Laura Wenke

• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, pulse, temperature and blood glucose levels and documented in electronic medical record, Point Click Care.
• Report abnormal vital signs to provider
• Documented patient progress accurately in electronic health records for continuity of care.
• Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to the assigned physician.
• Administered provider ordered medications including injections and documented in MAR
• Delivered and monitored wound care, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
• Monitored patient reactions to medications and treatments, quickly addressing adverse reactions.
• Oversee CNAs on unit
• Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities
• Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
• Educated patients and families on health management and post-discharge care instructions.

-Helped residents with daily living tasks including feeding, dressing, and personal hygiene.

-Communicated with nurses, and other caregivers to exchange information about patient conditions, treatment plans, and activities.

-Responded immediately to calls from patients for assistance or treatment and alerted medical staff to emergency situations.

-Assisted residents with meals by passing and setting up meal trays

-Performed light housekeeping, including cleaning patient rooms and changing sheets on beds.

-Transfer residents with hoyer lift, sit to stand or by a one assist transfer

Assist with Range of Motion

-Transporting to meals, activities or therapy

-Document ADL and vitals in the POC system

-Document intake from meals in the POC system

-Aided individuals with limited mobility in ambulation

-Rounded unit hourly and assisted with tasks such as pain management, positioning, and item retrieval.

-Supported the social and emotional needs of patients by providing caring companionship.

-Responded appropriately to symptoms and behavior.

-Collected vital signs every shift and documented information along with other tracking items such as input and output.