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LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
Summary
Patient-oriented nursing professional with 8 years of hands-on experience in delivering quality direct and indirect patient care to individuals in home care and longterm health care settings. Skillfully complete simple, complicated and multiple tasks. Fosters relationships with patients, caregivers, and coworkers to drive patient care goals and advance nursing philosophies.
Skills
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Experience
Licensed Practical Nurse02/2012 to 05/2016Women's Healthcare Associates, LlcPortland , OR
- Documented patient intake information, including medical histories, current symptoms and vitals such as height and weight.
- Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and assisted with feeding.
- Worked with healthcare team, including social workers, physical therapists, and speech therapists, to assess patient needs, plan and adjust plans of care and actualize nursing interventions to promote and restore patient health.
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments and equipment to protect staff and patients from infection risk.
- Evaluated patient status and re-assessed clients' nursing needs every hour.
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
Licensed Practical Nurse09/2009 to 06/2016Women's Healthcare Associates, LlcPortland , OR
- Educated clients, patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Managed wound care, gave respiratory treatments and helped with non-invasive procedures.
- Examined and addressed lacerations, contusions and other physical symptoms in need of further attention.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and assisted with feeding.
- Counseled clients, patients and families and provided emotional and psychosocial support.
- Scheduled appointments for evaluations and scans for office with 40+ active patients.
- Documented patient intake information, including medical histories, current symptoms and vitals such as height and weight.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with daily living needs such as bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
- Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene.
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Worked with healthcare team, including social workers, physical therapists, and speech therapists, to assess patient needs, plan and adjust plans of care and actualize nursing interventions to promote and restore patient health.
- Evaluated patient status and re-assessed clients' nursing needs every daily.
Licensed Practical Nurse03/2008 to 09/2009Women's Healthcare Associates, LlcPortland , OR
- Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene.
- Evaluated patient status and re-assessed clients' nursing needs every daily.
- Delivered high-quality direct and indirect nursing care to up to 100 patients per day.
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments and equipment to protect staff and patients from infection risk.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Examined and addressed lacerations, contusions and other physical symptoms in need of further attention.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Worked with healthcare team, including social workers, physical therapists, and speech therapists, to assess patient needs, plan and adjust plans of care and actualize nursing interventions to promote and restore patient health.
- Managed wound care, gave respiratory treatments and helped with non-invasive procedures.
- Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
- Documented patient intake information, including medical histories, current symptoms and vitals such as height and weight.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
Education and Training
Ph.D.: Pharmacy05/2019LECOM School of PharmacyCity
Associate of Science: Biochemistry08/2015Salem Community CollegeCity, State
- Dean's List Honoree 2014-2015
Diploma in Nursing: Nursing09/2007Camtech School of NursingCity
- Susie B. King Clinical Excellence Award - Bridget Mbella
Accomplishments
- Protective Services - Applied safety procedures and policies as outlined in Department Safety Manual.
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School Attended
- LECOM School of Pharmacy
- Salem Community College
- Camtech School of Nursing
Job Titles Held:
- Licensed Practical Nurse
Degrees
- Ph.D. : Pharmacy 05/2019
Associate of Science : Biochemistry 08/2015
Diploma in Nursing : Nursing 09/2007
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