Adair Salisbury
Columbia,TN
Summary
I have maintained my belief to encourage the resident to do as much as they can on their own and then to assist with the current task until it is complete, while maintaining the residents utmost dignity. I am reliable, and a team player. Together we can accomplish more. I multi-task well and I am good with time management. I like keeping my skills fresh and I like learning updated material. I try to diversify my continuing education to keep up with the current scope of nursing practice.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Charge Nurse
Trevecca Center For Rehabilitation And Healing
09.2004 - Current
- Implemented evidence-based nursing practices to improve patient health and maintain compliance with regulatory standards.
- Delegated tasks effectively, optimizing staff productivity and maintaining a well-organized nursing unit.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care, supporting patients and their families through difficult times.
- Reduced hospital readmissions by implementing effective discharge planning strategies and providing thorough patient education.
- Served as a mentor to new nurses, fostering a positive work environment and promoting professional growth.
- Increased patient satisfaction scores by consistently providing exceptional customer service and addressing concerns promptly.
- Assisted physicians during procedures, demonstrating strong clinical knowledge and attention to detail for successful outcomes.
- Maintained accurate medical records in accordance with established protocols, ensuring confidentiality of sensitive information at all times.
- Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, keeping them informed of progress reports and collaborating on decisions regarding their loved ones'' healthcare plans.
- Promoted continuity of care by thoroughly documenting shift-to-shift communication in nursing reports.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to make sound clinical decisions in high-pressure situations, minimizing risks and ensuring patient safety.
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
- Managed daily staff assignments and patient scheduling to guarantee clinic coverage and flow.
- Promoted patient independence by teaching self-care skills and explaining conditions and medications.
- Achieved successful unit leadership by providing quality nursing care to 20 to 30 patients per day in 240-bed unit.
- Served as charge nurse, caring for patients with serious illnesses.
- Established cordial relationships with medical personnel and staff to promote teamwork and maintain positive attitude.
- Assisted in coordinating transfers, discharges and admissions to establish smooth transition of patients.
- Maintained and promoted autonomy and rights of patients to provide protection and enforce dignity and respect.
- Educated patients to provide information on health promotion and disease prevention.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
LPN Charge Nurse
Home Technology Health Care
02.1993 - 12.1995
- Streamlined medication administration processes for improved accuracy, reducing medication errors and ensuring patient safety.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to optimize patient outcomes and deliver high-quality care.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care, supporting patients and their families through difficult times.
- Reduced hospital readmissions by implementing effective discharge planning strategies and providing thorough patient education.
- Developed strong relationships with patients'' families, keeping them informed of progress reports and collaborating on decisions regarding their loved ones'' healthcare plans.
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
LVN Floor Nurse
Humana Hospital West Anaheim
06.1991 - 10.1992
- Enhanced patient care by implementing individualized nursing plans and effectively collaborating with interdisciplinary team members.
- Reduced medication errors through meticulous attention to detail when administering treatments and medications.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patients'' conditions, progress, and care interventions for informed decision-making among healthcare professionals.
- Assisted in the development of comprehensive discharge plans, resulting in a smoother transition to home or facility-based care.
- Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
- Administered medication such as insulin and monitored patients' responses to detect problems.
- Measured and recorded patients' vital signs every hour.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
Education
Associate of Science - Licensed Vocational Nurse
Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CASkills
- Quality Improvement
- Conflict Resolution
- Community Health
- Disease Prevention
- Geriatric Care
- Infection Control
- Multitasking
- Home Health Care
- Patient Assessment
- Pain Management
- Team Leadership
- Decision Making
- Professionalism
- Nursing Documentation
- Time Management
- Interpersonal Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Medication Administration
- End-of-Life Care
- Problem Solving
- Patient Education
- Performance Evaluation
- Staff Training
- Stress Management
- Delegation Skills
- Adaptability
- Ethical Practice
- Mental Health Care
- Active Listening
- Emergency Care
- Vital Signs Monitoring
- Clinical Judgment
- Direct Patient Care
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Nursing Staff Supervision
- Patient Observation
- Patient Charting
- HIPAA Compliance
- Wound Care
- Specimen Collection
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Patient Positioning and Transporting
- Recordkeeping and Maintenance
- Staff Supervision
- Certified in CPR/AED
- In-Home Care
- Activities of Daily Living ADLs
- Responsible and Dependable
- Dietary Requirements and Restrictions
Organic gardening
Organic gardening is a hobby because I believe we live in a toxic world and the less toxic load we carry the better health we can maintain.
Timeline
LPN Charge Nurse
Trevecca Center For Rehabilitation And Healing
09.2004 - Current
LPN Charge Nurse
Home Technology Health Care
02.1993 - 12.1995
LVN Floor Nurse
Humana Hospital West Anaheim
06.1991 - 10.1992
Associate of Science - Licensed Vocational Nurse
Long Beach City College