Diligent Licensed Vocational Nurse offering 7+ years background providing attentive patient care. Successful in anticipating and meeting needs of patients, colleagues and supervisors. Skilled in prioritizing patients' needs within high-stress environments.
Providing compassionate and attentive care, Administered of psychotropic medications as prescribed per physicians orders; monitoring side effects, Administered emergency medication, Documentation of patients progress, Providing therapeutic communication skills through active listening and empathetic responses while building rapport with patients to reduce incidents of self-harm, providing appropriate supervision and timely intervention, Discharged patients, Enforcing unit rules and boundaries, Deescalated agitated patients using verbal interventions, Monitoring vitals signs, nutritional intake.
Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure, documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate to provider, responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance, worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions, assisted in medication administration as prescribed, performed TB screening and administration, assessed patient for CIWA and COWS, admitted patients per physicians order.
Medication administration, sub-Q injections, obtain vital signs, vision screening, height/weight, obtain specimens, assisting physicians, assisting RN, obtain pharmacy and medications neat and stocked, health appraisal screening, aseptic and sterile dressing changes, perform prescribed or routine skin testing, respond to emergency situations, documentation, administration of nebulizer treatments, isolation procedures, blood glucose checks, blood withdrawal, COWS and CIWA checks.
Medication administration, vaccine administration, perform prescribed or routine skin testing, blood glucose checks, diabetic care, documentation, obtain vital signs, height/weight, vision screening, blood withdrawal, obtain specimens, maintain medication cart clean and stocked, assisting physician, IM/ Sub-Q injections, COWS and CIWA checks.
Educate patients on importance of healthy lifestyle, nutrition and mood relaxation techniques,
Administer oral medication and injections according to prescribing physicians recommendations,
Ensure treatment plans are efficiently carried out and maintain reports of patients responses,
Document patients behaviors and improvements,
Perform vitals/glucose testing and assist in administering injections and urinalysis,
Assist in intakes, transfers, and new admits.
Customer service, IV catheterization, blood withdrawal, documentation, monitor of injection site reaction, sub-Q injections, vital signs, EKG, monitoring meals and patient visits, medication administration, obtain specimens.
Vital signs, patient assessment, assisting with medication administration by verifying patient is taking medication correctly, assist with ADL's, patient observation, documentation, patient safety observation, communication with patient and their families with any questions and concerns.
Bilingual in Spanish