Laura Johnson
Necedah
Summary
Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with extensive experience at Beloit Health and Rehab, skilled in vital signs monitoring and patient relationship building. Proven ability to enhance patient comfort and dignity through personalized care and effective communication, ensuring safety and wellbeing. Dedicated to delivering high-quality support in diverse healthcare settings.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Beloit Health and Rehab
01.2024 - Current
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and dignity.
- Monitored vital signs, reporting changes to nursing staff for timely intervention.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of patient rooms and common areas.
- Documented patient care activities accurately in electronic health records.
- Supported mobility by assisting patients with ambulation and transfers safely.
- Participated in training sessions to enhance skills in patient care techniques.
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- 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.
- Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Inclusa
07.2019 - 01.2024
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- 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.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Bright Star Care, Home Health Care
10.2019 - 08.2022
- Educated patients and families on routine care practices and safety measures.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Built rapport with patients and families, providing emotional support during difficult times.
- 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.
- Cared for clients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy.
Education
No Degree - Nursing
Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville, WISkills
- Patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Reliable team player
- Direct patient care
- Collecting vital signs
- Bathing assistance
- Compassionate
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Bedside manner
- Dressing assistance
- Safety precautions
- Recording vital signs
- Electronic charting
- Compassionate caregiver
- Patient-focused care
- Mobility assistance
- Companionship and emotional support
- Documenting behaviors
- Feeding assistance
- Positioning patients
- End-of-life care
- Patient lifting
- Transfer techniques
- Urinary catheter care
- Ambulation assistance
- Healthcare ethics
- Geriatric care
- Patient relationship building
- Responding to emergencies
- Transporting patients
- Maintaining privacy
- Trustworthy companion
- Colostomy care
- Feeding assistance expert
- Specimen collection
- Blood glucose testing
- Valid [state] driver's license
- Condition monitoring
- Patient assessments
- Monitoring fluids
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Beloit Health and Rehab
01.2024 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Bright Star Care, Home Health Care
10.2019 - 08.2022
Certified Nursing Assistant
Inclusa
07.2019 - 01.2024
No Degree - Nursing
Blackhawk Technical College
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