Melissa Smith
Licensed Practical Nurse
Pikeville,NC
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering over nine years of patient-facing experience. Addresses patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Travel Nurse (LPN)
Caswell Center (Cell Staff)
Kinston, NC
06.2022 - Current
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied and observations.
Travel Nurse (LPN) Psych
Walter B. Jones Detox/Psych Unit (Cell Staff)
Greenville, NC
03.2022 - 06.2022
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Worked with patients in a detox hospital
Travel Nurse (LPN) Psych
Central Prison Mental Health Unit (HSP)
Raleigh, NC
08.2021 - 11.2021
- Administered forced IM medications per doctor's order.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses.
- Identified behaviors that necessitated intervention and obtained assistance from qualified personnel to complete intervention.
- Engaged with colleagues in treatment team meetings to promote positive patient treatment outcomes.
- Applied de-escalation and limit-setting techniques to promote patient cooperation.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Administered controlled narcotics and performed catheterizations.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
Travel Nurse (LPN)
Fluvanna Correctional Center For Women (FlexRN)
Charlottesville, VA
05.2021 - 07.2021
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care. Worked with inmates population in a correctional facility.
- trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
- Worked with interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement and manage care plans, ensuring inclusion of patients' individual needs.
- Responded to medical emergencies per facility policy
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
Travel Nurse (LPN) Long Term Care
Maxim Healthcare
Chambersburg, PA
01.2021 - 04.2021
- Reported patient requests, concerns and other observations to staff.
- Complied with HIPAA standards to confidentially maintain patient medical information.
- Assessed patient room and care environment to optimize patient comfort by keeping areas free of clutter.
- Carried laboratory specimens, results and charts to appropriate departments.
- Weighed patients and took blood pressure and vital signs to assist nursing staff.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics performed catheterizations.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
Travel Nurse (LPN) Corrections
Sussex One Correctional Center (Maxim Healthcare)
Waverly, VA
09.2020 - 12.2020
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Performed inmate care during hostile environments and riot.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Administered controlled narcotics, subcutaneous and IM injections per doctor's order.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Performed functional assessments for admission and discharge.
Travel Nurse (LPN) Corrections
Maury Correctional Center (HSP)
Snow Hill, NC
06.2019 - 11.2019
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Made valuable contributions to care-plan development and patient education processes backed by thorough research into client diagnoses.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Administered controlled narcotics and performed catheterizations.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
Travel Nurse (LPN)
North Carolina Women's Correctional Center (HSP)
Raleigh, NC
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
- Administered controlled narcotics and performed catheterizations.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Wayne Community College
Goldsboro, NC 05.2012 - 05.2013
Skills
Transcribing orders
Timeline
Travel Nurse (LPN)
Caswell Center (Cell Staff)
06.2022 - Current
Travel Nurse (LPN) Psych
Walter B. Jones Detox/Psych Unit (Cell Staff)
03.2022 - 06.2022
Travel Nurse (LPN) Psych
Central Prison Mental Health Unit (HSP)
08.2021 - 11.2021
Travel Nurse (LPN)
Fluvanna Correctional Center For Women (FlexRN)
05.2021 - 07.2021
Travel Nurse (LPN) Long Term Care
Maxim Healthcare
01.2021 - 04.2021
Travel Nurse (LPN) Corrections
Sussex One Correctional Center (Maxim Healthcare)
09.2020 - 12.2020
Travel Nurse (LPN) Corrections
Maury Correctional Center (HSP)
06.2019 - 11.2019
Travel Nurse (LPN)
North Carolina Women's Correctional Center (HSP)
08.2018 - 05.2019
Associate of Science - Nursing
Wayne Community College
05.2012 - 05.2013
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