Deona Lyles
McLoud,OK
Summary
Dedicated Charge Licensed Practical Nurse offering 18-year background managing nursing staff, delegating assignments and assessing patient conditions. Expertise in progress monitoring, plan implementation and history taking. Certified in Wound Care and MDS/Care plans. Devoted to service excellence in patient care and patient advocacy.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN Charge Nurse
Elite Medical Staffing
2023.02 - Current
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
- Established cordial relationships with medical personnel and staff to promote teamwork and maintain positive attitude.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Assisted in coordinating transfers, discharges and admissions to establish smooth transition of patients.
- Maintained and promoted autonomy and rights of patients to provide protection and enforce dignity and respect.
- Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
- Managed daily staff assignments and patient scheduling to guarantee clinic coverage and flow.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Park Place Nursing And Rehabilitation
2023.06 - 2023.08
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
- Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
- Assessed and treated draining of wounds and burns.
- Implemented plans to prevent pressure ulcers and other wound developments.
- Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
- Maintained impeccable hospital cleanliness and sanitation for most effective treatment of wounds.
- Provided post-surgery treatment and care for patients with ostomies.
- Documented and examined patient recovery and reported progress to doctors for effective management.
- Maintained comprehensive understanding of genitourinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems and provided treatment for wounds impacting them.
- Prevented skin deterioration against formidable odds using ground-breaking technology.
- Advised patients on proper nutrition and offered holistic solutions to severe conditions.
- Offered emotional support to patients and family members experiencing trauma.
- Remained situationally aware and nimble despite critical health conditions.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Medical Park West Rehabilitation
2021.07 - 2023.01
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
- Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
- Assessed and treated draining of wounds and burns.
- Implemented plans to prevent pressure ulcers and other wound developments.
- Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
- Maintained impeccable hospital cleanliness and sanitation for most effective treatment of wounds.
- Provided post-surgery treatment and care for patients with ostomies.
- Documented and examined patient recovery and reported progress to doctors for effective management.
- Designed pouch systems to assist in wound draining and recovery.
- Maintained comprehensive understanding of genitourinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems and provided treatment for wounds impacting them.
- Prevented skin deterioration against formidable odds using ground-breaking technology.
- Treated over 150 patients per year with wounds caused by medical treatments, diseases and injuries.
- Advised patients on proper nutrition and offered holistic solutions to severe conditions.
- Provided consultation, education and counseling to patients, staff and Hospice members.
- Offered emotional support to patients and family members experiencing trauma.
- Remained situationally aware and nimble despite critical health conditions.
- Disseminated instructions for primary home caregivers and patients in preparation for discharge from hospital.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
LPN
Wellpath
2020.07 - 2021.06
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Heritage At Brandon Place
2020.01 - 2020.05
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
- Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
- Assessed and treated draining of wounds and burns.
- Implemented plans to prevent pressure ulcers and other wound developments.
- Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
- Maintained impeccable hospital cleanliness and sanitation for most effective treatment of wounds.
- Provided post-surgery treatment and care for patients with ostomies.
- Documented and examined patient recovery and reported progress to doctors for effective management.
- Maintained comprehensive understanding of genitourinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems and provided treatment for wounds impacting them.
- Prevented skin deterioration against formidable odds using ground-breaking technology.
- Treated over 25 patients per year with wounds caused by medical treatments, diseases and injuries.
- Advised patients on proper nutrition and offered holistic solutions to severe conditions.
- Offered emotional support to patients and family members experiencing trauma.
- Remained situationally aware and nimble despite critical health conditions.
- Disseminated instructions for primary home caregivers and patients in preparation for discharge from hospital.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
LPN Wound Care Nurse and MDS Coordinator
Marlow Nursing And Rehabilitation
2018.10 - 2020.01
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, completing insurance forms, and mailing monthly invoice statements to patients.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
Education
LPN - Nursing
Platt College - Moore
Oklahoma City, OK05.2005
Skills
- Patient Triage
- Supply Requisition and Inventory
- Etiology
- Patient Needs Assessment
- Feedback Acceptance
- Sanitation and Sterilization
- Oral Conditions
- Patient Admission
- Wound Dressing and Suturing
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Nursing Intervention Evaluations
- Pneumonia Vaccinations
- Rehabilitative Nursing
- Observe Patients
- Patient Positioning and Transporting
- Care Planning and Modifications
- Collect Trash
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Tracheostomy Care
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
- Patient Consult Coordination
- Intramuscular Injections
- Medical Paperwork Processing
- Direct Patient Care
- Conditions Reporting
- Recordkeeping and Maintenance
- Work Planning and Coordination
- Inventory Assessments
- Patient Counseling and Support
- Collecting Vitals
- Dietary Requirements and Restrictions
- Dementia Knowledge and Care
- Monitor IV Fluids
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- EMR Management
- Information Compiling and Auditing
- Medical Chart Management
- Operational Standards
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Management Team Support
- Tracheotomy Equipment
- Treatment Planning and Implementation
- Tracheotomy Tubes
- Patient Engagement
- Examination and Test Preparation
- Procedure Explanation
- Catheter Monitoring
- Quality Assessments
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Alcohol Rubs
- Patient Vital Sign Monitoring
- Intravenous Medications
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Update Electronic Charts
- Closing Support
- Wound Care
Certification
- Licensed LPN - 18 Years
- Wound care, Vohra - 2 years
Timeline
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Park Place Nursing And Rehabilitation
2023.06 - 2023.08
LPN Charge Nurse
Elite Medical Staffing
2023.02 - Current
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Medical Park West Rehabilitation
2021.07 - 2023.01
LPN
Wellpath
2020.07 - 2021.06
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Heritage At Brandon Place
2020.01 - 2020.05
LPN Wound Care Nurse and MDS Coordinator
Marlow Nursing And Rehabilitation
2018.10 - 2020.01
LPN - Nursing
Platt College - Moore
- Licensed LPN - 18 Years
- Wound care, Vohra - 2 years
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