D'ANDREA VALENTINE

Empathic, effective, and motivated professional who combines clinical experience with compassion to meet the challenges facing today’s healthcare organizations. Clear awareness of diverse backgrounds, alert to widely varied patient needs and circumstances, collaborative team player, acting as key resource to colleagues and allied health professionals. I bring 30 + years of experience in nursing management and supervision of medical staff. Skilled in patient teaching with a strong emphasis on patient assessment, assisting physicians with procedures, administration and documentation of medications, and providing nursing care for adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients.

• Quality Phlebotomy: Back to the Basics, 2005
• IV Skills For Nurses, 2004
• IV Infusion Training, 2001
• Venipuncture and Blood Collection Training, 2001

• Performs all duties of licensed practical nurse, including administering medications, maintaining patient treatment records, take vital signs, work with registered nurses and physicians to follow therapy programs.
• Perform phlebotomy for infant to geriatric patients.
• Perform bladder catheterization, colostomy irrigation and intravenous fluid procedures.
• Perform care for asthma, pneumonia, or bronchitis patients.
• Care for chronically and acutely ill patients.
• Ensure maximum patient hygiene and safety.
• Perform maternal and neonatal care and assessment.
• Prepare and administer prescribed medications.
• Obtain and prepare samples and specimens for laboratory cultures and analysis.
• Demonstrate knowledge of HIPPA regulations.
• Assist with patient transfer and discharge.
• Model professionalism and courtesy to patients, co-workers and colleagues at all times.
• Held in high regard by co-workers and demonstrates strong work ethic.