Prescilla Colas
Winters,CA
Summary
Dynamic Licensed Vocational Nurse with extensive experience at Kindred Hospital Bay Area, excelling in medication administration and patient assessment. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through effective communication and critical thinking. Committed to delivering high-quality care while adhering to HIPAA guidelines and optimizing treatment plans for diverse patient needs. Compassionate Licensed Vocational Nurse with relevant background in patient care, medical terminology, and clinical procedures. Strengths lie in providing emotional support to patients, emergency response preparedness, documenting patient progress, and maintaining professional relationships with healthcare teams. Previous roles consistently highlighted for positive impact on patient satisfaction and team coordination.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Vocational Nurse
California Medical Facility
Vacaville, CA
01.2008 - Current
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Worked with registered nurses to deliver comprehensive, high-quality care to patients.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain, and optimize patient outcomes.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to develop and implement patient care plans.
- Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate.
- Collected specimens for laboratory analysis; prepared specimens for transport to lab.
- Maintained accurate patient records documenting treatments, medications administered and other pertinent information.
- Managed patients' hygiene with comprehensive care for toileting, bathing and grooming needs.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Kindred Hospital Bay Area
San Leandro, CA
08.2006 - 09.2008
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Worked with registered nurses to deliver comprehensive, high-quality care to patients.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain, and optimize patient outcomes.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Facilitated communication between patients, family members, and healthcare professionals.
- Communicated concerns regarding patients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
- Performed laboratory tests such as urinalysis, glucose testing and hemoglobin and hematocrit levels.
- Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients.
- Provided pre- and post-operative nursing care.
- Collected biological samples from patients and performed routine lab tests to support diagnosis.
- Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate.
- Directed implementation of improved patient care and documentation methods and procedures to achieve quality objectives.
Education
Licensed Vocational Nurse - Nursing
Chabot College
Hayward, CA05-2006
Skills
- Medication administration
- Intravenous therapy
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient assessment
- Wound care
- Patient documentation
- Patient education
- Effective communication
- Critical thinking
- HIPAA guideline adherence
- Diabetes management
- HIPAA compliance
- Clinical judgment
- Pain management
- Indirect patient care
- Educating families
- EKG administration
- Vital signs
- Verbal and written communication
Certification
- Licensed Vocation Nurse (VN222275)
- Basic Life Support/CPR Certified
- Intravenous Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Certified
Languages
English
Full Professional
Tagalog
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Licensed Vocational Nurse
California Medical Facility
01.2008 - Current
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Kindred Hospital Bay Area
08.2006 - 09.2008
Licensed Vocational Nurse - Nursing
Chabot College
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