Laura Cunningham
Georgetown,TN
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Driven, hardworking and veteran Licensed Practical Nurse bringing demonstrated patient care, medication monitoring and treatment management expertise. Adaptable and resilient with strong attention to detail, clinical expertise, and emergency response experience. Bringing 24 year record of success in nursing and desiring LPN position.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff RN
Acuity Staffing home health
06.2013 - Current
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Monitored patient's respiratory activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
- Answered patient and family's questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Cared for patient acute and chronic wounds by changing dressings and applying medicated compounds.
- Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
- Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with daily living needs such as bathing, dressing, feeding and exercising.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
- Worked with registered nurses to deliver comprehensive, high-quality care to Type I patients.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Transported, cared for and moved patients' catheters and monitored fluid output.
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
- Assisted physicians with conducting examinations and patient scans during diagnostic processes.
- Assisted with patients' nutritional needs by setting up self-feeding assistance and feeding individuals with severely limited mobility.
- Evaluated patient care procedural changes for effectiveness and made necessary adjustments.
- Managed patients' hygiene with comprehensive care for toileting, bathing and dressing.
- Promoted implementation of improved patient care and documentation methods and procedures to achieve quality objectives.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by presenting patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating charts.
- Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic needs.
- Collected biological samples for routine laboratory testing to assist diagnostic processes.
- Examined and addressed lacerations, contusions and physical symptoms to assess, monitor and refer for further attention.
- Started and monitored intravenous medication to stabilize patient heart and blood pressure.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Trained patients by phone and provided general assistance for basic and advanced needs.
- Sterilized equipment and supplies using remedies and autoclaves to protect patients and staff from infection.
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Critical thinking
- Documenting incidents
Medical-Surgical LPN
Erlanger Hospital
12.2001 - 03.2012
- Improved care outcomes with proactive education, communication and guidance for patients and family members.
- Recorded any action or behavior of clinical significance in [System] chart and kept physicians informed.
- Administered medications and therapies in accordance with physicians' orders.
- Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene.
- Worked with healthcare team, including social workers, physical therapists and speech therapists, to assess patient needs, plan and adjust plans of care and actualize nursing interventions to promote and restore patient health.
- Documented patient intake information, including medical histories, current symptoms and vitals such as height and weight.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Communicated effectively with patients and loved ones to explain diagnoses, treatment options and procedures.
- Delivered high-quality direct and indirect nursing care up to [Number] patients per day.
- Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Administered general care to patients, including recording of temperature and blood pressure, wound dressing and [Type] testing.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Assisted patients and families with emotional and psychosocial support.
- Assisted patients with daily tasks, such as dressing, hygiene upkeep and movement throughout facility.
- Checked on patients at regular intervals to record food and fluid intake and output, in measures to promote healthy levels as needed.
- Administered prescribed medications to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Assisted patients with emotional support and closely supervised patients suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's.
- Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
- Evaluated patient care procedural changes for effectiveness and made necessary adjustments.
- Managed patients' hygiene with comprehensive care and documentation methods and procedures to achieve quality objectives.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by presenting patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating charts.
- Collected biological samples for routine laboratory testing to assist diagnostic processes.
- Trained and supervised [Number] member staff in [Type] unit.
- Worked with [Job title] to evaluate intervention outcomes and make needed adjustments to care plans.
- Scheduled appointments for evaluations and scans for office with [Number] active patients.
- Collected biological samples for routine laboratory testing to assist diagnostic processes.
- Trained patients by phone and provided general assistance for basic and advanced needs.
- Sterilized equipment and supplies using remedies and autoclaves to protect patients and staff from infection.
- Provided training and supervision to [Number]-member staff in [Type] unit.
- Made valuable contributions to interdisciplinary healthcare team on [Type] and [Type] initiatives.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - License Practical Nurse
Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN12.2001
Skills
- Samples
- CollectionRehabilitation
- Medication administration
- PrioritizationTracking symptoms
- Health training[State]
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Healthcare
- PlatformEducating families
- Empathetic and compassionateCaring for wounds
- Assisting
- PhysiciansPsychotropic medication Staff direction
- And task knowledge
- DelegatingCounseling
- RequirementsReliable and trustworthy
Timeline
Staff RN
Acuity Staffing home health
06.2013 - Current
Medical-Surgical LPN
Erlanger Hospital
12.2001 - 03.2012
Associate of Applied Science - License Practical Nurse
Chattanooga State Community College
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