Katherine Hicks

• Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
• Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
• Collaborated with nursing staff to create individualized care plans tailored to each patient''s needs.
• Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
• Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
• Built rapport with patients and families, providing emotional support during difficult times.
• Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.

At this time I took care of my Grandmother in her home, until she passed away in 2022.

Assisting her in activities of daily living.

• Supported Grandmother in daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and meal preparation to promote independence at home at the end of her life.
• Kept a close eye on her behavior, physical abilities, and emotional responses to address concerns and communicate to her Doctors.
• Performed laundry, drove her to appointments, shopped for groceries , decorated and other housekeeping duties as needed.
• Developed effective coping strategies for managing family members behaviors related to dementia and cognitive decline, fostering a positive and loving atmosphere.
• Educated family members on proper caregiving techniques, enabling them to confidently provide support at home towards the end of life.
• Changed, emptied, and documented her colostomy bag
• Assisted with end-of-life care.

• Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
• Implemented infection control protocols, minimizing spread of illnesses among patients and staff.
• Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
• Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
• Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
• Prevented cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
• Worked through the COVID epidemic, while following and executing all of the COVID procedures that were put into place during that time in a calm, and caring manner.

• Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
• Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.
• Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
• Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
• Helped patients complete range of motion exercises to prevent loss of function during care.