Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Expected duties and responsibilities
Workstyle
Technological knowledge
Awards
Timeline

Priscilla Abrokwa

Hawthorne,CA

Summary

Passionate Nurse with demonstrated experience in different healthcare settings such as hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. Proven ability to build strong relationships with patients and families while providing compassionate care. Offers strong task prioritization and organizational skills.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
8
8
Certification

Work History

LVN Charge Nurse

Las Flores Convalescent Hospital
06.2017 - Current
  • Discharges, desk nurse, scheduling appointments, give medications to residents, supervises Nursing aids
  • Monitor and report any abnormal conditions to doctors and RN supervisors.

Director of Staff Development

Las Flores Convalescent Hospital
02.2022 - 06.2024

LVN Charge Nurse

Sunray Healthcare Sub-Acute
02.2019 - 07.2019
  • Give medications to patients, suction and give breathing treatment to patients, provide trach care and suctioning, provide patient care, monitor any abnormal conditions and report to RN Supervisor, Medical Director and patient’s family.

LVN Charge Nurse

Lawndale Healthcare and Wellness Center
05.2014 - 01.2019
  • Admissions, discharges, transfers, supervise CNAS, monitor residents, give medications to residents, desk nurse, Report change in patient’s condition to Rn sup., and MD.

LVN

LA community Hospital
02.2017 - 04.2017
  • Auditor of registry nurses’ charts.

LVN

Gardena Memorial hospital
05.2015 - 04.2016
  • Administer medications to patients, take vital signs, monitor patients and report any abnormal condition about patients to MD and RN floor supervisor.

Education

RN BSN Student - Nursing

American University of Health Sciences, Signal Hill, CA
12.2024

Diploma in Nursing -

Homestead Schools INC, Torrance, CA
01.2013

Skills

  • Privacy and confidentiality
  • Patient Care Coordination
  • Infection control protocols
  • Documentation accuracy
  • Staff Scheduling
  • Patient Assessments
  • Care Planning
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • HIPAA Compliance
  • Team Collaboration
  • Medication Administration
  • End of life care
  • Community health
  • Mental health care
  • Health Promotion
  • Geriatric Care
  • Policy compliance
  • Disease Prevention
  • Clinical judgment
  • Clinical assessment

Certification

  • LVN
  • IV Certified
  • BLS Certification
  • Hospital Fire and Life Safety certified
  • NIHSS Certification
  • Tracheostomy and Airway Management
  • Ventilator Fundamentals and Maintenance
  • Director of Staff Development Certificate

Expected duties and responsibilities

Administer medications by mouth, other routes or hypodermic injection; perform follow-up treatments as requested, and interpret or explain treatments as necessary; interview patients to ascertain symptoms and signs of illness; take temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration readings, height, weight and other vital signs and make appropriate entries on medical charts; ascertain the clinical nature of patient condition and determine appropriate processing or referral; prepare patients for examination by a physician or registered nurse and assist in the examination when appropriate; apply and change dressings; give irrigations and catheterizations; may do crutch measuring, fitting and training; may suction tracheostomies, and do electrocardiogram, and similar treatments; and give patient allergenic extract and check for reaction.

Workstyle

  • Attention to Detail: - pays careful attention about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
  • Dependability: - reliable, responsible, and dependable and fulfill obligations.
  • Integrity: - honest and ethical.
  • Self-Control: - maintains composure, keeps emotions in check, controls anger, and avoid aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
  • Stress Tolerance: - accepts criticism and deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

Technological knowledge

  • Point Click Care
  • Microsoft word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • EMR system

Awards

Employee of the month, August 2016 as an outstanding professional.

Timeline

Director of Staff Development - Las Flores Convalescent Hospital
02.2022 - 06.2024
LVN Charge Nurse - Sunray Healthcare Sub-Acute
02.2019 - 07.2019
LVN Charge Nurse - Las Flores Convalescent Hospital
06.2017 - Current
LVN - LA community Hospital
02.2017 - 04.2017
LVN - Gardena Memorial hospital
05.2015 - 04.2016
LVN Charge Nurse - Lawndale Healthcare and Wellness Center
05.2014 - 01.2019
  • LVN
  • IV Certified
  • BLS Certification
  • Hospital Fire and Life Safety certified
  • NIHSS Certification
  • Tracheostomy and Airway Management
  • Ventilator Fundamentals and Maintenance
  • Director of Staff Development Certificate
American University of Health Sciences - RN BSN Student, Nursing
Homestead Schools INC - Diploma in Nursing,
Priscilla Abrokwa