LAURICE B. BROWN

• Administered medications and monitored patient responses in compliance with institutional protocols.
• Conducted comprehensive health assessments to identify and address acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
• Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Managed time-sensitive tasks effectively under pressure while maintaining composure during critical situations or emergencies.
• Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
• Mentored new nursing staff to enhance professional development opportunities within the team dynamic.
• Delivered culturally competent care that respected diverse patient populations'' unique values, beliefs, and traditions.
• Facilitated patient education on disease management and prevention, empowering individuals towards healthier lifestyles.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient care and safety within correctional facilities.
• Educated inmates on health management, promoting wellness and preventive care strategies.

A Forensic Treatment Licensed Practical Nurse at Whiting Forensic Hospital provides specialized nursing care and maintains a secure therapeutic environment for patients with mental health conditions involved in the criminal justice system. Key responsibilities include administering medication (including injections), monitoring behavioral/physical changes, conducting ward rounds, implementing security regulations, and assisting with activities of daily living.

• Delivered culturally competent care that respected diverse patient populations'' unique values, beliefs, and traditions.
• Administered medications to ensure adherence to treatment plans, improving health outcomes.
• Administered medications and injections to patients.
• Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
• Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
• Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
• Administered medications and monitored patient responses in compliance with institutional protocols.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Managed time-sensitive tasks effectively under pressure while maintaining composure during critical situations or emergencies.

Renders bedside/cell side care and mental health services to youth offenders, individuals with physical and/or intellectual disabilities in a youth correctional environment as a professional nurse.

• Advocated for inmate health rights, facilitating access to necessary medical services and resources.
• Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
• Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
• Assisted physicians with diagnostic testing and procedural support for optimal treatment decisions.
• Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
• Advocated for patients' needs and preferences with healthcare providers, fostering patient-centered care.
• Enhanced patient recovery by providing compassionate care and closely monitoring vital signs.
• Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
• Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient care and safety within correctional facilities.
• Educated inmates on health management, promoting wellness and preventive care strategies.
• Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
• Mentored new nursing staff to enhance professional development opportunities within the team dynamic.
• Administered medications to ensure adherence to treatment plans, improving health outcomes.
• Administered medications and injections to patients.
• Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
• Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
• Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
• Administered medications and monitored patient responses in compliance with institutional protocols.
• Managed time-sensitive tasks effectively under pressure while maintaining composure during critical situations or emergencies.
• Delivered culturally competent care that respected diverse patient populations'' unique values, beliefs, and traditions.

• Renders bedside/cell side care and mental health services to individuals with physical and/or intellectual disabilities in a correctional environment as a professional nurse.

Provides professional nursing/mental health services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Also provide support to the families to enable lifelong planning and to join with others to create and promote meaningful opportunities to fully participate as valued members of their communities.

• Provides professional nursing/mental health services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Also provide support to the families to enable lifelong planning and to join with others to create and promote meaningful opportunities to fully participate as valued members of their communities.