Herina Felice Cohen

• Administered medications and oversaw activities of daily living such as bathing, hygiene and ambulation.
• Educated and supervised patients and family members regarding prevention strategies, self-care techniques and nursing care needs.
• Took vital signs to assess patient health progress and needs.
• Coordinated and collaborated with various multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and promote patient safety and health.
• Observed patient to chart and report changes in patient condition and adverse reactions to medications and treatments.
• Updated and developed care plans to establish goals based on patient's nursing diagnosis.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
• Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.

• Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
• Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
• Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
• Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information used to create focused treatment plans and manage ongoing care.
• Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
• Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.

Licensed Practical Nurse in a Correctional Facility at the Department of Corrections

• Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
• Administered general care to patients, including recording of temperature and blood pressure, wound dressing and other diagnostic testing.
• Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
• Collected biological samples for routine laboratory testing to assist diagnostic processes.
• Monitored infection control procedures to ensure facility-wide health and safety.
• Administered medications and therapies in accordance with physicians orders.

Licensed Practical Nurse for State Agency

• Delivered high-quality direct and indirect nursing care to up to thirty-six patients per day.
• Observed, charted and reported developments in patient health condition
• Worked with healthcare team, including social workers, physical therapists, and speech therapists, to assess patient needs, plan and adjust plans of care and actualize nursing interventions to promote and restore patient health.
• Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.

• Sort, filed, compiled patient records and transferred information to appropriate department
• Logged all requests for medical records into spreadsheets.
• Set up patient charts and documented information in various company software.
• Verified record copies before handing each over to check for and remove unnecessary details.
• Entered patient insurance, demographic and health information into software and confirmed records.
• Disseminated information to correct department, individual or outside location.
• Medical Billing and Coding
• Data Entry