Evalina Grimsley
Lawton,OK
Summary
Dynamic LPN with 20 years experience, Have worked different settings from home health, Correctional, LTC, Occupational, private duty. Have traveled and ensuring high-quality care across diverse settings, Excelled in delivering compassionate care and managing complex health conditions enhancing patient outcomes.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN
Oklahoma Department of Veterans Center
09.2025 - Current
- Charge nurse for 7p-7am
- Administering medications, g-tube medications
- Skin assessments
- Glucose checks, V/S, assigning PCA tasks for the shift, completing incident reports, wound care,
- Daily charting
- Foley catheter changes every month, and as needed.
Traveling LPN
Cell Staff
02.2025 - 09.2025
- Contracted to work for ODVA 7p-7am
- Charge LPN on Green Unit and floated as needed
- Passing medications
- Changing foley catheter's monthly and as needed
- Glucose checks HS and AM
- Skin assessments
- Overing seeing ACMA and PCA's
- Completing incident reports for falls and self injuries
- Monitoring Permacath for dialysis patients
- Monitor dialysis ports
- Charting daily
- Wound care as directed
- Assisting in residents daily ADL's
LPN Charge Nurse
Amergis Medical
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Traveling LPN for Corrections with this company
- Travel 13 weeks if needed from State to State
- Completed 1 yr contract at South Bosie Women's Correctional Center in Bosie, Idaho
- Medication pass
- Medical emergency
- Insulin, glucose checks, ordering medications,
- Worked at Maximum security when needed,
- LTC prison setting
LPN Charge Nurse
Everside Health (goodyear)
05.2012 - 06.2024
- Occupational health unit inside the Goodyear tire plant
- Went PRN in May 2023 prior to working for 12 yrs fulltime
- Duties consist of , new hires physicals, (hearing test, drug test (urine and hair), V/S , check in for PA, scan documents.
- Covid monitoring, Flu clinics,
- Fit testing
- Biometric screening, lab draws
Travel LPN
Cell Staff
03.2022 - 01.2024
- Correctional LPN
- Duties included:
- Passing medications to inmates, glucose checks, wound care, lab draws, insulin, change foley catheters, post hospital returns, new intakes, flu shots, TB
- Worked segregation, PC unit
- Work mental health unit,
- Anything in the scope of the LPN
LPN Private Duty
Preferred Pediatrics Home Health
04.2016 - 12.2020
- Would go into patients home for 12-16 hour shifts
- Provide home health private duty care for disabled children
- Assist in daily ADL, bathing, feeding, changing diapers, administer medications via mic-key buttons, g-tubes, travel to dr appointments as needed, attend school if no nurse was available.
LPN, Private Duty
South Western Home Health
02.2010 - 03.2012
- Private duty nurse for pediatric patient in the home for 12-16 hour shifts
- Adminster medications via mic-key button/g-tube as per orders
- Breathing treatment, tracheostomy care, changing tracheostomy as ordered.
- CPT per orders
LPN Charge Nurse
Cedar Crest Nursing Home
04.2005 - 02.2010
- LPN charge nurse, supervising CMA/CNA
- MakingMakingy schedules, wound care, feeding residents, gtube medications, diabetic insulin/glucose checks, assist in making rounds with physician,
- Ordering Orderingons, assisting in daily ADL'S,
- Covering shiCovering needed.
- Monthly MAR and TAR checks
Education
No Degree - Practical Nursing
Platt College
Lawton, Ok02-2005
High School Diploma -
Lawton SR High School
Lawton, Ok05-1988
Skills
- Medication administration
- Wound care management
- Patient assessments
- Vital signs monitoring
- Glucose checks
- Foley catheter changes
- Incident reporting
- Daily charting
- Infection control practices
- Emergency response procedures
- Team leadership skills
- Home health nursing
- Biometric screenings
- Occupational health services
- Direct patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Geriatric care
- Clinical judgment
- Medication dispensing
- Diabetes management
- Immunization administration
- Catheter care
- Documenting intake
- Breathing treatments
- EMR / EHR
Certification
MSL
BSL certification
Timeline
LPN
Oklahoma Department of Veterans Center
09.2025 - Current
Traveling LPN
Cell Staff
02.2025 - 09.2025
LPN Charge Nurse
Amergis Medical
01.2024 - 01.2025
Travel LPN
Cell Staff
03.2022 - 01.2024
LPN Private Duty
Preferred Pediatrics Home Health
04.2016 - 12.2020
LPN Charge Nurse
Everside Health (goodyear)
05.2012 - 06.2024
LPN, Private Duty
South Western Home Health
02.2010 - 03.2012
LPN Charge Nurse
Cedar Crest Nursing Home
04.2005 - 02.2010
No Degree - Practical Nursing
Platt College
High School Diploma -
Lawton SR High School