Carolina Asturias
Licensed Practical Nurse
Milltown,NJ
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated Licensed Practical Nurse seeking a position in a health care facility to provide high-quality patient care and support to medical staff; utilizing strong communication skills and empathy with attention to detail to ensure patient safety and comfort.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Nurse, Dementia Unit
Regency Heritage Rehabilitation Center
2022.09 - 2024.05
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
- Served as dependable point of contact between departments or external partners to facilitate clear communication channels throughout project lifecycles.
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
- Assisted with onboarding new staff members, providing orientation and support.
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
Staff Nurse
Park Place Center
2018.10 - 2023.10
- Participated in regular staff meetings to share best practices, address challenges, and foster collaboration among team members.
- Reduced medication errors through meticulous charting and double-checking dosages.
- Promoted a culture of safety by strictly adhering to infection control measures and reporting any potential hazards or concerns.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Coordinated discharge planning with case managers to ensure seamless transitions of care from hospital to home or other facilities.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Worked with healthcare team to develop new dialysis treatment flow sheet and other log forms, improving clinical documentation and accountability.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Educated patients on self-care management, empowering them to take an active role in their overall health and wellbeing.
Education
LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse
Jersey College, Ewin, NJ
EWING, NJ 2001.05 -
Skills
Critical Thinking
Fluent in spanish
Team Collaboration
Professionalism
Strong teamwork
Documentation abilities
Advance care planing
Geriatric LTC
Dementia
Health Care platforms
physical stamina
ADL evaluation
Heart monitor, Blood glucometers, nebulizer treatments, Vital sign, Neurocheck.
Timeline
Staff Nurse, Dementia Unit
Regency Heritage Rehabilitation Center
2022.09 - 2024.05
Staff Nurse
Park Place Center
2018.10 - 2023.10
LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse
Jersey College, Ewin, NJ
2001.05 -
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