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Christie Kokesh

Sun Prairie

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Summary

Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.

Work History

LPN- Podiatry

William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
03.2013 - Current
  • Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and closely monitoring vital signs.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction levels through effective communication and empathetic listening skills.
  • Reduced medication errors by accurately administering medications and diligently verifying patient information.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive care plans for patients.
  • Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
  • Assisted in the management of chronic health conditions by providing education, support, and follow-up care.
  • Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
  • Demonstrated adaptability in working with diverse patient populations across various healthcare settings.
  • Increased nursing team cohesiveness through active participation in staff meetings and open communication with colleagues.
  • Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge base and skillset as an LPN.

LPN

St. Marys Care Center
06.2002 - 06.2008
  • Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
  • Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
  • Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
  • Administered controlled narcotics, and performed catheterizations.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
  • Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.
  • Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
  • Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and closely monitoring vital signs.
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
  • Reduced medication errors by accurately administering medications and diligently verifying patient information.
  • Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
  • Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge base and skillset as an LPN.
  • Demonstrated adaptability in working with diverse patient populations across various healthcare settings.
  • Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, fostering positive relationships built on trust and compassion.
  • Accurately recorded interactions in medical charts, documenting accidents and interventions applied.
  • Provided compassionate end-of-life care, ensuring that patients were comfortable and families felt supported during the process.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.

LPN

Nursing Agency
10.1996 - 06.2002

I traveled to several nursing facilities to fill in. Places to include nursing homes, hospitals, assisted livings, clinics, health fairs, memory care units, and dodge correctional center. I passed meds, performed treatments, and provided all patient care that was required to fulfill the needs of the jobs.

  • Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
  • Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
  • Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
  • Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
  • Administered controlled narcotics, and performed catheterizations.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
  • Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.
  • Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
  • Reduced medication errors by accurately administering medications and diligently verifying patient information.
  • Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge base and skillset as an LPN.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive care plans for patients.
  • Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
  • Increased nursing team cohesiveness through active participation in staff meetings and open communication with colleagues.
  • Supported the delivery of evidence-based interventions by staying current on best practices in the field of nursing.
  • Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
  • Administered medications and injections to patients.
  • Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
  • Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
  • Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.

Education

LPN Diploma - Nursing

Triton College
River Grove, IL
07.1995

Skills

  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Medical Documentation
  • Geriatric Nursing
  • Catheter Care
  • Compassionate Care
  • End of life care
  • Rehabilitation Nursing
  • Palliative Care
  • Psychiatric Nursing (some)filled in at UW Hospital Psych unit, worked in geri psych in Stoughton, and Edgerton, filled in at Dodge Correctional
  • Orthopedic Nursing
  • Maternal-child nursing
  • Medication Administration
  • Vital signs
  • Direct Patient Care
  • HIPAA Compliance
  • Clinical Documentation
  • Medication Dispensing

Certification

I am certified in nail care. I have been trimming nails on diabetic patients, patients with neuropathy, as well as patients that are on blood thinning medications. I have been performing this task for 10 years, as well as working under the direction of three Podiatrists and several residents and students.

Timeline

LPN- Podiatry

William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
03.2013 - Current

LPN

St. Marys Care Center
06.2002 - 06.2008

LPN

Nursing Agency
10.1996 - 06.2002

LPN Diploma - Nursing

Triton College
Christie Kokesh