Patricia Murray
NURSING
Charleston,SC
Summary
Adept LPN with a proven track record at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, excelling in vital signs monitoring and compassionate care. Enhanced patient outcomes and satisfaction through meticulous medical documentation and empathetic support. Continuously improved skills, significantly reducing medication errors and fostering trust with patients and families.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Naval Health Clinic Charleston
11.1988 - 11.2022
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and closely monitoring vital signs.
- Reduced medication errors by accurately administering medications and diligently verifying patient information.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge base and skillset as an LPN.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, fostering positive relationships built on trust and compassion.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction levels through effective communication and empathetic listening skills.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Accurately recorded interactions in medical charts, documenting accidents and interventions applied.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
Education
Practical Nurse - Nursing
Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC06.1979
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Medical Documentation
- Geriatric Nursing
- Catheter Care
- Compassionate Care
- Blood Pressure Measurement
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Counting Narcotics
- Assisting Physicians
- Patient Health Information Access
- Patient Assessments
Timeline
LPN
Naval Health Clinic Charleston
11.1988 - 11.2022
Practical Nurse - Nursing
Trident Technical College
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