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Rebecca Bidwell

Rebecca Bidwell

EL DORADO,KS

Summary

Compassionate LPN with extensive experience at Andover Court Assisted Living Community, skilled in medication administration and wound care. Proven ability to enhance patient quality of life through empathetic care and effective communication. Committed to maintaining high standards of infection control and fostering trust with patients and families.

Overview

2024
2024
years of professional experience

Work History

Lpn Resident Care Nurse

Andover Court Assisted Living Community
  • 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.
  • Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.

Lpn Private Duty

Thrive Specialized Pediatric Care
09.2015 - 01.2024
  • Implemented infection control measures diligently, minimizing the risk of contamination in the home setting.
  • Enhanced patients'' quality of life by providing compassionate and empathetic private duty nursing services.
  • Assisted patients with activities of daily living, promoting independence and dignity in their own homes.
  • Administered medications accurately, ensuring the proper dosage and timing for optimal treatment effectiveness.

Lpn

Medicalodge of Douglass
06.1991 - 10.2015

Charge nurse in 48 bed SNF with Dementia residents also. Worked all 3 shifts. Passed meds, did treatments, assessments, monitored staff, completed all charting.

LPN Office Nurse

Wesley Medical Center HCA
11.1991 - 05.2000
  • Developed strong rapport with patients and their families, fostering trust and open communication during sensitive medical situations.
  • Improved patient experience by providing compassionate and attentive nursing services in a busy office setting.
  • Assisted in maintaining a clean and organized office environment by performing housekeeping tasks such as disposing of biohazardous waste, sanitizing exam rooms, and restocking supplies as needed.
  • Supported new employees during orientation periods by serving as a knowledgeable resource on office policies, procedures, documentation requirements.

Education

None - Nnursing

Butler Community College
El Dorado, KS

Practical Nurse With Honors - Nursing Practice

Kaw Area Vo Tech
Topeka, KS
07.1979

Skills

  • Medication administration
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Medical documentation
  • Geriatric nursing
  • Infection control
  • Catheter care
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Compassionate care
  • Diabetes management
  • End-of-life care
  • Nursing ethics
  • Rehabilitation nursing
  • Palliative care
  • Respiratory care
  • Disease prevention
  • Psychiatric nursing
  • Gastrointestinal care
  • Home healthcare
  • Orthopedic nursing
  • Hospice care
  • Lab specimen collection
  • Patient mobility assistance
  • Patient documention
  • Clinical decision making
  • Wound care
  • Direct patient care
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Clinical documentation
  • Patient assessments
  • Medication dispensing
  • Patient care
  • Physical assessment
  • Documentation accuracy
  • Immunization administration
  • Family communication
  • Clinical judgment
  • Breathing treatments
  • EMR / EHR
  • Caregiving skills
  • Patient relationship building
  • Patient evaluations
  • Care planning
  • Geriatric care
  • Emergency response
  • ADL assistance
  • Transcribing orders
  • Patient intake
  • Staff supervision
  • Behavioral assessment
  • Medical records management
  • Regulatory requirements
  • Quality assurance
  • State licensed practical nurse
  • Empathetic and compassionate
  • Counting narcotics
  • Staff direction and task delegation
  • Medical records security

Affiliations

Red Cross Disaster Health Services Nurse.

Volunteer

Trained and responded to natural disaster beginning in 2000. Have served many crisis situations and have been in charge of shelters.

Timeline

Lpn Private Duty

Thrive Specialized Pediatric Care
09.2015 - 01.2024

LPN Office Nurse

Wesley Medical Center HCA
11.1991 - 05.2000

Lpn

Medicalodge of Douglass
06.1991 - 10.2015

Lpn Resident Care Nurse

Andover Court Assisted Living Community

None - Nnursing

Butler Community College

Practical Nurse With Honors - Nursing Practice

Kaw Area Vo Tech