Cynthia Phillips
Port Orchard,WA
Summary
Dependable healthcare team member with sound judgment, excellent clinical abilities and smooth bedside manner. Track and chart vitals and other markers to help patients, support team treatment goals and boost outcomes. Exceptional approach in patient support.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Stafford Healthcare @Ridgemont
03.2019 - 05.2023
- 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, inserted IVs, 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.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, fostering positive relationships built on trust and compassion.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction levels through effective communication and empathetic listening skills.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Accurately recorded interactions in medical charts, documenting accidents and interventions applied.
- Addressed any concerns or questions posed by patients or family members promptly to maintain confidence in their care plan.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care, ensuring that patients were comfortable and families felt supported during the process.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA01.1992
Associate of Arts - Music And General Studies.
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA06.1982
High School Diploma -
Woodrow Wilson High School
Tacoma, WA06.1979
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Medical Documentation
- Geriatric Nursing
- Catheter Care
- Tracheostomy Care
- Compassionate Care
- Diabetes management
- End of life care
- Nursing Ethics
- Rehabilitation Nursing
- Palliative Care
- Medication Administration
- Wound Care
- Vital signs
- Direct Patient Care
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient Assessments
- Medication Dispensing
- Physical Assessment
- Family Communication
- Clinical judgment
- Breathing Treatments
- Patient relationship building
- Geriatric Care
- Emergency Response
- Transcribing orders
- Inpatient Care
- Mental Health Support
- Staff Supervision
- Patient Charting
- Critical Thinking
- Dementia Knowledge and Care
- Attention to Detail
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Specimen Collection
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Responsible and Dependable
- Intravenous Medications
- Wound Dressing and Suturing
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Procedure Explanation
- Medical Paperwork Processing
- Analytical Thinking
Playing Guitar, Singing, Painting, Drawing sewing , Gardening, Flower arranging , crocheting.
I have been an LPN for 30 Years and as much as I loved working as a nurse, I am excited to move into another phase of my life. I would love to use my diverse skills as a Para- educator. I feel I am very good with children and my background in nursing has shown me to be a compassionate. patient and knowledgeable person when dealing with any type of situation within the education field. My Hobbies and skills will be a great asset toward helping children in a educational setting.
Timeline
LPN
Stafford Healthcare @Ridgemont
03.2019 - 05.2023
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Clover Park Technical College
Associate of Arts - Music And General Studies.
Tacoma Community College
High School Diploma -
Woodrow Wilson High School
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