Gwendolyn Tift
Palmetto
Summary
Dedicated LPN with a focus on patient education, infection control, and compassionate care. Proven ability to monitor vital signs and document patient progress effectively.
Overview
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Certification
Work History
LPN Field Nurse
Empath Health
Sarasota
05.2025 - 08.2025
- Documented patient progress accurately in electronic health records systems.
- Provided compassionate patient care in home settings.
- Educated patients and families on health management practices.
- Monitored vital signs such as temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure, respiration rate, oxygen saturation levels.
- Controlled infection through proper hand hygiene practices before and after contact with a patient.
- Instructed patients on health maintenance, disease prevention, medications and treatment regimens.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient records using electronic medical record systems.
- Performed physical examinations to assess the health of patients in the field setting.
- Notified physicians and other personnel of changes in patients' conditions.
- Assembled and used catheters, tracheotomy tubes or oxygen suppliers.
- Took temperatures or blood pressures, dressed wounds and provided other basic patient care or treatments.
- Evaluated nursing intervention outcomes by conferring with other healthcare team members.
Education
LPN Certification - Nursing
Manatee Vocational Technical Center
Bradenton, FL10-1978
Some College (No Degree) - Nursing
Manatee Technical College
Bradenton, FLSkills
- Patient education
- Care coordination
- Treatment compliance
- Team collaboration
- Problem resolution
- Patient safety
- Nursing documentation
- Rehabilitation nursing
- Tracheostomy care
- Cardiac care
- Home healthcare
- Geriatric nursing
- Catheter care
- Respiratory care
- Acute care
- Medication administration
- Infection control
- Vitals collection
- Nurse training
- Documentation
- Patient assessment
- Progress monitoring
- Compassionate care
- Administer medications
- Intravenous medications
- Wound dressing
- Personal hygiene support
- Medical records management
Certification
I am an LPN that has practiced over forty years specializing in critical care and geriatric care. I have worked as a supervisor and manager for over thirty years.
Timeline
LPN Field Nurse
Empath Health
05.2025 - 08.2025
LPN Certification - Nursing
Manatee Vocational Technical Center
Some College (No Degree) - Nursing
Manatee Technical College