Alyssa Fugaj
Dyer,IN
Summary
Focused and friendly Nurse providing quality care to students while assisting the head school nurse with any tasks necessary to provide the best experience for all students. Offering 10 years of experience providing care. Known professionally for working effectively withing the hospital and school settings to develop innovative public and health and safety initiatives.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Substitute School Nurse
Lake Central School District
08.2023 - Current
- Reduced the spread of infectious diseases by implementing effective infection control measures within the school setting.
- Developed relationships with diverse student populations, fostering trust in the nurse''s office as a safe space for support and assistance.
Registered Nurse
Munster Community Hospital 4 North
06.2013 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
Certified Nurse's Assistant (CNA)
St. Anthony Nursing Home
08.2011 - 12.2012
- Provided patients' personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, and baths
- Assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths
- Assisting with serving meals, feeding patients; ambulating, turning, and positioning patients
- Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine; recording intake and output
- Provides patient comfort; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor
- Participated in educational opportunities.
Gymnastics Instructor
Patti's Gymnastics
11.2007 - 01.2009
- Pre-school and School Age Gymnastics Instructor
- Camp Instructor.
- Maintained fun-filled atmosphere with class participants while remaining professional and focused on achievement.
- Developed lesson plans and routines for individual students to meet personal goals and abilities.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, IN2015
Associate of Science - Nursing
University of Saint Francis Crown Point
2013
CNA, Saint Anthony Nursing Home -
Saint Anthony Hospital
01.2011
High School Diploma -
Lake Central High School
Saint John, IN2009
Skills
- Medication Administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Assessment
- Clinical Documentation
- Acute Illness Recognition
- Health screening
- Individualized healthcare plans
- Type 1 Diabetes Management
Timeline
Substitute School Nurse
Lake Central School District
08.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Munster Community Hospital 4 North
06.2013 - Current
Certified Nurse's Assistant (CNA)
St. Anthony Nursing Home
08.2011 - 12.2012
Gymnastics Instructor
Patti's Gymnastics
11.2007 - 01.2009
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Purdue University Calumet
Associate of Science - Nursing
University of Saint Francis Crown Point
CNA, Saint Anthony Nursing Home -
Saint Anthony Hospital
High School Diploma -
Lake Central High School
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