Kendia cox
Cockeysville,MD
Summary
Adaptable professional with a quick-learning ability and a talent for adjusting to new environments. Skilled in rapidly acquiring new knowledge and applying it effectively. Driven by a passion for continuous learning and successfully navigating change.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
We Care Private Duty Services
Pikesville, MD
01.2020 - Current
- Reminded patients to take prescribed medications or nutritional supplements.
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems for review by medical staff.
- Looked for physical, emotional, and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Provided comfort measures such as back rubs and positioning pillows for added comfort.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, including bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Helped residents walk with or without self-help devices.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate.
- Participated in educational programs related to nursing assistant skills development.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, GBMC
Baltimore, MD
05.2016 - 08.2021
- Documented information in patient charts and communicated status updates to interdisciplinary care team.
- Provided basic patient care by taking vital signs, measuring height and weight, and recording intake and output.
- Transported patients to treatment units, using wheelchair or stretcher.
- Looked for physical, emotional, and symptomatic changes in patient condition and obtained necessary care for medical concerns.
- Answered call lights promptly and responded to patient needs accordingly.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Served meals to patients in their rooms and assisted with feeding when needed.
- Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.
- Distributed drinking water and nourishment to residents.
- Collected specimens from patients for laboratory testing purposes.
Education
Practical Nurse Certification - Nursing
Standard Healthcare Services College of Nursing
Falls Church, VA01-2025
Skills
- Patient documentation
- Compassionate care
- Patient assessment
- Health promotion
- Care plan implementation
- Clinical documentation
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
We Care Private Duty Services
01.2020 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, GBMC
05.2016 - 08.2021
Practical Nurse Certification - Nursing
Standard Healthcare Services College of Nursing
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