Patient-oriented nursing professional with 15 years of hands-on experience in delivering quality direct and indirect patient care to individuals in long term care facility,clinical and home settings. Skillfully completes tasks and fosters relationships with patients, caregivers and coworkers to drive patient care goals and advance nursing philosophies.
Skills
Wound Dressing
Medication Administration
CPR Certification Treacheostomy care Vent Dialysis (hemo & pertineal) Colostomy care Indwelling and suprapubic catheter care g-tube care,feedings and medication administration
Experience
08/2022 to Current
LPN, Private DutyRes-Care, Inc. – Goodland, KS,
Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
Sterilized medical equipment and supplies with germicides, sterilizers and autoclaves.
Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene.
Worked with 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.
Assembled and used catheters, tracheotomy tubes or oxygen suppliers.
Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
01/2020 to 08/2022
LPN Office NurseMclaren Health Care – Waterville, OH,
Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients.
Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
Sterilized medical equipment and supplies with germicides, sterilizers and autoclaves.
Took temperatures or blood pressures, dressed wounds and provided other basic patient care or treatments.
Documented patient medical histories, current symptoms and vitals.
Measured and recorded patient height, weight and other vital signs.
Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
Collected blood, urine or sputum from patients to perform routine laboratory tests.
Answered patients' calls to determine how to assist.
Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
Educated clients, patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
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