Mawusse Hazoume
Gaithersburg,MD
Summary
Compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse with extensive experience at Collingswood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, skilled in medication administration and patient assessments. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through effective care planning and strong communication. Committed to maintaining high standards of patient safety and infection control while delivering empathetic support to patients and families.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Collingswood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
05.2023 - Current
- Monitored vital signs to ensure patient health and safety.
- Conducted patient assessment to obtain patient health history, pain level, allergies and vital sign.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personnel assistance.
- Assisted nursing staff with patient care tasks and daily activities.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Analyzed patient assessment and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physician.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Administered medications under supervision, adhering to safety protocols.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Documented patient information accurately in electronic health records systems.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Maintained meticulous records of patient care, treatments, and progress, ensuring continuity of care.
- Conducted regular patient assessments to identify changes in health status, enabling timely interventions.
- Coordinated with pharmacy staff to ensure accurate medication dispensing, minimizing errors.
- Delivered wound care and managed dressings, preventing infections and promoting healing.
- Administered medications to ensure adherence to treatment plans, improving health outcomes.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
- Collaborated with healthcare team members to support patient treatment plans.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Promedica Bethesda
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols and patient care plans.
- Monitored vital signs, documenting changes and reporting abnormalities to nursing staff.
- Assisted in developing individualized care plans, ensuring alignment with patient needs and preferences.
- Educated patients and families on health management, promoting adherence to treatment regimens.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Educated patients and families on health promotion, disease prevention, and self-care management strategies.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive care plans, optimizing patient outcomes.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Coordinated with pharmacy staff to ensure accurate medication dispensing, minimizing errors.
- Delivered wound care and managed dressings, preventing infections and promoting healing.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
Education
Practical Nursing Program
Standard Healthcare Service College of Nursing
Falls Church, VA11-2020
Skills
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Vital signs monitoring
- HIPAA compliance
- EMR / EHR
- ADL assistance
- Transcribing orders
- Staff supervision
- Behavioral assessment
- Writing reports
- Verbal and written communication
- Medication reconciliation
- Pain management
- Patient safety protocols
- Charting and recording
- HIPAA protocols
- Samples collection
- Documenting incidents
- Counting narcotics
- Caring for wounds
- Tuberculosis testing
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Attention to detail
- Dementia knowledge and care
- Strong clinical judgment
- Intravenous medications
- Specimen collection
- Nursing intervention evaluations
- Wound care
- Physical assessment
- Geriatric care
- Patient assessments
- Diabetes management
- Medication dispensing
- Catheter care
- Infection control
- Immunization administration
- Family communication
- Documenting intake
- Breathing treatments
- Emergency response
- Biomedical hazard disposal
- Critical thinking
Languages
English
French
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Collingswood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
05.2023 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Promedica Bethesda
08.2021 - 06.2023
Practical Nursing Program
Standard Healthcare Service College of Nursing