LPN, Private Duty Resume Example

• Administered medication as directed by physician.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
• Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
• Maintained clean, safe and well-organized patient environment.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
• Cared for 3 DMD patients each day with quality-driven support. In Electric Wheel chair in evening. Put all 3 clients on Trilogy 100 Vents @ night.
• Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
• Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
• Developed rapport to create safe and trusting environment for care.
• Monitored and tracked patient vitals in [Software] to keep team informed of changing conditions.
• Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.

Total Patient Care. 1 client. Trach. Vent @night.

Charge Nurse @night. Total Patient care. Charge of 30-60 residents,CNA assignments etc.

• Managed daily staff assignments and patient scheduling to guarantee clinic coverage and flow.
• Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
• Updated patient medical records with services provided, health conditions and response to treatments using [Software].
• Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising .
• Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
• Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding and other daily living activities.
• Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
• Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.