Gladys Bull
Magnolia
Summary
Dedicated Home Health LVN with Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care, skilled in enhancing patient recovery through effective communication and interdisciplinary collaboration. Proficient in wound care management and compassionate patient support, ensuring safety and adherence to HIPAA regulations. Committed to educating families and promoting optimal health outcomes in home-based care settings.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Home Health LVN
Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care
02.2023 - Current
- Promoted continuity of care by maintaining detailed documentation of patients'' health status, interventions, and outcomes.
- Supported patients during difficult transitions to home-based care, providing emotional support and practical guidance.
- Enhanced patient recovery process through effective communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Assisted patients in managing their daily living activities, including bathing, dressing, grooming, meal preparation, and mobility support.
- Facilitated seamless coordination between physicians, specialists, therapists, and family members to ensure comprehensive patient support.
- Maintained patient privacy and confidentiality by adhering to HIPAA regulations and organizational policies at all times.
- Increased patient safety by diligently administering medications, wound care, and other treatments per physician orders.
- Maintained the highest standards of infection control by adhering to strict protocols for sanitation and personal protective equipment use.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
Education
Licensed Practical Nursing Degree - Practical Nursing
Western Technology Center
Burns Flat, OK07-1998
GED -
Amarillo Independent School District
Amarillo, TX01-1991
Skills
- Home safety evaluation
- Vital signs monitoring
- Catheter care
- Clinical documentation
- Geriatric care
- Behavioral health care
- Diabetes management
- Family education
- Pediatric care
- Wound care management
- Patient care
- Vital signs
- Direct patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Verbal and written communication
- Compassionate care
- Documenting intake
- Physical assessment
- Caregiving skills
- Wound care
- Breathing treatments
- Immunization administration
- Pain management
- Medication dispensing
- Medication administration
- Infection control
- Transcribing orders
- Preventive care
- Mental health support
- ADL assistance
- Patient triaging
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Patient intake
- Inpatient care
- Palliative care
- Emergency response
- Home health care
- Tuberculosis testing
- Charting and recording
- Samples collection
- Staff direction and task delegation
- Counting narcotics
- Licensed practical nurse
- Biomedical hazard disposal
- [State] licensed practical nurse
- Documenting incidents
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Medical records security
Certification
- Certified LVN, Thrive Skilled Pediatric - 2 years
- Certified LVN, Tomball nursing center - 2years
- Certified LVN, Maxium Home Health - 1 1/2 years
- Certified LVN, Tomball Rehab and Nursing Center - 2 1/2 years
- Certified LPN, Oklahoma Veterans Center - 18 years
- LPN License Oklahoma- 18 years
- LVN License Texas- 11 years
Languages
English
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Home Health LVN
Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care
02.2023 - Current
Licensed Practical Nursing Degree - Practical Nursing
Western Technology Center
GED -
Amarillo Independent School District
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