private duty nurse resume example

* Provided nursing and wound care for a patient that was at home and enrolled in Hospice Care.

* Attended Doctor's appointments and kept track of medications and provided all aspects of care for the patient.

* Communicated with other staff members on the patient's condition.

*Helped do all ADL's, gave medication, wound care, cooked meals, fed patient, cleaned, grocery shopped and provided companionship for patient.

*Helped patient ambulate when he was able to and kept track of vital signs, intake and output, used a Hoyer lift when patient was unable to ambulate to move patient from room to room.

• Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
• Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
• Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
• Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians and Hospice nurses with observations and concerns.
• Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers in comprehendible terminology.
• Provided skilled direct nursing care to geriatric patient and family members in the patient's home.
• Helped patients and family feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, especially while the patient was actively dying.
• Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plan and communicated these with Hospice nurses and private physicians.