Shannon Ochoa

Emergency Department LPN, transferred within Ochsner system to provide care to those patients in Critical Care, Acute Care, Urgent and Trauma. Roles included IV insertion, Medication administration including PO, injection, IV therapy, fluid replacement, Whole blood and blood product monitoring, TPN, and Dialysis when necessary.

Majority of role included running Q-Track for less critical care needs. Patients that required cast removal, splinting, wound care, assist with sterile procedure for wound closures, needle aspiration and joint injection. Collection of wound cultures, spinal cultures, lab specimens and those for lab analysis. Assist with bedside procedures including lumbar punctures, central line insertion, chest tubes and airway insertion. BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications maintained. WOCN certification achieved in 2022.

Internal Medicine and Telemetry unit. Direct bedside patient care for inpatient. IV therapy including antibiotics, fluid replacement therapy, blood monitoring, wound care, parenteral tube feedings, NG tube placements and monitoring while on suction devices. Insertion of male and female Foley devices. Overall medication and care of the hospitalized patient on a busy 54 bed unit in a 720 bed hospital.