Rowena O. Lendio

Dedicated registered nurse with extensive experience in medical-surgical telemetry. Expertise in patient assessment, care planning, IV administration, and quality improvement, resulting in enhanced patient outcomes and operational efficiency.

• Registered Professional Nurse (Compact License) - Expires: November 2026 American Heart Association BLS/ CPR/ AED - Expires: March 2027

• Implement holistic patient centered care at a skilled long term care facility. Assess patient status and notify physicians of pertinent clinical changes.
• Respond appropriately in emergency situations (Respiratory distress, head trauma post fall incident, altered mental status with increase risk of harm of self/others, chest pain).
• Patient admission process.
• Serve as an active team member by interacting with other health departments.
• Educate patients/families on health care needs, conditions, treatments, options etc.
• Insulin administration and monitoring for hyperglycemia/hypoglycemic reaction.
• Proper communication and documentation (shift to shift report and charting nursing notes).
• Managing, delegating, and supervising PCTs
• Provide foley catheter, wound, respiratory, and colostomy care.
• Enteral feeding (continuous pumps and bolus feeding) and site care.
• Parental fluid administration and IV/ PICC line site care.
• Provide patient safety by setting personal alarms on wheelchair and bed, proper application of physical restraints with consent, and side rail use.
• Provide comfort care to hospice patients and emotional support for family members.
• Strong focus on getting the job done and overcome obstacles through persistence.
• Tolerate stress relatively well, able to cope with most demands, and try not to take criticism personally.
• Able to build and maintain positive relationships through encouragement and empowerment of others and place a major emphasis on teamwork.
• Focus on supporting clients and colleagues in appropriate ways by considering the impact on others when making decisions.
• Reviews patient's clinical diagnosis, medications, procedures and clinical course.
• Possesses the specialized knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide care for people with physical disability and chronic illness