Michelle Shelton
Johnson City,Tennessee
Summary
Dependable healthcare team member with sound judgment, excellent clinical abilities and smooth bedside manner. Track and chart vitals and other markers to help patients, support team treatment goals and boost outcomes. Exceptional approach in pediatric patient support.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN, Private Duty
Elk Valley Health Services
05.2009 - Current
- Medication administration
- Provide Respiratory treatments as well as chest percussive therapies with cough assist treatments.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Administered controlled narcotics and performed catheterizations.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- enteral feedings and g and gj tube care
- CPAP, BiPap, and vent therapies by trach and mask administration.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
Education
No Degree - Nursing
Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton
Elizabethton, TN04.2009
Skills
- Supportive Personal Care
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Mobility Assistance
- Interdisciplinary Care
- Catheter Monitoring
- Nebulizer Treatment
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Medical Records Management
- Inventory Assessments
- Hygiene Support
- Observe Patients
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- Gastrostomy Buttons Experience
- Intramuscular Injections
- Intravenous Medications
- Appointment Scheduling
- Gastrostomy Care
- Diabetes Care
- Ventilator Monitoring
- Family Education
- Patient Positioning and Transporting
- Vital Sign Monitoring
- Home Health Nursing
- ADL Support
- Physical Assessment
- Personal Care Needs
- Patient Advocacy
- Changing Tracheostomy Tubes
- Seizure Management
- Medication Administration
- Competent Nursing Care
- Patient Health Information Access
- Chronic Disease Management
- Pediatric Nursing
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Clinical Documentation
Timeline
LPN, Private Duty
Elk Valley Health Services
05.2009 - Current
No Degree - Nursing
Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton
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