Brenda Johnson
Curwensville,PA
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Ridgeview Health Care And Rehabilitation
06.2009 - Current
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
Education
License Practical Nurse - Nursing
Clearfield County Career And Technology Center
Clearfield, PA08.1987
Skills
- EMR Systems
- Patient Assessments
- Counting Narcotics
- Case Management
- Transcribing Orders
- Tracking Symptoms
- Chronic Disease Management
- Task Delegation
- Direct Patient Care
- Wound Care
- ADLs Assistance
- Assisting Physicians
- Psychotropic Medication Knowledge
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Caregiving Skills
- Patient Management
- Immunization Administration
- Documenting Incidents
- Rehabilitation Techniques
- HIPAA Protocols
- Breathing Treatments
- Biomedical Hazard Disposal
- Medication Dispensing
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Educating Families
- Maintaining Nutrition
- Behavioral Assessment
- Medication Administration
- Charting and Recording
- Documenting Intake
- Tracheotomy Tubes
- Monitor IV Fluids
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Documenting Vital Signs
- Conditions Reporting
- Sterile Procedures and Techniques
- Sample Collection
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- Collect Trash
- Sanitation and Sterilization
- Dietary Requirements and Restrictions
- Intramuscular Injections
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- Procedure Explanation
- Pneumonia Vaccinations
- Patient Medical Histories
- Hygiene Support
- Examination and Test Preparation
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Pulse Oximetry Tracking
- Seizure Precautions
- Recordkeeping and Maintenance
- Dementia Knowledge and Care
- Tracheostomy Care
- Patient Positioning and Transporting
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Every problem is a gift—without problems we would not grow.
Tony Robbins
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Ridgeview Health Care And Rehabilitation
06.2009 - Current
License Practical Nurse - Nursing
Clearfield County Career And Technology Center
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