Blanca Esthela Silva
Weslaco,TX
Summary
Highly adaptable professional with strong communication and teamwork skills. Driven to contribute to team success and continuously develop professional skills. With nearly 25 years of nursing experience in diverse medical settings, career began in the fast-paced emergency room and expanded to encompass geriatric care, home health, and long-term care within the geriatric field. Over the past 13 years, I've focused on serving school-aged students in two different school districts, spanning all grade levels from K-12. Possesses extensive knowledge of required screenings, vaccines, and other necessary requirements. Leveraging accumulated knowledge throughout nursing career, confident in ability to quickly adapt and excel in any medical setting.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LVN/school nurse
IDEA Public Schools
08.2021 - 11.2024
- Attend to the daily health care and well being of all the students to have them healthy and ready to learn and/or daily procedures all under MD orders. The day to day parent needs that their child may need to be healthy at school.
- Administered medications accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring proper treatment for various conditions all under MD orders.
- Preform annual mandatory health screenings by the state of Texas which include vision, hearing, and scoliosis.
- Document and collect accurate and complete students vaccines that are required by the state.
- Promote a positive work environment among my nursing colleagues through collaboration, open communication, team work, and support.
LVN School Nurse / 1: 1 Student Health Care
Donna ISD
09.2016 - 07.2021
- Attend to the daily health care and well being of all the students to have them healthy and ready to learn and/or daily procedures all under MD orders. The day to day parent needs that their child may need to be healthy at school.
- Administered medications accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring proper treatment for various conditions all under MD orders.
- Preform annual mandatory health screenings by the state of Texas which include vision, hearing, and scoliosis.
- Document and collect accurate and complete students vaccines that are required by the state.
- Promote a positive work environment among my nursing colleagues through collaboration, open communication, team work, and support.
- Monitored vital signs and assesse student regularly through out the day, check O2 levels PRN, & swiftly identifying any changes in condition and addressing concerns promptly. Transfer student from WC to bed QD, daily G-tube feedings, empty out foley catheter output. Document all of the daily intake via peg, daily output via foley catheter, O2 levels and VS. Student on a permanent tracheostomy, provided daily trach care (change gauzes ect) suction PRN and provided daily oral care.
LVN Charge Floor Nurse
Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
02.2003 - 11.2013
- Administered medications accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring proper treatment for various diagnosis as per MD orders.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and carry out medical orders as per pt care plan.
- Monitored vital signs and assessed patients regularly, and quickly identifying any changes in patients medical condition and addressing concerns promptly.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes on daily nurses notes.
- Provided high-quality wound care, reducing the risk of infection and promoting timely healing.
- Managed time efficiently during busy shifts by multitasking effectively without compromising quality of care.
- Performed IV therapy treatments safely and accurately, administering fluids and medications as ordered by physicians.
- Educated patients and their families on disease management, medication administration, and at-home care techniques, empowering them to take control of their health when discharging a patient home.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care. Trained and certified to use AED for emergency situations.
- Reviewed history to verify conditions and current medications, upon admission of a new patient.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Maintained accurate records of residents' healthcare treatments, responses and implement doctors orders.
- Examined and treated patients' injuries and pressure wounds to promote healing.
- Conducted ongoing assessments of patients'' physical, emotional, and social needs, adjusting care plans as neede.
Education
License Vocational Nurse - Nursing
Valley Grande Institute For Academic Studies
Weslaco, Texas12.1998
High School -
Weslaco High School
Weslaco, Tx01.1994
Skills
- Patient-Centered Compassion Care
- Wound care stages 1, 2, and 3
- Oxygen therapy
- Direct patient care
- Safe Medication Administration
- Diabetes Care Management
- Detailed Nursing Documentation
- Behavioral health support
- Immunization administration
- HIPAA Regulations Knowledge
- Breathing treatments & vital signs
- Wellness Education for Students
- Knowledge of vaccines students require
- Certified in State Health Screenings
Specialty Training
- CPR
- Child Restraining Certified
- AED Audits
- Stop the Bleed Certified Instructor
Phone Home
9563732224
Phone Mobile
9563732224
Ethnicity
White (WH)
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 08/28/75
- Gender: Female (F)
Education
Weslaco High School, Weslaco, TX, 78599, 1994, Valley Grande Academy, Weslaco, TX, License Vocational Nurse, 12/01/98, Nursing.
Certification
- CPR/AED Certification
- Stop the Bleed Certified
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- Stop the Bleed Certified
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
LVN/school nurse
IDEA Public Schools
08.2021 - 11.2024
LVN School Nurse / 1: 1 Student Health Care
Donna ISD
09.2016 - 07.2021
LVN Charge Floor Nurse
Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
02.2003 - 11.2013
High School -
Weslaco High School
License Vocational Nurse - Nursing
Valley Grande Institute For Academic Studies
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