Shafrante' Coble
Milwaukee,WI
Summary
Compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant with extensive experience at Applegate Terrace, excelling in patient-focused care and vital signs monitoring. Proven ability to enhance patient comfort and safety through effective communication and safety measures, significantly reducing fall incidents. Dedicated to maintaining dignity and promoting independence in all aspects of care.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Wellington Place Living & Rehab
Wausau, WI
10.2024 - Current
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Applegate Terrace
Wausau, WI
09.2022 - 08.2024
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
- Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Temp Agency
Milwaukee, WI
04.2022 - 05.2024
- Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
- Served as an advocate for each patient's needs during shift handoffs or interdisciplinary conferences with other healthcare professionals.
- Streamlined communication between nursing staff, patients, and families to ensure comprehensive understanding of care plans.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
Resident Assistant
Care Partners Assisted Living
Wausau, WI
07.2014 - 03.2016
- Attended, participated, and contributed to monthly staff meetings addressing resident needs.
- Served as an approachable resource for residents seeking advice or assistance with personal or academic issues.
- Responded to room transfers, incident reports, and maintenance requests.
- Managed front desk operations during assigned shifts, assisting visitors with inquiries while maintaining accurate records of residence hall activities.
Education
High School Diploma -
Kankakee High School
Kankakee, IL05-2010
Skills
- Patient care
- HIPAA compliance
- Reliable team player
- Direct patient care
- Collecting vital signs
- Bathing assistance
- Compassionate
- Alzheimer's and dementia care
- Basic life support
- Bedside manner
- Vital signs monitoring
- Dressing assistance
- Safety precautions
- Recording vital signs
- Electronic charting
- Compassionate caregiver
- Patient-focused care
- Medical terminology
- Mobility assistance
- Documenting behaviors
- Feeding assistance
- Positioning patients
- End-of-life care
- Patient lifting
- Urinary catheter care
- Ambulation assistance
- Healthcare ethics
- Inpatient care
- Geriatric care
- Maintaining privacy
- Supporting personal needs
- Colostomy care
- Feeding assistance expert
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Wellington Place Living & Rehab
10.2024 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Applegate Terrace
09.2022 - 08.2024
Certified Nursing Assistant
Temp Agency
04.2022 - 05.2024
Resident Assistant
Care Partners Assisted Living
07.2014 - 03.2016
High School Diploma -
Kankakee High School