Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Timeline
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Barbara Terry

Bruce,MS

Summary

Highly trained License Practical Nurse with strong clinical abilities and a successful career in long term care, hospital settings and home-health. Proactive and organized with passionate commitment to first-rate patient care. Licensed in MS with expertise in total patient care. I am very dedicated and hard working. My nursing is not just a job it is my passion.

Diligent License Practical Nurse with strong foundation in patient care and medical support. Proficient in managing daily patient routines and providing compassionate care to improve patient well-being. Demonstrated skills in administering medications and maintaining accurate patient records.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification

Work History

LPN (Geriatric)

Yalobusha General Hospital and Nursing Home
06.2024 - Current
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
  • Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and closely monitoring vital signs.
  • Reduced medication errors by accurately administering medications and diligently verifying patient information.

License Practical Nurse (Travel)

Precision Healthcare Staffing
08.2020 - 02.2024
  • Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
  • Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
  • Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
  • Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
  • Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.
  • Performed tracheostomy care, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patient and staff.

Managed patient care through closely monitoring ventilation system.

License Practical Nurse

Grenada Rehabilitation and Health
08.2018 - 10.2020
  • Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
  • Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
  • Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
  • Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
  • Record food and fluid intake and output.
  • Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.

License Practical Nurse

Home Health of Bartlett TN
08.2017 - 08.2018
  • Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
  • Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
  • Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings, such as cooking, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing family members in simple nursing tasks.
  • Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
  • Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.
  • Clean rooms and make beds.

License Practical Nurse

Yalobusha General Hospital
09.2015 - 08.2017
  • Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
  • Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
  • Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
  • Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
  • Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
  • Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
  • Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
  • Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
  • Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.

License Practical Nurse

TGH
02.2013 - 10.2015
  • Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
  • Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
  • Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
  • Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
  • Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
  • Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
  • Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices or clinics.
  • Record food and fluid intake and output.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - License Practical Nurse

Northwest Mississippi Community College

Skills

  • Tracheotomy experience
  • Ventilation experience
  • Patient care
  • Medication administration
  • Basic treatments
  • Supervision of aides
  • Clerical duties
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Medical documentation
  • Geriatric nursing
  • Catheter care
  • Infection control

Certification

  • CPR Training - Certified
  • Wound care Training - 1 month

Languages

English
Full Professional

Timeline

LPN (Geriatric)

Yalobusha General Hospital and Nursing Home
06.2024 - Current

License Practical Nurse (Travel)

Precision Healthcare Staffing
08.2020 - 02.2024

License Practical Nurse

Grenada Rehabilitation and Health
08.2018 - 10.2020

License Practical Nurse

Home Health of Bartlett TN
08.2017 - 08.2018

License Practical Nurse

Yalobusha General Hospital
09.2015 - 08.2017

License Practical Nurse

TGH
02.2013 - 10.2015

Associate of Applied Science - License Practical Nurse

Northwest Mississippi Community College
Barbara Terry