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LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse with extensive experience in medical procedures, including sample collection, blood draw, IV insertion and infection control. Meticulous regard for detail and accuracy with strong follow-through and administrative skills. Maintains composure and makes accurate decisions in fast-paced, unpredictable and stressful environments. History of interfacing seamlessly with doctors, patients/residents and families.
Skills
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Experience
Geisinger | Pittston , PALicensed Practical Nurse02/2018 - Current
- Researched and studied client diagnoses to identify care needs, effectively contributed to nursing plan developments and facilitated resident education.
- Examined and addressed lacerations, contusions and physical symptoms to assess and prioritize need for further attention.
- Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, gave respiratory treatment and monitoring of heart rate during treatment, inserting IV for infusion and monitoring site and any drug reactions, provided medication injections, providing wound vac changing, inserting and caring for catheters, tracheostomy care and gastrostomy care in accordance with treatment plan and physician orders.
- Educated clients, residents and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Documented residents intake information, medical histories, current symptoms and vital signs, height and weight.
- Observe for and prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording residents health information, monitoring vitals and updating residents files in facility EMR system.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate residents recovery goals, minimize pain and optimize residents outcomes
- Jumped in to perform individual or team functions when short-staffed or advanced nursing situations required.
- Answered resident and families questions and provided take-home materials for further information on discharge.
Geisinger | South Sterling , PALicensed Practical Nurse08/2017 - 02/2018
- Collected biological specimens and packaged and transport to laboratory to complete diagnostic tests.
- Examined and addressed lacerations, contusions, wounds and physical symptoms to assess and prioritize need for further attention.
- Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correct dressing changes, wound vac care, tracheostomy care, gastrostomy care.
- Educated clients, patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
- Documented patient intake information, including medical histories, current symptoms and vitals such as height and weight.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files as needed.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Counseled clients, patients and families and provided emotional and psychosocial support.
- Liaised between patients and doctors, completing comprehensive assessments and recording medical information to achieve recovery goals.
Geisinger | Union Dale , PALicensed Practical Nurse12/2001 - 04/2017
- Care plan/ MDS department;
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team as well as resident and families to determine if updates are needed in plan of care.
- Review MDS triggers to implement a personalize plan of care for short and long term resident.
- Implemented and monitored care plans and evaluated, recorded and communicated individual residents' conditions.
- Review interdisciplinary notes, physician orders, labs, matched diagnosis with medications, Level I and II for any discrepancy's notify any team members of finding that might need looked into.
- Review chart with families and resident on quarterly reviews.
- Liaised between resident, families and doctors to report any changes in resident condition.
- Charge nurse;
- Conducted patient assessments and report diagnostic tests to provide physician with important resident health information.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages, intramuscular and documented resident conditions.
- Observed and carried out physician and nursing orders.
- Identified cognitive functioning, mental status, physiological condition and resident needs.
- Used facility EMR system to update residents records, transcribe prescriptions and provide medications as ordered.
- Oversee resident care by providing instructions and education to aids.
Education and Training
Wallace State Community College - Hanceville | City, StateAssociate of Applied Science in Licence Practical Nurse05/2003
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School Attended
- Wallace State Community College - Hanceville
Job Titles Held:
- Licensed Practical Nurse
Degrees
- Associate of Applied Science in Licence Practical Nurse
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