients who are requiring continuous sedation or paralyzing agent infusion.
Start IVs, monitor patients' respiratory ventilation, pulse oximetry, assist with rapid
sequence intubation and management of artificial airway.
Closely monitor pulmonary artery line, central venous pressure line, epicardial
pacemaker, and assist in the post-op recovery of patient who had undergone coronary
artery bypass graft procedure and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Set and assist in nasogastric tubes insertion, foley & swan ganz catheters, central &
arterial lines, temporary transvenous pacemakers.
Assist physicians with bedside procedures such as electrical cardioversion,
transesophageal echocardiogram, fiberoptic bronchoscopy with lavage, paracentesis,
thoracentesis, bone marrow biopsy and aspiration.
Assist physicians in bedside procedures that require conscious sedation that includes
monitoring patient before, during, and after conscious sedation ensuring that patient is
stable and meet the conscious sedation discharge criteria.
Manages septic and cardiogenic shock patients who are hemodynamically unstable
requiring multiple continuous vasopressors and inotropic infusion as well as blood
transfusion if required.
Manages patients who are status post cardiac arrest with return of spontaneous
circulation with the induction and maintenance of hypothermia.
Responds to hospital codes.
04/28/2013-present
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West Coast University
Registered Nurse Skills Lab Instructor
Anaheim, CA
Educates registered nursing student as an entry level in medical/surgical nursing.
Educates proper nursing techniques and skills to function as a competent new graduate
nurse on a medical/surgical unit.
Mentor and nurture students to excel in academic programs.
Embraces a student-centric learning partnership that leads to professional success.
08/2006-01/2013
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Anaheim, CA
Assess client’s health condition and document changes in their health status as well as
informing involved physicians.
Ensuring patient’s safety before and after going through a cardiac catheterization with or
without percutaneous coronary intervention, myocardial revascularization, pacemaker or
automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator, carotid endarterectomy and percutaneous
aortic abdominal aneurysm repair.
Collaborate with other healthcare discipline to ensure core measures are met upon
patient’s discharge to the hospital (ie: Acute MI, CHF, CVA patients).
Collaborating with various physicians, case managers and other health care personnel
regarding patient’s needs upon discharge to attain optimum physical improvement.
09/2011-present
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Kaiser Permanente
Registered Nurse, Telemetry
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Registered Nurse, Telemetry Unit
Newport Beach, CA
Acts as a relief charge nurse for a 33unit bed capacity.
Assist physicians with bedside procedures such as electrical cardioversion,
transesophageal echocardiogram, fiberoptic bronchoscopy with lavage, bone marrow
biopsy and aspiration.
Assist physicians in bedside procedures that require conscious sedation that includes
monitoring patient before, during, and after conscious sedation ensuring that patient is
stable and meet the conscious sedation discharge criteria.
Ensuring patient’s safety before and after going through a cardiac catheterization with or
without percutaneous coronary intervention, myocardial revascularization, pacemaker or
automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator, carotid endarterectomy and percutaneous
aortic abdominal aneurysm repair.
Amongst one of the cardiac surgery specialists with extensive training in providing the
highest quality of care to our patients that are undergoing myocardial revascularization,
aortic valve replacement or transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Amongst one of the super users for the computerized physician order entry.
Revised unit reference binder.
Educate and inservice staff with the use and care of D-stat patch for s/p cardiac
catheterization patients.
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Working collaboratively with department’s director to improve HCAHPS result with
emphasis on medication education for patient’s knowledge.
Patients’ advocate in ensuring that the patient’s needs are met.
Educating patients and family members regarding pre-operative, post-operative and
discharge teachings following a cardiac catheterization with or without percutenous
coronary intervention, myocardial revascularization, pacemaker or automatic implantable
cardioverter defibrillator.
Assess client’s health condition and document changes in their health status as well as
informing involved physicians.
Precepts new graduate nurses, new hire employees and student nurses.
Collaborating with various physicians, case managers and other health care personnel
regarding patient’s needs upon discharge to attain optimum physical improvement.
05/2005-07/2006
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Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Registered Nurse, Orthopaedic/Transplant Unit
Work collaboratively with physician, physical therapists, case managers and other health
care personnel, ensuring an open communication to meet the optimal and individual
needs of the clients.
Assess client’s health condition and document changes in their health status as well as
informing involved physicians.
Assist physicians with bedside procedure such as central line placement, wound vac
changes, staple removal, removal of JP drain and Hemovac drain.
Responsible in ensuring patient’s safety before and after going through a total hip
replacement, total knee replacement, abdominal hysterectomy.
Education_______________________________________________________________
2011-2013
University of Phoenix
Costa Mesa Campus, CA
Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
2008-2009
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
La Mirada Campus, CA
2001-2004
Cypress College
Associates Degree in Nursing
Cypress, CA
Licensure/Certification____________________________________________________
ACLS certified through American Heart Association
BLS certified through American Heart Association
California Board of Registered Nursing Licensed
Organization____________________________________________________________
American Association of Critical Care Nurses, July 2013-present
Sigma Theta Tau International Omicron Delta Chapter, July 2013-present
Skills___________________________________________________________________
 Bilingual in Tagalog (Filipino) and English
 Works effectively in a multicultural environment with strong patient-centered work ethic
 Communicate in a positive, supportive way with colleagues, clients and families
 Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving developed in a wide variety of
occupations as well as in the nursing context