Audrey Matekwa

Dynamic Licensed Practical Nurse with extensive experience at Ocean County Family Care, excelling in patient assessment and medication management. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through effective care coordination and education. Strong interpersonal communication skills foster collaboration within healthcare teams, ensuring comprehensive and compassionate patient care. Patient-oriented nursing professional with several years of hands-on experience in delivering quality direct and indirect patient care to individuals in settings. Skillfully completes tasks and fosters relationships with patients, caregivers and coworkers to drive patient care goals and advance nursing philosophies.

• Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR), AHA, 05/24
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), AHA, 11/25
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS), 06/25
• End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), 10/25
• Psychological First Aid (PFA), NCTSN, 02/25
• Social Media in Emergency Management, FEMA, 01/26
• Preventing Suicide in Emergency Departments, ZeroSuicide Institute, 07/25
• Licensed Practical Nursing, Board of Nursing, 05/25, 05/27

• Licensed Practical Nurse, Ocean County Family Care, Brick, NJ, 06/23, 01/25, Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians to ensure patient care standards., Assisted in performing routine diagnostic tests and assessments to support patient health monitoring., Educated patients on medication management, lifestyle changes, and preventive care practices., Monitored vital signs and documented patient progress to maintain accurate medical records., Mentored new nursing staff to enhance professional development opportunities within the team dynamic., Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
• Licensed Practical Nurse, Preferred Home Care, Neptune, NJ, 12/19, 03/23, Collaborated with healthcare team to develop and implement individualized care plans for patients., Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information., Educated patients and families on health promotion, disease prevention, and self-care management strategies., Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process., Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.