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Donna Hardiman

Newark

Summary

Compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse with extensive experience at Preferred Home Care, skilled in wound care and chronic disease management. Adept at educating families and delivering emotional support, I effectively collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes and ensure compliance with HIPAA protocols. Committed to providing empathetic, high-quality care.

Proficient and caring nursing team member offering over 27 years of patient-facing experience. Addresses patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Licensed Practical Nurse

Preffered Home Care
01.2024 - Current
  • Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
  • Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
  • Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
  • Administered controlled narcotics and performed catheterizations.
  • Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
  • Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
  • Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
  • Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
  • Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
  • Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
  • Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
  • Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
  • Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
  • Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
  • Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
  • 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.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Maxim Healthcare
01.2013 - 12.2023
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
  • Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
  • Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
  • Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
  • Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
  • 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.

Education

Nursing

Union County College
Cranford, NJ

JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. & Dorothy A. Snyder Schools
Plainfield, NJ

Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing

Middlesex County College
Edison, NJ

Skills

  • Samples collection
  • Pulse oximetry tracking
  • Chronic disease management
  • Educating families
  • Preventive care
  • HIPAA protocols
  • Pain management
  • Empathetic and compassionate
  • Transcribing orders
  • Caregiving skills
  • Case management
  • Wound care

Timeline

Licensed Practical Nurse

Preffered Home Care
01.2024 - Current

Licensed Practical Nurse

Maxim Healthcare
01.2013 - 12.2023

Nursing

Union County College

JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. & Dorothy A. Snyder Schools

Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing

Middlesex County College

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