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Karlene Bleninger

Registered Nurse
Faribault,Minnesota

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Dedicated service in various types of long-term, home health care, school, and psychiatric health care settings. Proficient in skillfully handling difficult health related issues and high-stress situations. Consistently develops strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service. Provides individualized care plans and helps patients meet goals by delivering direct and effective patient care. Committed to increasing patient satisfaction and streamlining procedures.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Hiawatha Homecare
Red Wing, MN
04.2007 - Current
  • Provides direct professional nursing care to clients in their home. Collaborates with the client's case manager and other members of the client care team. Independently provides and documents client visits in accordance with nursing standards, rules, and regulations.
  • Collaborates with patient care teams to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions. Attends multidisciplinary client care conferences as requested.
  • Educates patients, families and caregivers on Physician diagnosis and prognosis, plan of care, available treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
  • Assists with the development of the client plan of care and provides instruction to the clients and caregivers as needed.
  • Completes nursing assessments and reports significant changes in the client's condition to the family, director of nursing, and physician.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilizes patients and determines next course of action.
  • Administers medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitors responses. Monitors patient reactions to drugs and carefully documents findings.
  • Implements medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
  • Monitors client responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans as needed.
  • Updates patient charts with data to keep records current and support accurate treatments. Organizes and manages care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
  • Evaluates healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and communicates with providers as needed. Advocates for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions to meet treatment goals.
  • Demonstrates a high degree of working independently.

Registered Nurse

Minnesota State Academies
Faribault, Minnesota
01.2007 - Current
  • Provides health care services, including assessment, consultation, examination, referral, delegation, supervision, and treatments to students so that health needs are met in accordance with State rules and regulations.
  • Administers nursing care to students following nursing standards. Collaborates with school staff to quickly assess students and deliver appropriate treatment while managing changing conditions. Provides emergency first-aid response to students and staff as needed.
  • Provides direct patient care, stabilizes patients and determines next course of action.
  • Functions as resource in health care to students, families, and MSA staff.
  • Communicates student health issues to parents/guardians, and residential/school staff as needed.
  • Educates patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and , treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
  • Provides training in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
  • Administers medications and treatments to students so that medical plan of care is implemented as prescribed. Provides nurturing child friendly environment . Practices good communication skills and utilizes opportunities to instruct students and staff on healthy life style habits and individual student health needs.
  • Coordinates nursing cares to adapt to school, residential, and/or athletic activities.
  • Develops individual student health plans, emergency plans, and health evaluations to assist in development of students Individual Education Plan. Provides on-going and follow-up services as needed to assist student in that attainment of their IEP goals.
  • Maintains health record system so that adequate health care information is available to insure safe, therapeutic health care. Practices principles of Minnesota State Academies communication policy and develops sign communication skills.

Registered Nurse

Community Behavioral Health Hospital
St. Peter , MN
08.2006 - 06.2017
  • Provided professional nursing care in an acute behavioral health unit. Implemented treatment programs and provided support services to to patients with mental health conditions so that upon discharge patients can integrate successfully into their community.
  • Operated as part of a team of people responsible for the care and treatment of adults in acute psychiatric status who require hospitalization in a safe and secure environment.
  • Provides rapid assessment and stabilization for people needing acute psychiatric care.
  • Assures completion of comprehensive nursing assessment. Prepares and/or delegates the implementation and evaluation of individual treatment/nursing plans with the treatment teams, patients, families, and community agency staff.
  • Interacts therapeutically with patients using psychiatric nursing, principles and provides patient education.
  • Plans, implements, and evaluates interventions including one to one, medication monitoring, assessment /treatment of psychiatric symptoms, adjustment of psychosocial environments, and overall health promotion.
  • Provides and coordinated medical, psychiatric, and behavioral crisis interventions.
  • Assigns or delegates tasks to unit direct care staff when assigned as charge nurse. Documents in in patients medical records according to established guidelines.
  • Provides environment conductive to learning and enhancement of patient's self-esteem, stage of change, age, and cultural considerations.
  • Functions fully and professionally as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team. Facilitates admission and discharge of patients to and from facility.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Department Of Human Services -MSOCS Division
Faribault, Minnesota
06.1997 - 08.2006
  • Provided direct care and practical nursing to individuals with developmental disabilities receiving community based residential services in a group home.
  • Assessed, developed, implemented, and evaluated individualized plans as a team member. Assist individual through participation of formal goals, home, leisure, and community activities.
  • Assessed, developed, implemented, and evaluated individualized plans as a team member. Assist individual through participation of formal goals, home, leisure, and community activities.
  • Observed and addressed complaints and changes in behavior and/or physical conditions of patients.
  • Utilized all aspects of the medication administration system.
  • Coordinated medical appointments, exams, procedures, and ensure all documentation is completed and accurate. Completed all Dr ordered medical orders. Address all basic health and safety practices.
  • Provided nursing services to medically fragile individuals in their home. Worked closely with Gastrostomy tube feedings.
  • Maintained standards of confidentiality and ethical practice. Practiced good interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
  • Administered medications and monitored side effects. Completed treatments and ongoing physical, emotional, and cognitive assessments unger the direct supervision of the RN.

Education

Associate of Science - Nursing

South Central College
Faribault, MN
05.2006

Associate of Science - Practical Nursing

South Central College
Faribault, MN
05.1997

Skills

  • Patient Care Assessment, Patient Examination, and on-going health care
  • Clear Patient Communication
  • Preventive Healthcare
  • Accurate Documentation
  • Patient and Family Advocacy
  • Management of chronic health issues
  • Knowledge of Special education IEP process procedures, third party billing, organizational information, and procedures to obtain third party payment for IEP health related services
  • Provides training and support for staff providing services to students and monitors personal care programs that adhere to regulations for medical billing and Individual Education Programs
  • Knowledge of child development

Languages

ASL
Professional Working

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Hiawatha Homecare
04.2007 - Current

Registered Nurse

Minnesota State Academies
01.2007 - Current

Registered Nurse

Community Behavioral Health Hospital
08.2006 - 06.2017

Licensed Practical Nurse

Department Of Human Services -MSOCS Division
06.1997 - 08.2006

Associate of Science - Nursing

South Central College

Associate of Science - Practical Nursing

South Central College

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