Laura Katherine Castano Barragan
15700 SW 169th Ave, Miami, Florida, 33187
(786) 370- 0918 - lkbarraganpsi@gmail.com
July 30, 2020
To who it may concern
Jackson Memorial Hospital
1611 NW 12th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
To who it may concern,
I am highly interested in the New RN opening in the Labor and Delivery Unit now available at
Jackson Memorial Hospital. I will be graduating in August 2020, and taking the NCLEX
September 20th, 2020. The values of compassion, accountability and respect in your mission
reflect an example organization that I would love to be part of. During my volunteer and rotation
experience as a nursing student, I had the opportunity to learn in different hospitals and facilities
in the Miami Area, and Jackson Memorial Hospital was the one that stayed fondly in my
memory for the passionate work I saw in the Labor and Delivery Unit. I felt a natural drive to
dedicate my care to mothers that are experiencing not only one of the more painful experiences
in human existence, but a transformation of women into creators of life. Ever since my clinical
rotation on the Labor and Delivery Unit, triage OB and NICU at Jackson Memorial Hospital, I
discover that this job is my calling as a nurse. Also, the emphasis on patient-centered care and
the patience that I saw in all the staff was impressive. I thank my preceptors in the hospital and
my Clinical Instructor, who shared with me such valuable information about patient care and
nursing philosophy. I am fascinated in beginning my nursing career at Jackson Memorial
Hospital and I am convinced that my competence and experience prepared me well. I look
forward to meeting you, and please do not hesitate to contact me at 786-370-0918.
Sincerely,
Laura Katherine Castano Barragan
Laura Katherine Castano Barragan
15700 SW 169th Ave, Miami, Florida, 33187
(786) 370- 0918 - lkbarraganpsi@gmail.com
Psychologist and Nursing student currently enrolled at Miami Dade College. I
assisted nurses in assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation
of patients in nursing homes and hospitals around the city of Miami. During
my previous college experience, I worked with children, adolescents and
elderly in vulnerable environments. I am an honest, dedicated and responsible
professional, who enjoys working with and for people. Advanced English and
Spanish language skills.
Experience Obstetrical Nursing Rotation
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fl
February 2020 - March 2020
• Assist with labor and delivery
• Prepare delivery rooms
• Perform mother and baby assessment
• Perform fetal monitoring to evaluate for accelerations and decelerations in
fetal heart rate.
• Monitor and care of newborns
• Assist in the administration of oxytocin, insulin and other medications
required to treat the mother.
Medical Surgical Nursing Rotation
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Fl
November 2019- February 2020
• Application of an electrocardiograph monitor.
• Administration of a medication via the parenteral route.
• Perform ongoing assessment of patients during the clinical day.
• Assist Wound cleaning and dressing change
Fundamentals of Nursing Rotation
University of Miami Health System, Oncology unit, Miami, Fl
September 2019-October 2019
• Perform head to toe assessments in patients assigned.
• Application of ant embolic devices as ordered by the doctor.
• Identifying, measuring and recording fluids.
• Caring for the tissue surrounding tubes and drains.
Miami Jewish Health, Miami, Fl
September 2019
• Measuring of vital signs
• Perform safe transfers of patients to different locations in the nursing home.
• Using a device to aerolize and deliver medications directly into the lungs.
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15700 SW 169th Ave, Miami, Florida, 33187 – (786)370-0918 – lkbarraganpsi@gmail.com
• Providing a clean and dry environment of the bed, room and body.
• Administration of oral medications.
• Maintaining an adequate intake of essential nutrients and fluids through
PEG tube.
Volunteer
Doctors hospital, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami Fl
August 2018 – August 2019
• Use of standard precautions when interacting with others.
• Respond to client’s room and equipment alarms, informing sounds and
concerns to the nurse.
• Provide entertainments such as newspapers and drawings.
• Maintain environment clean, organized, and free from potentially harmful
elements.
• Pass out and pick up food trays and water.
Volunteer
The Palace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Kendall), Miami, Fl
May 2018 - August2018
• Assist with activities for elderly living in the nursing home (Bingo, holiday
parties).
• Transport patients from rooms to activities as physical therapy, beauty
salon, restaurant and café.
Psychologist, Social professional
District Recreation and Sports Institute, Bogota, Colombia
June 2015 – June 2016
• Advocate for social inclusion and participation of the community in parks.
• Promote the citizens' culture through playful pedagogical strategies.
• Perform social diagnosis of the parks administered by the District.
• Perform administrative duties, organization of files, assist general public
by phone and by written answer to complaints.
Certifications BLS for Health Care Provider
American Heart Association
August 2019
Education Nursing (currently)
Miami Dade College, Miami, Fl
Started: summer 2017
GPA: 3.82
Psychology
Catholic University of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
September 2013
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15700 SW 169th Ave, Miami, Florida, 33187 – (786)370-0918 – lkbarraganpsi@gmail.com
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15700 SW 169th Ave, Miami, Florida, 33187 – (786)370-0918 – lkbarraganpsi@gmail.com
