Luz G. Harden
Riverview,Florida
Summary
I am a nurse educator dedicated to helping student nurses in achieving their goals. I offer guidance, advice, and assist in developing academic action plans for students. As a detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills and a positive attitude, I excel in delivering academic support and mentoring assistance to students. I can handle multiple students simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. As a driven Clinical Instructor with experience in both education and clinical settings, I am excited to bring a 25-plus year background in nursing and education to your organization. I am focused on helping students achieve personal and professional goals.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Galen College Of Nursing
Tampa, FL
04.2022 - Current
- Support student educational and vocational planning to help each optimize learning strategies and reap long-term career benefits.
- Create individualized student clinical experiences and implement instructional strategies to track student progress, ascertain skills and development.
- Monitor progress of each student and provide formal evaluation upon completion of clinical placements.
- Assess student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
- Coach underperforming students to help meet clinical objectives.
- Deliver information and valuable instructions to students during clinical rotations.
- Develop and create clinical assignments to assess student skills.
- Oriente and provide instruction to students during clinical rotations.
- Participate in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Train students to identify signs of patient health deterioration and clinical equipment malfunction to promote achievement of course objectives.
- Maintain student attendance records and grades using appropriate software.
- Contribute educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Identify and assign appropriate activities and projects to enhance student learning.
Registered Nurse
Nurse On Call Home Health Care
Tampa, FL
02.2013 - 04.2022
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper health and disease management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Documented nursing services provided and uploaded to comprehensive tracking systems for health records and billing.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Came up with treatment plans and communicated with patients about options, medications and self-management.
Registered Nurse
Lakeland Regional Medical Center
Lakeland, FL
01.2002 - 01.2014
- Provided delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, which included providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper disease management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Bond Clinic
Winter Haven, FL
01.1992 - 01.2002
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT03.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governor’s University
Salt Lake City, UT09.2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL12.2001
Skills
- Provide Positive Reinforcement and Performance Optimization Strategies
- Academic Goals
- Advise Students
- Student Needs Assessments
- Diverse Student Populations
- Listening Actively
- Educational Problem Identification
- Counsel Individuals
- Intervention Strategies
- Student Rapport-Building
- Positive Learning Environment
Timeline
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Galen College Of Nursing
04.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Nurse On Call Home Health Care
02.2013 - 04.2022
Registered Nurse
Lakeland Regional Medical Center
01.2002 - 01.2014
Licensed Practical Nurse
Bond Clinic
01.1992 - 01.2002
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governor’s University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Polk State College