Nadine Pridgen
Gaston,South Carolina
Summary
Dedicated nursing professional with 5 years of experience in providing compassionate patient care to individuals in skilled nursing settings. Proven talents in Long term, rehabilitation and home health. Proficient in cultivating positive relationships with patients and caregivers to implement patient care objectives.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Medical Services Of America Home Health
11.2021 - Current
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes for over 30 patients a week.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered direct quality care to assigned patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Maintained and promoted autonomy and rights of patients to provide protection and enforce dignity and respect.
- Patient education
Licensed Practical Nurse
Millennium Post Acute Rehab
07.2019 - 11.2021
- Establish compassionate environment by providing psychological, emotional and spiritual support to patients and families.
- Collect and document 10-15 patients vital signs every each shift to maintain current records of patients' conditions.
- Deliver treatments and direct nursing care of 10-15 patients according to physicians' orders.
- Administer basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations to 5-10 patients.
- Cope effectively with mental and emotional challenges of positions by remaining centered on patients' needs and delivering quality care.
- Help patients feel comfortable by adjusting positions and engaging in casual conversation.
- Manage medication cart and dispensed pills, oral therapies and intramuscular injections to patients on on assigned floor.
- Report health status concerns to senior nursing staff and clinicians for review.
- Perform trach care to include replacement when needed, peg-tube to care to 10-15 patients and tube feeding administration by bolus and via feeding pump.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Midland Health And Rehabilitsstion
02.2019 - 07.2019
- Established compassionate environment by providing psychological, emotional and spiritual support to patients and families.
- Collected and documented vital signs every each shift to maintain current records of patients' conditions.
- Delivered treatments and direct nursing care according to physicians' orders.
- Administered medication such as insulin and monitored patients' responses to detect problems.
- Utilized paper records to document nursing assessments, treatments, medications and discharge instructions.
- Administered basic patient care to 10-15 patients and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
- Helped patients feel comfortable by adjusting positions and engaging in casual conversation.
- Modified patient health treatment plans by observing patient conditions and responses.
- Communicated effectively with patients and family members to convey
- Important instructions and discuss treatments.
- Managed medication cart and dispensed pills, oral therapies and intramuscular injections to patients on my assigned floor.
- Took samples such as blood and urine to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Perform trach care to 9 patients to include replacement when needed, peg-tube to care and tube feeding administration by bolus and via feeding pump.
Director of Medical Records
SC Department Of Corrections
12.2010 - 01.2015
- Oversaw daily office operations for staff of 6 employees
- Initiated audit process to evaluate thoroughness of documentation and maintenance of facility
- Oversaw inventory and office supply purchases
- Checked accuracy and integrity of files and resolved errors
- Screened applicant resumes and coordinated both phone and in-person interviews
- Ensured compliance with HIPAA regulations by regularly auditing and updating policies and procedures regarding patient information security.
- Improved patient privacy by streamlining the medical records system and implementing strict access controls.
Administrative Assistant
SC Department Of Corrections
03.2000 - 06.2010
- Responded to customer requests via written and email
- Copied, logged and scanned supporting documentation
- Communicated efficiently with individuals concerning record information submitted or missing from files
- Performed general office duties, including answering multi-line phones, routing telephone calls or messages to appropriate staff, typing, proofreading, filing, sorting and handling incoming and outgoing mail
Administrative Specialist
SC Department Of Corrections
10.1998 - 11.2000
- Handled incoming and outgoing mail
- Scanned physical files into digital records
- Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages
- Provided clerical support to company employees, including copying, faxing and file management
Correctional Officer
SC Department Of Corrections
07.1988 - 09.1998
- Established positive working relationships and maintained boundaries with resident offenders.
- Searched the building and grounds, living quarters and work areas for contraband
- Built solid relationships with staff and inmates to help keep the institution safe and secure
- Tracked inmates through head counts, visitor logs and scheduled activities
- Physically restrained inmates when disturbances required physical intervention
- Prepared, processed and maintained forms, reports, logs, records and activity journals
- Completed facility protocols during emergency situations
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse | Diploma
ECPI University
Columbia, SC2018
Associate Of Arts | Criminal Justice
Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC1992
Diploma
Irmo High School
Columbia, SC1981
Skills
- Direct patient care
- Caregiving skills
- Patient privacy and confidentiality
- Breathing treatments
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Patient assessments
- Infection control and aseptic procedures
- Charting and clinical documentation
- Collecting vitals
- Professional bedside manner
- Patient and family advocate
- Medication administration
- Vaccine administration
- Patient education
- Infection control measures
- Counting narcotics
- Dementia Knowledge
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Medical Services Of America Home Health
11.2021 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Millennium Post Acute Rehab
07.2019 - 11.2021
Licensed Practical Nurse
Midland Health And Rehabilitsstion
02.2019 - 07.2019
Director of Medical Records
SC Department Of Corrections
12.2010 - 01.2015
Administrative Assistant
SC Department Of Corrections
03.2000 - 06.2010
Administrative Specialist
SC Department Of Corrections
10.1998 - 11.2000
Correctional Officer
SC Department Of Corrections
07.1988 - 09.1998
Licensed Practical Nurse | Diploma
ECPI University
Associate Of Arts | Criminal Justice
Midlands Technical College
Diploma
Irmo High School
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