Laura Love
Cypress
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Self
Cypress, TX
10.2025 - Current
- Provide compassion and mental support.
- Provide cognitive support for memory.
- Provide emotional support for aging and loss of loved ones.
- Ensure safety of daily movements.
- Personal care for an elderly woman with dementia.
- ADLs, Medication administration and Transportation
- Provide companionship support for improving quality of life and living at home.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed, ensuring patient safety and compliance with care plans.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to healthcare team for timely intervention.
Registered Nurse
LHC Group/ ELITE HOME HEALTH
Tomball, TX
05.2025 - 10.2025
- Coordinates total plan of care with other health care professionals involved in care and helps to achieve and maintain continuity of patient care by planning and exchanging information with physician, agency personnel, patient, family, and community resources. All done within a Point of Care setting.
- Makes the initial and/or comprehensive nursing evaluation visit, determines primary focus of care, develops the plan of care within state specific guidelines, and submits accurate, complete, and timely documentation in collaboration with physician orders.
- Performs patient comprehensive assessments at designated time points and develops the appropriate plan of care.
- Ensures patients meet home health eligibility and medical necessity guidelines as defined by payer source.
Registered Nurse / Clinical Nurse Coordinator/Charge Nurse - Medical Surgical
HCA Hospital
Tomball, TX
06.2016 - 05.2025
- RN - floor and charge nurse on a 42 bed medical surgical unit, including orthopedic, medical surgeries and cardiac/stroke patients
- Performing Ultrasound IV access & peripheral IV access
- Wound Care Champion with wound care doctor
- Assist patients recovering from surgery
- Advocate for patients & their family to promote a holistic and positive healing process
- Educate patients for both in hospital and home health care to promote proper recovery and healing
- Experience includes intermediate care (IMCU/PCU), CDU/Observation
- Develop and implement process improvements
- Provide comfort and care for all patients including hospice patients.
- Handle all aspects of patients death.
- Handle family crisis situations, DNR, Codes, Death.
- Communicate with doctors regarding patient needs to ensure patient centered care.
Travel Nurse
HEALTHTRUST (HCA)
07.2019 - 02.2022
- Patient care for chronic heart conditions/post surgical intervention (medical, pre/post-surgical intervention, wound care)
- Patient care for oncology treatment
- Performing Ultrasound IV access
- Telemetry monitoring
- Titrated Drips: Cardizem, Dobutamine, Nitroglycerin, Heparin, Lasix, Milrinone, Metoprolol, Pain Medications
Nurse Educator
SAGE PRODUCTS
Houston, TX
11.2015 - 11.2017
- Educate nurses and staff on SAGE/Stryker pressure relieving products, cleanings and suctioning products and transfer and repositioning products.
Home Health Aide/Sitter - Independent
HOME HEALTH/HOSPICE
Houston, TX
11.2010 - 05.2016
- Hospice Patients, Quadriplegic (C6) Patient
- Assisted with activities of daily living including ambulation and transfer therapy for clients
- Provided complete patient care, companionship, emotional support and continuum of care to all patients. Medication administration, pain management and wound care.
- Communicated with family members regarding client care and outcomes.
- Collaborated with Hospice nurses while caring for clients.
- Managed EOL and palliative care, including communication with the RN, family and the EOL coordinator.
IT Analyst/Desktop Support/Customer Service via Spherion Services
CHEVRON-PHILLIPS CHEMICAL
Houston, TX
11.2006 - 04.2007
Medical Transcriber
LOVE LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING
Houston, TX
01.2004 - 11.2006
Customer (Service) Relations Case Manager, Business Planning Analyst
HEWLETT PACKARD/COMPAQ COMPUTER
Houston, TX
08.1997 - 11.2005
Customer Service Representative
AIRBORNE EXPRESS
Houston, TX
08.1990 - 08.1997
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - RN License - BSN
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS – SCHOOL OF NURSING
Houston, TX05.2016
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Wound care
- Compassion and empathy
Certification
- BLS/CPR certification American Heart Association
- ACLS certification
- Community Cares Hero
- Staffing Effectiveness Team
- Microsoft Suite, Epic EMR, Cerner EMR, Meditech EMR
- Founder of University of St. Thomas Nursing Student Association – 2011
- Received “Presidents” Award for Outstanding Contributions to Customer Service and Satisfaction
- Received awards for outstanding customer service skills and support
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Self
10.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
LHC Group/ ELITE HOME HEALTH
05.2025 - 10.2025
Travel Nurse
HEALTHTRUST (HCA)
07.2019 - 02.2022
Registered Nurse / Clinical Nurse Coordinator/Charge Nurse - Medical Surgical
HCA Hospital
06.2016 - 05.2025
Nurse Educator
SAGE PRODUCTS
11.2015 - 11.2017
Home Health Aide/Sitter - Independent
HOME HEALTH/HOSPICE
11.2010 - 05.2016
IT Analyst/Desktop Support/Customer Service via Spherion Services
CHEVRON-PHILLIPS CHEMICAL
11.2006 - 04.2007
Medical Transcriber
LOVE LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING
01.2004 - 11.2006
Customer (Service) Relations Case Manager, Business Planning Analyst
HEWLETT PACKARD/COMPAQ COMPUTER
08.1997 - 11.2005
Customer Service Representative
AIRBORNE EXPRESS
08.1990 - 08.1997
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - RN License - BSN
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS – SCHOOL OF NURSING