Cassie Scheetz
Junction City,KS
Summary
LPN with extensive experience at Hanover Hospital, specializing in patient assessments and medication administration. Demonstrated success in improving patient care through effective communication and emotional support. Proficient in wound care and vital sign monitoring, contributing to optimal treatment outcomes and strong patient-family relationships.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Chapman Valley Manor
Chapman, Kansas
04.2023 - Current
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
LPN
Primetime Healthcare
Omaha, Nebraska
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Administered controlled narcotics, and performed catheterizations.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
LPN
Hanover Hospital
Hanover, Kansas
12.1994 - 10.2021
- Started in housekeeping and worked my way up to LPN.
- 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.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Administered controlled narcotics, maintaining IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- 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.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
Education
Diploma - LPN
Southeast Community College
Beatrice, Nebraska05-1998
Skills
- ADLs Assistance
- Medication Administration
- Patient Assessments
- Tracking Symptoms
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Patient Management
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- Wound care
- Vital sign monitoring
- Aseptic techniques
- Electronic medical records
- Patient education
- Care coordination
- Time management
- Emotional support
- Interpersonal skills
- Team collaboration
- Lab Sample Collection
- Effective communication
- Immunization administration
- Preventive care
- Patient management
- Activities of daily living adls
- Staff direction and task delegation
- Nursing ethics
- Patient observation
- Geriatric nursing
- Reliability
- Multitasking capacity
- Family communication
Affiliations
I enjoy spending as much time as possible with my family, especially my grandchildren.
Timeline
LPN
Chapman Valley Manor
04.2023 - Current
LPN
Primetime Healthcare
01.2019 - 01.2023
LPN
Hanover Hospital
12.1994 - 10.2021
Diploma - LPN
Southeast Community College