Shalane Houston
North Little Rock,AR
Summary
LPN OF 27 years License -2034867
Vaccinated
BLS, ACLS & PALS
IV Proficient
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN Charge Nurse
THE Lakes Of Maumelle
12.2025 - Current
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure adherence to care protocols and patient safety standards.
- Coordinated patient admissions, discharges, and transfers to optimize workflow and resource allocation.
- Administered medications and treatments per physician orders while monitoring patient responses.
- Conducted regular assessments of patient conditions to identify changes and initiate appropriate interventions.
- Managed inventory of medical supplies, ensuring availability while minimizing waste through strategic ordering practices.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delegated tasks effectively, optimizing staff productivity and maintaining a well-organized nursing unit.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to make sound clinical decisions in high-pressure situations, minimizing risks and ensuring patient safety.
- Analyzed patient assessments and laboratory data to bring any issues to attention of physicians.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care, supporting patients and their families through difficult times.
- Managed complex wound care cases, applying advanced knowledge of wound healing principles to achieve optimal results.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
Critical Care Nurse
Arkansas Heart Hospital
10.2024 - Current
- Critical care for pre and post cardiac procedures and surgical interventions
- Bedside Cardio versions and sheath pulls
- Wound care
- Vital signs, Telemetry, EKG’s
- Intravenous medication, blood and fluids
- Laboratory orders- blood draws
- Manage Respiratory needs
- Injections
- Collections of specimens
- Notify physicians as needed
- Report to Rn and oncoming staff
- Night shift , 12hr shifts, holidays
- EMR-Cerner /Halo
Pediatric Private Duty Nurse
Maxim Healthcare Group
05.2021 - 09.2024
- Pediatric patients requiring ventilation
- Proficient in tracheostomy’s
- Proficient in multiple organ systems, pediatric care treatments and devices
- Education to patient and caregivers
- Administration of medications via different routes
- Travel to appointments with ventilated children, Transfer of machines
- On line charting- EMR
- Working independently
- Resuscitate pediatric patients via mask, mouth and trach
- Excellent family, patient interactions
Licensed Practical Nurse
Amedisys Home Health Care
02.2019 - 06.2021
- Assess Physical/ Mental health
- Post hospital or surgical discharge care
- Medication education, sick calls
- Wound care
- Provides excellent patient care
- Follow up on recent illnesses
- In home laboratory services
- Emr- homecare homebase
- Monitor weights and vitals related to conditions such as congestive heart failure, coronary vascular accident and diabetes
- Exceptional customer satisfaction
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)
Career Staff Unlimited
10.2018 - 10.2020
- Agency staff nurse for Long term care facilities, Rehabilitations and Skilled care
- Patient assessments including skin
- Wound care including vacs and grafts
- Administration of medication via multiple routes, G-tubes and Ostomies
- Respiratory treatments
- Admissions, Discharges and transfers
- Meal management of nutritious foods
- Blood Sugars, blood and specimens collects
- Family, patient and staff education
- Electronic medical charting
- Diverse working environment
Licensed Practical Nurse
St. Elizabeth Healthcare – Telemetry Care Unit
06.1997 - 10.2019
- Started with St Elizabeth home care as a home maker - visiting patients and running errands. Then a nurse aide in home care before I became a nurse at the hospital.
- Attend to patients needs, assessments and development of coordinated care
- Identified and proactively manage patients with declining conditions
- Assisted cardio versions, rapid response, cardiac and respiratory arrest.
- Respond rapidly to Emergent situations with a calm mind and diligence
- Critical care decision making
- Collaborated with families to help patients make positive lifestyle changes
- Examine, assess, and treat wide range of cardiac patients, stroke victims and how to avoid recurring events.
- Monitor patient conditions, document changes, and collaborate with physicians and staff for the best outcome.
- Educate patients on diagnosis and treatment plans.
- Administration of medication and monitor the effectiveness
- Preform bedside peritoneal dialysis
- Administer blood and blood products
- Prepare and recover numerous cardiac catherizations, vascular and telemetry needed patients
- Served on committees within the organization
- Hippa and Respect of All Personnel
- EMR -Epic
- Certified: ACLS, BLS,CPR,EKG,Wound VAC,IV, CIWAI, NIHSS, VASCULAR CARE
Education
Lpn - Nursing
Northern Kentucky Technical College
Edgewood, KY12.1998
Skills
- Telemetry
- Hospital Experience
- EMR Systems
- Laboratory Experience
- Cardiac
- Stroke
- Home ventilator systems
- Sheath management and pulls (1 year)
- Tracheostomy
- ACLS
- Critical Care Experience
- Intravenous therapy
- NIHSS
- Pediatrics Experience
- Acute care
- Vascular Procedures
- HIPAA compliance
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Wound dressing
- Strong clinical judgment
- Adaptable and flexible
- Post operative care
- Conflict resolution
- Coaching and mentoring
- Quality assessments
- Care planning and modifications
- Epic systems
- ICD-10
- Equipment inspection
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Active listening
- Organizational skills
- Reliability
- Patient care
- Multitasking Abilities
- Problem-solving abilities
- Time management
- Equipment assembly
- Patient observation
- Nursing intervention evaluations
- Dementia knowledge and care
- Wound care
- Intravenous medications
- Medication administration
- Critical thinking
- Patient charting
- Pediatric care
- Disease prevention
- Quality improvement
- Clinical judgment
- Ethical practice
- Surgical care
- Home health care
- Geriatric care
- Nursing documentation
- Vital signs monitoring
- End-of-life care
Certification
- Pals January 2025 to January 2027
- CPR Certification
- BLS Certification
- ACLS Certification
- NIHSS Certification
- LPN
- Compact State Nurse License
- Driver's License
Timeline
LPN Charge Nurse
THE Lakes Of Maumelle
12.2025 - Current
Critical Care Nurse
Arkansas Heart Hospital
10.2024 - Current
Pediatric Private Duty Nurse
Maxim Healthcare Group
05.2021 - 09.2024
Licensed Practical Nurse
Amedisys Home Health Care
02.2019 - 06.2021
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)
Career Staff Unlimited
10.2018 - 10.2020
Licensed Practical Nurse
St. Elizabeth Healthcare – Telemetry Care Unit
06.1997 - 10.2019
Lpn - Nursing
Northern Kentucky Technical College