Christopher Wheaton
Semmes,AL
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. Analytical and strategic [Job Title] with excellent problem-solving and time management skills. Organized, efficient and always willing to go extra mile to meet expectations.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Department Of Veterans Affairs
Jackson, MS
10.2014 - 07.2019
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Gulfport, MS
01.2012 - 06.2014
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Managed appointment calendar for scans, lab tests and evaluations.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- Collaborated with supervisor to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Gulf Coast VA Medical
Bil;oxi, MS
04.2008 - 01.2012
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Managed appointment calendar for scans, lab tests and evaluations.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS12.1983
Skills
- Equipment Assembly
- Recording Vital Signs
- Epic Systems
- Examination and Test Preparation
- Procedure Explanation
- Nursing Intervention Evaluations
- Patient Positioning and Transporting
- Conditions Reporting
- Nursing Staff Supervision
- Care Planning and Modifications
- Intravenous Medications
- Needs Assessment
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Work Planning and Coordination
- Wound Dressing
- Information Compiling and Auditing
- Tracheotomy Tubes
- Patient Medical Histories
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Sterile Procedures and Techniques
- Patient Management
- Gastrostomy Tube Care
- Tracheostomy Care
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- Pulse Oximetry Tracking
- Physician Support
- Learning Strategies
- Medical History Documenting
- Judgment and Decision-Making
- Catheter Monitoring
- Patient Admission
- Intramuscular Injections
- Equipment Disinfection
- Seizure Precautions
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- Patient Flow
- Critical Thinking
- Administering Immunizations
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Personal Care Support
- Quality Control Analysis
- Microsoft Windows
- Web Browser Software
- Quality Improvement Activities
- Gastric Feeding Tubes
- Treatment Room Preparation
Accomplishments
- Achieved good results by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
- Collaborated with team of doctors and nurses in the development of Dementia unit..
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Documented and resolved staffing issues which led to greater productivity from staff..
LPN of the Year award
1990 received the LPN of the year award from the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington D.C.
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Department Of Veterans Affairs
10.2014 - 07.2019
Licensed Practical Nurse
Armed Forces Retirement Home
01.2012 - 06.2014
Licensed Practical Nurse
Gulf Coast VA Medical
04.2008 - 01.2012
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hinds Community College
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