Laana Ruiz
Las Cruces,NM
Summary
Compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse with experience in delivering patient-focused care and maintaining a safe and efficient healthcare environment. Skilled in monitoring patient conditions, administering medications, and collaborating with healthcare teams to promote patient well-being. Demonstrated ability to improve processes in fast-paced settings, leading to enhanced patient satisfaction and workflow efficiency.
Overview
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1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Village at Northrise
Las Cruces, NM
- Administered prescribed medications or started intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patient charts.
- Coordinated scheduling of follow-up appointments with primary care providers.
- Worked as part of healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Performed physical assessments, including vital signs and health history documentation.
- Applied interventions to progress patients toward wellness and address maintenance of wellness.
- Provided emotional support to patients dealing with illness or injury related issues.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Evangel Home Health
Las Cruces, NM
- Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols.
- Collaborated with physicians to develop individualized care plans for each patient.
- Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings for coordination of patient care plans.
- Provided emotional support to patients dealing with illness or injury related issues.
- Took temperatures or blood pressures, dressed wounds and provided other basic patient care or treatments.
- Prepared or examined food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Managed emergency situations promptly according to established protocols.
- Educated patients on disease prevention and management strategies for their individual conditions.
- Instructed patients on proper use of equipment such as wheelchairs or walkers.
- Administered prescribed medications or started intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patient charts.
- Coordinated scheduling of follow-up appointments with primary care providers.
- Administered prescribed medications or started intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
- Worked as part of healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Performed physical assessments, including vital signs and health history documentation.
- Facilitated referrals for specialty services when necessary.
- Sterilized medical equipment and supplies with germicides, sterilizers and autoclaves.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Facilitated communication between patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
- Collected blood, urine or sputum from patients to perform routine laboratory tests.
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical history.
- Monitored vital signs, fluid intake and output levels, glucose levels, and other medical tests results.
- Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation
Las Cruces, NM
- Facilitated referrals for specialty services when necessary.
- Coordinated scheduling of follow-up appointments with primary care providers.
- Worked as part of healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Performed physical assessments, including vital signs and health history documentation.
- Provided emotional support to patients dealing with illness or injury related issues.
- Took temperatures or blood pressures, dressed wounds and provided other basic patient care or treatments.
- Prepared or examined food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Managed emergency situations promptly according to established protocols.
- Instructed patients on proper use of equipment such as wheelchairs or walkers.
- Evaluated nursing intervention outcomes by conferring with other healthcare team members.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Casa Del Sol Center
Las Cruces, NM
- Administered prescribed medications or started intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patient charts.
- Coordinated scheduling of follow-up appointments with primary care providers.
- Administered prescribed medications or started intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
- Worked as part of healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Applied interventions to progress patients toward wellness and address maintenance of wellness.
- Collaborated with physicians to develop individualized care plans for each patient.
- Provided emotional support to patients dealing with illness or injury related issues.
- Took temperatures or blood pressures, dressed wounds and provided other basic patient care or treatments.
- Prepared or examined food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene.
- Answered patients' calls to determine how to assist.
- Communicated effectively with patients and loved ones to explain diagnoses, treatment options and procedures.
Education
GED -
DACC
Las Cruces, NM05-2012
Licensed Practical Nurse Certificate - Nursing
VISTA COLLEGE
Las Cruces, NMSkills
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- Intravenous therapy
- Care plan development
- Infection control
- Team collaboration
- Patient education
- Emotional support
- Emergency response
- Health documentation
- Effective communication
- Problem resolution
- Detail orientation
- Compassionate care
- Time management
- Psychotropic medications
- Patient evaluations
- Professional demeanor
- Caring for wounds
- Patient support
- Administrative functions
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient safety protocols
- Update electronic charts
- Tracking symptoms
- Documenting incidents
- Equipment assembly
- Pain management
- Diabetes management
- Nursing intervention evaluations
- Self motivation
- Activities of daily living adls
- Multitasking
- Problem-solving abilities
- Staff supervision
- Team building
- Counting narcotics
- HIPAA protocols
- Inventory assessment
- Verbal and written communication
- Procedure explanation
- Ethical practice
- Post operative care
- Basic life support
- Palliative care
- Quality assessments
- Educating families
- Medical paperwork processing
Affiliations
- Very active in church volunteer activities. Choir functions, assisted in youth activities and fund raisers
Certification
- Completed licensed practical nurse certification program and received Licensed Practical Nurse licensure throughtthe New Mexico Board of Nursing.
Languages
Spanish
Limited
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Village at Northrise
Licensed Practical Nurse
Evangel Home Health
Licensed Practical Nurse
Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation
Licensed Practical Nurse
Casa Del Sol Center
GED -
DACC
Licensed Practical Nurse Certificate - Nursing
VISTA COLLEGE