Karina Alvarez
Hayward,CA
Summary
Patient-centered LVN competent at helping elderly and post op patients with daily living needs, administering medications and collecting vital signs. Offers exceptional clinical knowledge and abilities, sound judgment and excellent documentation skills. Compassionate in helping patients with medical and emotional support.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
LVN Charge Nurse
Emmanuel Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center
02.2014 - Current
- Examined and treated patients' injuries and pressure wounds to promote healing.
- Helped patients feel comfortable by adjusting positions and engaging in casual conversation.
- Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.
- Utilized PointClickCare to document nursing assessments, treatments, medications and discharge instructions.
- Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
- Managed medication cart and dispensed pills, oral therapies and intramuscular injections to patients.
- Administered medication such as insulin and monitored patients' responses to detect problems.
- Established compassionate environment by providing psychological, emotional and spiritual support to patients and families.
- Coped effectively with mental and emotional challenges of positions by remaining centered on patients' needs and delivering quality care.
- Collected and documented vital signs every shift to maintain current records of patients' conditions.
- Communicated effectively with patients and family members to convey important instructions and discuss treatments.
- Reported health status concerns to senior nursing staff and clinicians for review.
- Gathered patient data, cleaned wounds and changed catheters as part of comprehensive support.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding and other daily living activities.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions and communicated concerns to supervising RN charge nurses, NP and SNF physician.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Worked under registered nurses to care for as many as 25+ patients each shift, including those with conditions such as hospice and palliative care.
Education
LVN -
NCP College of Nursing
Hayward, CASkills
- Ul>
- First Aid/CPR
- P>Relationship development
- P>Supervision
- P>Problem resolution
- P>Communications
- P>Pain management
- P>Breathing treatments and O2 administration
- P>Risk management
- P>Teamwork
- P>Head to toe assessment
Languages
Spanish
Personal Information
Title: License Vocational Nurse # 277570
Hobbies and Interests
Arts and Crafts
Painting
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Interests
Love painting and drawing, doing arts and crafts, crocheting, decoration and gardening
Timeline
LVN Charge Nurse
Emmanuel Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center
02.2014 - Current
LVN -
NCP College of Nursing
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