Kimberly Ingram
Martin,TN
Summary
Dedicated charge nurse offering 6 years of experience in long term health care and also acute settings and home health care. My job as a nurse is to manage my staff daily and oversee nurse aides, newly nurses, delegating assignments and following up to make sure they were performed, and assessing residents and their current condition. BLS and first aid certified. Devoted to service excellence in patient care and patient advocacy.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
LPN Charge Nurse
Fulton Nursing And Rehab
Fulton , United States
08.2021 - Current
- Managed daily staff assignments and patient scheduling to guarantee clinic coverage and flow.
- Promoted patient independence by teaching self-care skills and explaining conditions and medications.
- Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
- Led and mentored 4 newly licensed nurses and nursing students to develop professional expertise.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Conducted patient assessments to obtain patient health history, pain levels, allergies and vital signs.
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Facility is very under staffed and my job as a nurse exceeds my job description as I help on the floor a CNA, fill in when needed, administered COVID test, injections, conversed with family about residents current condition, work well with MD for residents care, rounds with wound care nurse and administer treatments as needed. Implement rules and stand firm on whats expected to achieve the best possible long term care.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Dyersburg State Community College
Dyersburg, TNLPN License - Nursing
TCAT Paris
Paris TN04.2021
Skills
- Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Vital Signs Recording
- Physical Stamina
- Staff Supervision
- Patient Observation
- Specimen Collection
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Equipment Assembly
- Examination and Test Preparation
- Patient Positioning and Transporting
- Wound Dressing
- Conditions Reporting
- Activities of Daily Living ADLs
- Medication Administration
- Patient Charting
- HIPAA Compliance
- Critical Thinking
- Sterilization and Sanitation
- Responsible and Dependable
- Time Management
- First Aid and CPR
Additional Information
Currently attending Dyersburg State majoring in Health Science to obtain my RN. I fill the need to continue my education and lead by example while in the process being there is always room for improvement.
Timeline
LPN Charge Nurse
Fulton Nursing And Rehab
08.2021 - Current
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Dyersburg State Community College
LPN License - Nursing
TCAT Paris
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