Esmeralda Arellano
Licensed Practical Nurse
Horatio,United States
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering over 20 years of patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Little River Medical Center
08.2024 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments following established protocols to ensure patient safety.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff to facilitate timely interventions.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations and EKGs
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Bear Creek Health Care
05.2001 - 03.2023
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring vital signs
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- Performed functional assessments for admission and discharge.
Licensed Practical Nurse
De Queen Medical Center
03.2013 - 01.2019
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
- Recorded and measured patients' weight and vital signs
- Provided bedside care, treatments, IV therapy and wound care.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding and other daily living activities.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Demonstrated excellent technical skills in wound dressing changes, IV therapy administration, catheter insertion, and other routine nursing procedures.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse -
Cossatot Community College of The University of Arkansas
De Queen, AR06.2001
High School Diploma -
J. Sterling Morton East High School
06.1992
Skills
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Vital signs monitoring
- HIPAA compliance
- Wound care
- Clinical documentation
- Catheter care
- Infection control
- Patient triaging
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Intravenous medications
- Specimen collection
Certification
- BLS certified expires Feb 2027
- ACL certified expires Aug 2027
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Little River Medical Center
08.2024 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
De Queen Medical Center
03.2013 - 01.2019
Licensed Practical Nurse
Bear Creek Health Care
05.2001 - 03.2023
High School Diploma -
J. Sterling Morton East High School
Licensed Practical Nurse -
Cossatot Community College of The University of Arkansas