Kristina Bowling
Elizabethton,TN
Summary
Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with extensive experience at Signature Healthcare of Elizabethton, skilled in patient care and vital signs monitoring. Proven ability to enhance patient comfort and dignity while implementing effective infection control measures. Recognized for building strong patient relationships and providing emotional support during challenging times.
Experienced with providing quality patient care and support in fast-paced healthcare settings. Utilizes effective communication and interpersonal skills to foster supportive environment for patients and staff. Knowledge of essential medical procedures and patient monitoring techniques ensures high standards of care and adaptability to changing needs.
Healthcare professional with comprehensive background in providing compassionate patient care and support. Known for reliability and adaptability in dynamic healthcare environments. Brings strong skills in patient monitoring, basic medical procedures, and effective communication, ensuring seamless team collaboration and optimal patient outcomes.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Signature Healthcare of Elizabethton
02.2023 - Current
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and hygiene.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff for timely intervention.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to develop individualized care plans for patients.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families, fostering a compassionate environment.
- Maintained accurate patient records, documenting care provided and observations made.
- Trained new nursing assistants on operational protocols and patient care best practices.
- Implemented infection control measures, enhancing overall safety within the facility.
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- 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.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
- Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
- Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
- Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
- Assisted nurses with wound care procedures ensuring proper healing processes took place.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Ivy Hall Nursing Home
05.2016 - 02.2023
- Built rapport with patients and families, providing emotional support during difficult times.
- Collaborated with nursing staff to create individualized care plans tailored to each patient''s needs.
- Streamlined communication between nursing staff, patients, and families to ensure comprehensive understanding of care plans.
- Served as an advocate for each patient's needs during shift handoffs or interdisciplinary conferences with other healthcare professionals.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory, and provide light entertainment.
- Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
- Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas, and nurse stations.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
- Documented patient conditions and care provided, ensuring accurate health records for informed medical decisions.
- Maintained clean and safe environment, reducing risk of infections and promoting health.
- Monitored vital signs for early detection of medical issues, ensuring timely intervention and treatment.
- Supported patients with personal care tasks to preserve dignity and promote independence.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
- 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.
- Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
- Helped patients complete range of motion exercises to prevent loss of function during care.
- Prevented cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
- Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
- Observed patients under care conditions to help identify symptoms, responses to treatments and progress with goals.
- Responded to patient requests for supplies and personal comfort items such as extra blankets.
- Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
- Upheld infection control and prevention policies across different patient-facing areas.
- Supported needs of [Number]+ residents under long-term care.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and hygiene.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff for timely intervention.
- Maintained accurate patient records, documenting care provided and observations made.
- Trained new nursing assistants on operational protocols and patient care best practices.
- Implemented infection control measures, enhancing overall safety within the facility.
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- 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.
Education
High School Diploma -
Department of Labor And Workforce Development
Elizabethton, TNCertified Nursing Assistant -
Ivy Hall Nursing Home
Elizabethton, TN05-2016
Skills
- Patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Reliable team player
- Direct patient care
- Collecting vital signs
- Bathing assistance
- Compassionate
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Basic life support
- Vital signs monitoring
- Bedside manner
- Dressing assistance
- Safety precautions
- Recording vital signs
- Electronic charting
- Compassionate caregiver
- Patient-focused care
- Medical terminology
- Mobility assistance
- Companionship and emotional support
- Documenting behaviors
- Feeding assistance
- Positioning patients
- End-of-life care
- Adaptable
- Patient lifting
- Transfer techniques
- Urinary catheter care
- Ambulation assistance
- Healthcare ethics
- Inpatient care
- Geriatric care
- Patient relationship building
- Responding to emergencies
- Transporting patients
- Supporting personal needs
- Maintaining privacy
- Colostomy care
- Trustworthy companion
- Feeding assistance expert
- Patient management
- Specimen collection
- Light housekeeping
- Valid [state] driver's license
- Conducting intakes
- Intake recording
- Toileting assistance
- Calm and level-headed under duress
- Range of motion exercises
- Infection control procedures
- G-tube care
- Performing patient intakes
- Assisting with personal grooming
- Able to lift [number] pounds
- Vital sign recording
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
- Achieved [Result] through effectively helping with [Task].
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Signature Healthcare of Elizabethton
02.2023 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Ivy Hall Nursing Home
05.2016 - 02.2023
High School Diploma -
Department of Labor And Workforce Development
Certified Nursing Assistant -
Ivy Hall Nursing Home