Lettishia Kurian
Staten Island,NY
Summary
Nurse Aide with proven experience at Egar Nursing Home, specializing in patient care and mobility enhancement. Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to improve patient comfort and care standards. Committed to ongoing education and skill development.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Aide
Egar Nursing Home
Staten Island, NY
10.2023 - Current
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Assisted with daily living activities for patients, ensuring optimal independence and quality of life.
- Tended to patients with diverse medical conditions, including dementia, Parkinson''s disease, and diabetes, adapting care approaches accordingly.
- Assisted patients with mobility issues in areas such as beds, wheelchair usage, and automobile travel.
- Facilitated seamless transitions between shifts by delivering thorough reports on patients'' status at shift handover meetings.
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
- Improved patient mobility by assisting with range-of-motion exercises, ambulation, and transfers.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing exceptional personal care and maintaining a clean living environment.
- Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
- Kept accurate records of patients' care, condition, and progress.
- Contributed to efficient healthcare team communication through accurate documentation of patient information and regular updates on their progress.
- Maintained and organized patient rooms and communal spaces to minimize environmental and safety hazards.
- Contributed to a positive workplace culture by mentoring newly hired nurse aides and sharing best practices.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory, and provide light entertainment.
- Elevated overall standard of care by participating in continuing education courses focused on new developments in nursing aide practices.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans tailored to each patient's needs.
Nurse Aide
Carmel Nursing Home
Staten Island
11.2021 - 12.2022
- Maintained strict infection control protocols while performing wound care, catheter care, and other medical procedures.
- Promoted patient socialization, self-care and development by recognizing and using patient strengths to motivate patient.
- Promoted patient safety by closely monitoring vitals, reporting abnormal findings to nursing staff, and administering medications as directed.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Supported rehabilitation efforts for post-operative patients through targeted exercise programs under nurse supervision.
- Increased patient satisfaction by forming strong bonds and providing emotional support during challenging times.
- Assisted patients with therapy exercises as specified by care team.
- Assisted in feeding patients by offering fluids and snacks and recording amounts consumed in logbook
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
Education
Bachelor of Science
College of Staten Island
Staten Island, NYHigh School Diploma -
Susan E Wagner Hs
Staten Island, NYSkills
- Compassionate caregiver
- Patient monitoring
- Transfer techniques
- Feeding assistance
- Valid state driver's license
- Patient care
- Colostomy care
- Ambulation assistance
- Positioning patients
- Mental health support
- Infection control
- Patient-focused care
- Bathing assistance
- Feeding assistance expert
- Dementia and Alzheimer's care
- Range of motion exercises
Languages
English
Elementary
Malayalam
Elementary
Timeline
Nurse Aide
Egar Nursing Home
10.2023 - Current
Nurse Aide
Carmel Nursing Home
11.2021 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Science
College of Staten Island
High School Diploma -
Susan E Wagner Hs