Jenna Brandstadter
Mastic Beach,NY
Summary
Passionate Nurse with demonstrated experience in hospital settings. Proven ability to build strong relationships with patients and families while providing compassionate care. Offers strong task prioritization and organizational skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing Assistant
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
06.2014 - Current
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming, and other hygiene needs.
- Providing postpartum care for vaginal and cesarean patients.
- Providing newborn care such as feedings, bathing, diaper changing, daily weights, vitals, intake and output.
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Collected specimens as per doctors order and delivered them to the laboratory.
- Obtained units of blood and blood products from the blood bank according to hospital protocol.
Nursing Assistant
Mather Hospital Northwell Health
02.2012 - 10.2014
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Reported unusual or urgent circumstances in patients' condition or environment immediately to nurse.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
- Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
- Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs, blood glucose, daily weights and recording intake and outtake information.
- Upheld infection control and prevention policies across different patient-facing areas.
- Assisted nurse with wound care, foleys, IV's.
- Helped patients ambulate with and without assisted devices, provided range of motion to bedbound patients.
Education
Diploma - Practical Nursing
Western Suffolk BOCES
Northport, NY10.2023
Certificate - Certified Nursing Assistant
Northshore Career Training Institute
Ronkonkoma, NY12.2011
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Empathy and Compassionate Care
- Pediatrics
- Patient-Focused Care
- Infection Control Procedures
- Intercultural Competence
- Patient Safety
- Geriatrics
- Patient and Caregiver Education
- Postpartum Patient Care
- Infant Care and Feeding
- Time Management
Certification
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Timeline
Nursing Assistant
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
06.2014 - Current
Nursing Assistant
Mather Hospital Northwell Health
02.2012 - 10.2014
Diploma - Practical Nursing
Western Suffolk BOCES
Certificate - Certified Nursing Assistant
Northshore Career Training Institute
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