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Laetitia Ogu
Houston,TX
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Summary
[State]-Licensed Vocational Nurse with proven expertise in managing total nursing care and administering prescribed medications and treatments according to approved nursing techniques. Assists in delivery of patient care through nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Demonstrated competency directing and guiding patient teaching and activities to promote individual treatment programs. Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Seven Acres Jewish Senior CareHouston, TX
LVN
03.2007 - 08.2023
Job overview
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising nurse.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Documented patient vitals, behaviors, and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising [Job Title].
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Education
Fortis College, Houston, TX
LVN from Nursing
09.2013
Skills
- Collect Trash
- Information Compiling and Auditing
- Educating Families
- Dietary Requirements and Restrictions
- Infection Control
- Patient and Family Communication
- Maintaining Nutrition
- HIPAA Guideline Adherence
- Immunization Administration
- Aseptic Techniques
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Medical Paperwork Processing
- Counting Narcotics
- Indirect Patient Care
- Patient Assessments
- Biomedical Hazard Disposal
- Update Electronic Charts
- Patient Data Gathering
- Treatment Outcome Monitoring
- Documenting Incidents
- Pulse Oximetry Tracking
- Intramuscular Injections
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Sanitation and Sterilization
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- Dementia Knowledge and Care
- Recordkeeping and Maintenance
- Caregiving Skills
- Vital Sign Monitoring
- Assisting Physicians
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Seizure Precautions
- Collecting Vitals
- Medication Dispensing
- Equipment Assembly
- Patient Management
- Supply Requisition and Inventory
- Patient Triaging
- Personal Hygiene Support
- Alcohol Rubs
- HIPAA Protocols
- Specimen Results Interpretation
- Quality Assessments
- Patient Health Information Access
- EMR Systems
- Oral Conditions
- Sterilize Equipment
- Breathing Treatments
- Medication Administration
- Nursing Process
- Charting and Recording
- Patient Medical Histories
- Conditions Reporting
- Documenting Vital Signs
- Documentation
- Feedback Acceptance
- Writing Reports
- Medical History Documenting
- Patient Data Management Systems
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Timeline
LVN
Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care
03.2007 - 08.2023
Fortis College
LVN from Nursing
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