Tammy Sheets
Springboro,PA
Summary
Hard working , compassionate, kind, honest, reliable nurse that believes in team work and is motivated to provide only the best care possible to people in need.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Field Nurse
Rolling Fields Eldercare Community
Conneautville, PA
09.2019 - Current
- Documented patient progress and maintained accurate medical records.
- Monitor vital signs such as temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure, respiration rate, oxygen saturation levels.
- Controlled infection through proper hand hygiene practices before and after contact with a patient.
- Advocate for patients, ensuring needs were met in accordance with personal beliefs and preferences.
- Provided direct patient care including wound management, medication administration, IV therapy, assessments, and treatments.
- Manage emergency situations by providing basic life support measures when necessary.
- Delivered quality direct and indirect patient care to meet psychosocial, physical and general care goals, assisting patients with activities of daily living and encouraging independence.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Assemble and use catheters, tracheotomy tubes or oxygen suppliers.
LPN Field Nurse
MMC
Meadville, PA
11.2008 - 08.2019
- Monitored vital signs, fluid intake and output levels, glucose levels, and other medical tests results.
- Assessed patient complaints accurately and provided appropriate interventions.
- Provided patient care in accordance with physicians' orders and nursing standards of practice.
- Observed changes in patient's condition and reported any significant changes to the registered nurse or physician.
- Started IV's and administered iv medications
- Inserted catheters male and female
- worked with Wound VACS
- Administered breathing treatments
- followed Dr. orders and documented appropriately
- Administered medications and tube feed through peg tube
- Some experience with Trach care
Education
A.S.T. - LPN
Tri State Business Institute
Erie, PA04-2008
Skills
- Documentation management
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- infection control
- Tracheostomy care
- Healthcare compliance
- Time management
- Communication skills
- Geriatric nursing
- Nursing documentation
- Compassionate care
- Acute care
- Foley catheter care
- Placing IVs
- administering IV medications
- wound care
- Wound VAC placement
- Wound VAC care
Timeline
LPN Field Nurse
Rolling Fields Eldercare Community
09.2019 - Current
LPN Field Nurse
MMC
11.2008 - 08.2019
A.S.T. - LPN
Tri State Business Institute
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