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Christie Kokesh

Sun Prairie

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.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

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

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.

Christie Kokesh