I have been a Licensed Vocational Nurse for close to 10 years, I have experience as a Med-Surgical nurse. I have also experience as a home health nurse, pediatric private duty nurse as well as experience working in a skilled nursing facility. I have also worked as a clinical care coordinator in home health, managing the clinicians, and patient needs in my assigned area. This including maintaining a positive relationship with physicians, patients, and patient families, as well as ordering and following up on DME needs and supplies.
Licensed Vocational Nurse #202516, CPR certified through American Heart Association
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As a charge nurse I am responsible for maintaining the physicians plan of care, direct patient care, assessing for changes in status, overseeing CNA's to ensure that all patient needs are met. Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery. Perform all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments. Provide behavioral/emotional support and supervision for those with dementia and Alzheimer's. Assist patients with multiple chronic diagnoses including COPD, and asthma, as well as CHF. Evaluate patient care needs, prioritize treatment and maintain patient flow. Coordinate with physicians and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients. Test glucose and administer injections. maintain patient charts and confidential files. IV Therapy, set up and monitoring.
Direct patient care, assessment of patient current and changing needs, maintained direct relationship with physician, administer medications, perform lab draws, record new symptoms, follow up on new medications or treatments, report findings to physician, teach family and patient regarding medications, adverse reactions and disease processes. Familiarize patients and there families with support programs available in there communities.
As clinical care coordinator I was in direct contact with DME companies.
Direct patient care and teaching in home, Administer medications and monitor for adverse reactions, assess patient respiratory status, report new symptoms to physician immediately. Maintain patient MARS. Neb treatments, IPV, CPT vest, O2 sats, Ventilator, pump feedings via mickey button. Pain assessments, utilizing PRN medications when needed.
Direct patient care, lab draws, telemetry monitoring, patient and family teaching regarding disease process, medications and plan of care. Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow.Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight and height.Tested glucose and administered injections.Maintained patient charts and confidential files. Administered and maintained IV therapy, cared for post surgical, cardiac and respirator patients. Reviewed post op orders and oriented patients to unit,Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.
And I am currently in process of achieving my RN.
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