Katrina Carpenter

• Documented patient care information, including history, vitals, treatments, and results in the electronic health records system.
• Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while providing quality nursing care promptly.
• Coordinated referrals to other healthcare providers or specialists as needed.
• Maintained a safe environment for all patients by following policies and procedures related to infection control.
• Developed individualized care plans based on each patient's unique needs.
• Performed comprehensive physical assessments of new patients.
• Provided patient education on disease processes, medications, and treatment plans.
• Actively participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care issues and concerns.
• Facilitated communication between healthcare team members regarding changes to or updates to patient care plans.
• Obtained informed consent from patients before any medical procedure or test.
• Discussed discharge planning and post-operation requirements with family and patients.
• Supported patients' families and caregivers with education, information, and emotional reassurance.
• Coordinated with the healthcare team to establish, enact, and evaluate patient care plans.
• Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.

• Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
• Administered medications, tracked dosages, and documented patient conditions.

• Assessed signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in patient's condition.
• Rendered therapeutic nursing interventions for individualized plan of care following homecare guidelines.
• Modeled ADL protocols to assist patients and family members for continuity of care for patients.
• Maintained optimal ventilator settings and operations to meet patient care needs.
• Administered medications and therapies in accordance with physicians orders.
• Documented patient intake information, including medical histories, current symptoms and vitals such as height and weight.
• Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
• Provided pediatric trach/ventilation monitoring
• Gtube maintenance and medications

• Provided home health aide care providers with training, guidance, support and supervision to achieve objectives.
• Completed initial assessments of patients and family to determine and address individual home care needs.

• Promoted development of positive social skills by modeling appropriate behavior.
• Administration of daily medications
• Assisted with activities of daily living to mentally disabled clients
• Assisted with housekeeping chores along with cooking, and providing transportation for community integration for the clients

Administered immunizations to all ages and assistance with WIC certifications

Provided daily nursing care by way of implementing oral and gastrointestinal medications within a hospice based care setting.

• Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.

• Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
• Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician to identify changes from prior measurements.
• Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
• Kept instruments and equipment clean and sanitized.
• Assisted with patient admissions, discharges and transfers.

• Took patients vitals, including blood pressure, temperature and pulse and documented vital signs and weight of patients.
• Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
• Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
• Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
• Managed certified nursing assistants to provide guided basic care.