Lucy Mugambi
Federal Way
Summary
Reliable, caring certified nursing assistant. Experienced caring for the elderly and vulnerable adults. I work well with bedridden, physically challenged, and memory-impaired residents. Friendly and compassionate, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Discreet and confidential in all dealings with patients and staff.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
Birch Creek Health & Rehab
Tacoma, Wa
01.2024 - Current
- Assisting residents each shift with daily living activities, ensuring they’re on time for all meals and activities
- Providing social and emotional support to improve residents’ morale
- Establishing rapport with team members, residents, and families
- Helping residents with daily hygiene, including showering; oral and peri care; incontinence care; and minimizing rashes, sores, and soiling
- Supporting residents with field trips, arts and crafts, music, games, and reading activities
- Grooming and bathing patients with low mobility
- Preparing each patient’s room with necessary items such as blankets, pillows, medical equipment and toiletries
- Making sure patients have regular meals and proper medication dosages
- Monitoring vitals and behavior and reporting them to the nursing and medical staff
- Transferring patients with low mobility from wheelchair to bed and vice versa
- Turning or adjusting patients in bed to prevent bedsores (Q2 turn)
- Observing physical and emotional changes, and reported patient conditions to nurses
- Transferring patients using gait belts, Hoyer lifts, and Easy Stands as needed, ensuring patient safety and comfort
- Following LPN or RN instructions for range-of-motion activities for patients
Certified Nursing Assistant
Meru Nursing Home _ Kenya
Meru-Kenya
02.2010 - 10.2023
- Provided compassionate care to residents, ensuring comfort and dignity during daily activities.
- Assisted nursing staff with patient assessments and documentation for accurate health records.
- Monitored vital signs, reporting changes to healthcare team to facilitate timely interventions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create individualized care plans for residents' needs.
- Implemented infection control measures, maintaining compliance with health regulations and standards.
- Enhanced resident engagement through recreational activities, promoting mental well-being and social interaction.
- Advocated for resident needs, fostering a supportive environment that prioritizes quality of life.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
- Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
- Built rapport with patients and families, providing emotional support during difficult times.
- Assisted nurses with wound care procedures ensuring proper healing processes took place.
- Supported patients with personal care tasks to preserve dignity and promote independence.
Education
High School Diploma -
Meru High School
Skills
- Clinical support
- Charting & documentation
- Patient care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Infection control
- Clinical skills /ADLs
- Critical thinking & problem solving
- Collecting vital signs
- Basic life support
- Dressing assistance
- Feeding assistance
- End-of-life care
- Geriatric care
Timeline
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
Birch Creek Health & Rehab
01.2024 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Meru Nursing Home _ Kenya
02.2010 - 10.2023
High School Diploma -
Meru High School