Andrea Stepp
Kansas City,MO
Summary
Compassionate and experienced LPN with a proven track record of delivering exceptional patient care. Possessing strong clinical skills, committed to providing high-quality healthcare services that prioritize the well-being and comfort of every individual. Deep understanding of medical procedures and protocols, consistently ensuring accurate documentation and efficient coordination with healthcare teams. Dedicated to fostering a positive patient experience, strives to create a supportive environment that promotes healing and instills confidence in patients and their families.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN)
Secure long distance
01.2020 - 11.2024
- Worked as a transport nurse for 3 years
- We transported patients across country
- Our patients had various medical needs from trach care, feeding tubes, foleys, IVs, and wound care
- I was fully responsible for all medication administration, documentation, and patient care as the only medical personnel onboard.
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN)
Millennium Physician Groip
05.2019 - 11.2020
- Worked in a busy urgent care utilizing my skills on patients with various medical needs from minor ailments to serious medical conditions.
LVN Floor Nurse
Reston Hospital Center
08.2006 - 04.2018
- Maintained accurate records of residents' healthcare treatments and responses.
- Communicated effectively with patients and family members to convey important instructions and discuss treatments.
- Managed medication cart and dispensed pills, oral therapies and intramuscular injections to patients on Type floor.
- Measured and recorded patients' vital signs every hour.
- Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
- Collected and documented vital signs to maintain current records of patients' conditions.
- Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.
- Supported patients in completing activities of daily living such as dressing, grooming and shower assistance.
- Helped patients feel comfortable by adjusting positions and engaging in casual conversation.
- Utilized Software to document nursing assessments, treatments, medications and discharge instructions.
- Established compassionate environment by providing psychological, emotional and spiritual support to patients and families.
- Coped effectively with mental and emotional challenges of positions by remaining centered on patients' needs and delivering quality care.
- Delivered treatments and direct nursing care according to physicians' orders in Type environment.
- Modified patient health treatment plans by observing patient conditions and responses.
- Administered medication such as insulin and monitored patients' responses to detect problems.
- Examined and treated patients' injuries and pressure wounds to promote healing.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
Education
LPN, Patient Care, Medication Administration, Wound Care, Documentation, Teamwork, Critical Thinking, IV Therapy, Health Promotion, Trach care, G-tubes, Foley care - undefined
06.2004
Skills
- English Native CPR
- Physical Assessment
- Family Communication
- Samples collection
- Wound Care
- Clinical Documentation
- Emergency Response
- Health Education
- Patient Intake
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- ADL Assistance
- Shared governance
- Patient Assessments
- Palliative Care
- Inpatient Care
- Documentation accuracy
- Staff direction and task delegation
- Medical Records Management
- Biomedical hazard disposal
- Vital signs
- Vocational support
- Patient evaluations
- Documenting incidents
- Geriatric Care
- Direct Patient Care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Medication Administration
- Mental Health Support
- Maintaining nutrition
- Behavioral assessment
- Writing reports
- Caring for wounds
- Medical records security
- Compassionate Care
- Regulatory Requirements
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- EMR / EHR
- Outpatient Care
- Care Planning
- Diabetes management
- Psychotropic medication knowledge
- Educating families
- Staff Supervision
- Charting and recording
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Medication Dispensing
- Documenting intake
- Indirect Patient Care
- HIPAA Compliance
- Immunization Administration
- Tuberculosis testing
- Rehabilitation techniques
- Patient Care
- Type EMR Software
- Tracking symptoms
- Patient triaging
- Patient relationship building
- Chronic Disease Management
- Clinical judgment
- Preventive Care
- Patient Management
- HIPAA protocols
- Counting narcotics
- Caregiving skills
- Breathing Treatments
- Catheter Care
- Transcribing orders
- EKG administration
- Pediatric Care
- Multi-tasking and prioritization
Certification
BLS/CPR
Timeline
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN) - Secure long distance
01.2020 - 11.2024
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN) - Millennium Physician Groip
05.2019 - 11.2020
LVN Floor Nurse - Reston Hospital Center
08.2006 - 04.2018
ECPI - LPN, Patient Care, Medication Administration, Wound Care, Documentation, Teamwork, Critical Thinking, IV Therapy, Health Promotion, Trach care, G-tubes, Foley care,
BLS/CPR
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