Nora Salmon
LPN
Patchogue,NY
Summary
Organized LPN with experience providing skilled care to diverse patient populations. Compassionate professional with great engagement skills. Prioritize tasks and maintains accurate documentation.
Experienced nursing professional with excellent skills in patient assessment, disease management and medication administration. Proven track record of delivering high-quality care. LPN professional with great engagement skills. Prioritize tasks and maintains accurate documentation. Talented Licensed Practical Nurse Supervisor with 25 +years of experience. Oversees and optimizes unit operations with self-directed and hands-on approach. Skilled at monitoring staff actions, completing patient checks and updating logs.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Unit Manager
Brookhaven Health Facility
09.2000 - Current
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, completing insurance forms, and mailing monthly invoice statements to patients.
- Maintained medication room in full compliance with government and facility requirements.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests
Homecare Licensed Practical Nurse
Private Care
Bayport, NY
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing Administration
Boces
Bellport, NY05.1994
Skills
- Patient History Reviewing
- Order Transcription
- Invasive Procedures
- Program Improvements
- Nursing Standards
- Managing Unit Operations
- Assessing Residents
- Tracheostomy Care
- Individualized Care
- Staff leadership
- Discharge Planning
- Staff assignments
- Electronic charting expertise
Timeline
LPN Unit Manager
Brookhaven Health Facility
09.2000 - Current
Homecare Licensed Practical Nurse
Private Care
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing Administration
Boces
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