Delicia Fenn

Private Duty Nurse offering rendering professional home nursing care to assess, develop, implement and evaluate needs of assigned patients. Skillful in educating and advising patients and families on treatment programs. Commended for achieving high levels of patient satisfaction.

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.

• Evaluated patient response to respiratory treatments and revised care plans accordingly.
• Maintained proper oxygen titration levels of patients receiving ventilator support.
• Coordinated with physicians and other care team members on care and treatments.
• Documented therapies and diagnostic tests in patient electronic records for use by care team.
• Established respiratory care plans for patients suffering from cystic fibrosis, asthma and spontaneous pneumothoraxes.
• Provided designated family members with updated information on progress and treatment of patients in critical care unit.
• Aided physicians with various procedures such as bronchoscopies, ventilator management and intubations.
• Managed and operated mechanical ventilators to deliver airway management.
• Provided emergency care to patients.
• Maintained patient charts and information, strictly adhering to HIPAA laws and privacy guidelines.

• Delivered treatment for patients experiencing chronic and acute respiratory illnesses by conducting assessments and providing diagnoses.
• Provided antibiotics, bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory medications with hand-held nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers and positive pressure equipment.
• Cooperated and communicated with physicians to deliver patient satisfaction and meet compliance with set standards.