Marie Dimica Derogene
Lehigh Acres,FL
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Nursing Assistant
Sovereign developmental center
Fort Myers, FL
06.2023 - 01.2024
- Provided companionship to patients, monitored their emotional well-being, and offered reassurance when needed.
- Assisted nurses and physicians with patient care, including bathing, dressing, transferring to beds and wheelchairs, and taking vital signs.
- Collected specimens for laboratory testing such as urine samples and blood draws.
- Prepared treatment rooms for examinations by stocking them with necessary supplies and ensuring that all equipment was in proper working order.
- Assisted patients with their activities of daily living, including eating, grooming, toileting, ambulation, and hygiene.
- Observed patients' conditions regularly for any physical or mental changes and reported findings to the appropriate personnel promptly.
- Demonstrated respect and regard for dignity of patients, families and fellow employees to promote professional, responsible and courteous environment.
- Assessed vitals and noted medical information to report changes to nursing staff and physicians.
- Assisted patients with shaving, bathing and oral hygiene to promote healthy habits and overall wellness.
- Protected patient, self and others from injury during transfers, lifts and transports by using proper equipment and body mechanics.
- Implemented fall prevention techniques as specified in plan of care.
- Recorded patient conditions and vital signs before and after medical operations.
- Answered signal lights, bells and requests-for-service to assist patient services fulfillment.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with bathing, dressing and exercising.
- Completed daily room cleaning and organizing to provide patients with clean environment.
- Reported environmental risks or equipment malfunctions to supervisor.
- Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
- Provided physical support to assist patients with bathing, dressing and toileting.
- Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
- Measured and recorded food and liquid intake and output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Documented and reported observations of patient behavior, complaints or physical symptoms to nurses.
- Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
- Planned and served meals and snacks to patients according to prescribed diets.
- Supplied, collected and emptied patient bedpans on frequent basis.
- Administered medications and educated patients and families on correct at-home administration.
- Reminded patients to take prescribed medications or nutritional supplements.
- Exercised comatose and paralyzed patients to reduce delirium and improve physical function.
Education
Nursing Assistant -
K&E Medical Training Center
Fort Myers, FLSkills
- Comfort Measures
- Collecting Specimens
- Patient Reaction Monitoring
- Preventive Medicine
- Clinical Documentation
- Basic Housekeeping
- Classroom Maintenance
- Toileting Assistance
- Physical Development Support
- Bedsore Prevention
- Patient Care And Safety
- Charting Medication Administration
- Clinical Instruction
- Compassionate Caregiver
- Patient Motivation And Encouragement
- Helping With Medication
- Bedside Assistance
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Patient Communication
- Infection Control Measures
- Recording Vital Signs
- Cleaning And Sanitization
- Nursing Support
- Patient Feeding
- Patient Observation
- Patient Assessments
- Patient Confidentiality
- Hipaa And Confidentiality
- Maintaining Privacy
- Meal Planning
- Administering Immunizations
- Patient Education
- Resident Care Standards
- Vital Sign Recording
- Linen Management
- Records Review
Timeline
Nursing Assistant
Sovereign developmental center
06.2023 - 01.2024
Nursing Assistant -
K&E Medical Training Center