April Campbell
Caton
Summary
Highly experienced, motivated and dedicated patient care professional with emotional support, patient mobility, patient hygiene management, and caring for traumatic brain injured.
Organized LPN with experience providing skilled care to diverse patient populations. Compassionate professional with great engagement skills. Prioritize tasks and maintains accurate documentation.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN Field Nurse
Supplemental Health Care
12.2022 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed, ensuring patient adherence to care plans.
- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments to identify health needs and develop nursing interventions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care and enhance service delivery.
- Educated patients and families on health management strategies, promoting self-care practices.
- Administered medications safely and effectively, preventing adverse reactions or complications.
- Coordinated with physicians to implement prescribed treatment plans, ensuring consistency in patient care delivery.
- Delivered emotional support to patients facing challenging diagnoses or difficult treatments, fostering resilience during recovery processes.
- Dispensed and administered patients' medications following care plans and physician's orders.
LPN
Seneca View LTC / SNF
08.2021 - 11.2022
- Medication (including injections) administration, watching for any adverse effects, taking vital signs, basic wound care, reporting change in condition to the RN supervisor and charting on change in condition. Recording patients I&O, observing patients mental health status, providing emotional support to patients and family. Assisting with daily ADL's, performing weekly skin checks and charting. Taking physicians orders. Entering patient information into the computer. Providing oversight of nursing assistants. Performing isolation precautions.
Home Health Care Aid
Corning Council for Assistance/Aim Independent Living
03.2021 - 08.2021
- Providing direct care and supervision to my client. Grooming, bathing, cleaning, cooking, setting up for meals, medication administration, companionship, accompanying to doctor appointments when needed. Encourage clients to perform daily exercises and as much independence as possible.
Med Tech/Home Health Aid
Bethany Village
11.2020 - 03.2021
- Administering medications to residents, checking vital signs, performing skin checks. Assisting with personal care as needed. Grooming, bathing, applying compression stockings, ambulating, assisting with feeding, providing companionship.
Resident Care Aid
Bethany Village
03.2019 - 04.2020
- Bathing, grooming, set up for feeding, ambulating, companionship, documenting care.
Patient Care Partner
Robert Packer Hospital
04.2019 - 10.2019
- Provided patient care with bathing, grooming, ambulation, feeding, set up for feeding, emptying catheter bags, taking vitals, performing EKG's and bladder scans. Recording input and output and vitals. Changes to patient's conditions reported to RN.
Home Health Aid
Allmetro
04.2015 - 03.2019
- Bathing, grooming, cooking, cleaning, transportation to doctor's appointments, grocery shopping, errands, providing companionship, being caring and supportive to family members.
Home Health Aid
Sibley Nursing
01.2013 - 02.2015
- Bathing, grooming, cooking, cleaning, transportation to doctor's appointments, grocery shopping, errands, providing companionship, being caring and supportive to family members.
Education
LPN -
GST BOCES
Elmira05.2021
Phlebotomy - undefined
GST BOCES
Painted Post04.2018
Home Health Aid - undefined
Broadway School Of Nursing
Elmira08.2000
Skills
- Ability to Work in a Team
- Customer Service
- Adaptability
- Multi-task expert
- Excellent Communication Skills
- CPR Certified
- Vital signs monitoring
- Nursing documentation
- Catheter care
- Geriatric nursing
- Diabetes management
- Patient safety
- Confidentiality
- Patient education
- Vitals collection
- Infection control
- Acute care
- Documentation
- Compassionate care
- Progress monitoring
- Patient advocacy
Certification
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- CPR
- Phlebotomy
- Home Health Aid
LANGUAGES
English
HOBBIES
Crocheting, Gardening, Camping
Timeline
LPN Field Nurse
Supplemental Health Care
12.2022 - Current
LPN
Seneca View LTC / SNF
08.2021 - 11.2022
Home Health Care Aid
Corning Council for Assistance/Aim Independent Living
03.2021 - 08.2021
Med Tech/Home Health Aid
Bethany Village
11.2020 - 03.2021
Patient Care Partner
Robert Packer Hospital
04.2019 - 10.2019
Resident Care Aid
Bethany Village
03.2019 - 04.2020
Home Health Aid
Allmetro
04.2015 - 03.2019
Home Health Aid
Sibley Nursing
01.2013 - 02.2015
Phlebotomy - undefined
GST BOCES
Home Health Aid - undefined
Broadway School Of Nursing
LPN -
GST BOCES