Bernadette Stelzle
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Rapid City,SD
6
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with several years of healthcare experience, passionate about delivering high quality direct and indirect patient care. Skilled in performing thorough patient assessments, administering medication, providing wound care, as well as implementing individualized care plans and interventions. Committed to maintaining patient dignity and privacy in compliance with HIPAA protocols, while fostering a compassionate and supportive environment for patients and their families.
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
2 Years 9 Months- Providing both direct and indirect patient care, including assessing patient conditions, monitoring vital signs, laboratory results, and documenting observations.
- Communicating with physicians, other nurses, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care.
- Implementing care and treatment plans, including setting measurable goals, interventions, and initiating discharge planning to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of care.
- Administering medication and treatments as prescribed by the provider, ensuring accurate dosage, proper timing, and monitoring for therapeutic effects and potential side effects.
- Performing wound care, including thorough cleaning of wounds and dressing changes as ordered, ensuring proper infection control, monitoring for signs of complications, and documenting observations to support optimal healing outcomes.
- Maintaining patient dignity and privacy by following HIPAA protocols, ensuring that all personal health information is securely handled, shared only with authorized individuals, and protected from unauthorized access or disclosure.
- Following isolation precautions and infection control guidelines, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), proper hand hygiene, and adherence to transmission-based precautions, to prevent the spread of infectious agents in the healthcare setting.
Cardiac Monitor Technician/Certified Nursing Assistant
4 Years 4 Months- Providing both direct and indirect patient care, including attaching electrodes to patients to record the heart's electrical impulses and provide continuous cardiac monitoring during hospital stay.
- Observing and interpreting cardiac rhythms to identify abnormalities such as irregular heartbeats, arrhythmias, and cardiac arrest, and promptly reporting any changes to the nurse in charge.
- Obtaining patients' vital signs, assisting with personal hygiene, addressing daily needs such as feeding and toileting, supporting mobility through safe transfers, ambulation, and promptly responding to call lights to ensure patient comfort and safety.
- Maintaining patient dignity and privacy by following HIPAA protocols, ensuring that all personal health information is securely handled, shared only with authorized individuals and protected from unauthorized access or disclosure.
- Following isolation precautions and infection control guidelines, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), proper hand hygiene, and adherence to transmission-based precautions, to prevent the spread of infectious agents in the healthcare setting.
Certified Medication Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant
3 Years- Providing both direct and indirect patient care, including hands-on assistance with daily activities, administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and ensuring detailed documentation to support patient well-being.
- Obtaining residents' vital signs, assisting with personal hygiene, addressing daily needs such as feeding and toileting, supporting mobility through safe transfers, ambulation, and promptly responding to call lights to ensure patient comfort and safety.
- Maintaining patient dignity and privacy by following HIPAA protocols, ensuring that all personal health information is securely handled, shared only with authorized individuals and protected from unauthorized access or disclosure.
- Following isolation precautions and infection control guidelines, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), proper hand hygiene, and adherence to transmission-based precautions, to prevent the spread of infectious agents in the healthcare setting.
Education
Licensed Practical Nursing
Associate of Applied Science
General Courses
General Courses
Skills
Communication
Dependable
Detail Oriented
Organization
Problem Solving
Teamwork
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Geriatric Education for EMS (GEMS)
- American Heart Association: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
- Culturally Competent Nursing Care: A Cornerstone of Caring
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Diploma
Awards
- Employee of the Quarter (2022): Monument Health, Heart & Vascular Unit (HVU)
- Dean's List (2023): Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC)
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
01.2024 - CurrentRead More
Cardiac Monitor Technician/Certified Nursing Assistant
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
09.2019 - 01.2024Read More
Certified Medication Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant
Good Samaritan Society, St. Martin's Village
04.2019 - 04.2022Read More
Western Dakota Technical College
Licensed Practical Nursing
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Western Dakota Technical College
Associate of Applied Science
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Southeast Technical College
General Courses
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University Center of Rapid City
General Courses
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