Regina Jackson

Being a Charge Licensed Practical Nurse on the night shift at this facility, from 11pm to 7am. As the only nurse in a 50 bed resident capacity, with a CNA count of 2-3 on my shift.

• Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
• Assisted in coordinating transfers, discharges and admissions to establish smooth transition of patients.
• Documented patient care plans and progress to enable tracking history and maintain updated records.
• Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
• Reported incidents and falls in a timely manner. Observed the
• patient for 72 hours per protocol. Notified the DON, physician, initiated neurologic check document, forward to each on-coming staff.
• Educated patients on disease prevention strategies and self-care techniques, promoting healthy lifestyle choices.
• Prepare and assist with dialysis patients for transfers.

• Streamlined nursing processes by implementing evidence-based practices that improved clinical workflow efficiency.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
• Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives, explicitly residents with G-tubes, and peg tubes.
• Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
• Provide direct supervision for nursing personnel during the shift.
• Possess skills with the ability to demonstrate leadership skills and effective communication.
• Always prioritize resident care according to acuity. The ability to multitask.
• Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.

LPN direct patient care on CLC unit. Daily task delivered as follows: Received report on each patient in order to become familiar to patient and patient family;

• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
• Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
• Retrieved all medications from the omnicell to place on med cart.
• Assess each patient, vital signs , breathing treatments with nebulizers, and inhalers.
• Administered medications to patients.

• Optimized resource utilization through prudent management of medical supplies inventory and equipment maintenance schedules.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
• Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
• Enhanced patient care by performing comprehensive assessments and developing individualized care plans.
• Adapted quickly to changing patient needs, adjusting care plans accordingly to ensure optimal outcomes in diverse clinical scenarios.
• Reduced hospital readmissions by providing thorough discharge planning and follow-up care coordination.

• Adapted quickly to changing patient needs, adjusting care plans accordingly to ensure optimal outcomes in diverse clinical scenarios.
• Demonstrated excellent technical skills in wound dressing changes, IV therapy administration, catheter insertion, and other routine nursing procedures.
• Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
• Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
• Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.

This 101 bed facility is a Geriatric Psychiatric Facility. My duties as LPN charge nurse as follows; Medication management, and administered topical, oral, sublingual, injections to residents. Assessments, treatments and supervision of direct care staff. Fingersticks blood sugars, and insulin administered as ordered.

• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
• Collect samples, (ie. urine, stool specimens, blood draws, sputum cultures for the lab.
• Assets include :Becoming familiar with Psychiatric residents and building trust.
• Treatment staff and team members and residents, with dignity and respect.
• I enjoy working with the residents with emotional and personality disorders.
• Have been trained in deescalating behaviors.

As LPN in this Residential Treatment Center for children and adolescence, assigned to one cottage on the campus. Responsibility is to go over to cottages to check on the residents, make sure that all the children are assessed, ensure that all children are dressed and escorted to the dining room for meals. Mealtime is an excellent time to administer medications for children and adolescence.

• Implemented evidence-based best practices for infection control measures in order to reduce hospital-acquired infections.
• Maintained and promoted autonomy and rights of patients to provide protection and enforce dignity and respect.
• Administered medications and injections to patients.
• Utilized critical thinking skills when analyzing complex patient situations, synthesizing information from multiple sources to develop appropriate action plans.
• Attending morning meetings with the physician to accommodate the physician with examinations, and transcribe orders for the physician.
• Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans.

• Mentored other students to support collaborative learning and further promote educational unit objectives.
• Cultivated positive relationships with vendors to deliver timely and cost-effective supply of services and materials.
• Promoted a positive classroom environment by establishing clear expectations and fostering mutual respect among students.
• Evaluated staff performance and provided coaching to address inefficiencies.
• Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
• Brought new perspectives to classroom discussions with materials found during independent research.
• Worked with professors and community groups to develop personal projects for program research support.
• Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.