Shannon Sprague
Babylon
Summary
Skilled Licensed Practical Nurse offering 15+ years of experience in the field. Knowledgeable about assisting with non-invasive procedures and performing respiratory and wound treatments. Strong documentation skills and a firm grasp of compliance requirements.
Seasoned LPN with expertise in patient care. Work effectively within interdisciplinary teams to develop, implement and adjust interventions.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN Wellness Overnight Supervisor
Sunrise Senior Living of West Babylon
08.2010 - Current
- Administered medications and injections to patients as prescribed by physician.
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Assessed patients' blood pressure, respirations, pulse, and weight and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician and document accurately in electronic medical records.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Ordered all laboratory, imaging, medications and patient transfers as requested by physician and coordinated with relevant service companies and pharmacies.
- Document and place all orders of physician accurately in electronic medical records.
- Coordinate with patient transfer companies, home care, hospital and hospice service patient care.
- Supervise all CNA's and HHA's to ensure compliance of company and NYS patient care standards.
- Maintained communications with physicians, patient and their respective families and/or POA's and well relayed information between physician and patient and POA's.
- Performed and documented all prescribed wound care
LPN Medication Nurse
Momentum Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
06.2009 - 08.2009
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Performed all wound care as ordered by physician and documented in electronic medical records
Education
LPN Certificate - LPN
SUNY, Farmingdale
Farmingdale, NY01-2009
Skills
- Medication administration
- Vital signs monitoring
- Medical documentation
- Geriatric nursing
- Infection control
- Catheter care
- End-of-life care
- Diabetes management
- Compassionate care
- Tracheostomy care
- Inter disciplinary Coordination
- Wound care
Certification
- Licensed Practical Nurse from NYS since May 2009
- Basic Life Support Certification
- CPR certification
Timeline
LPN Wellness Overnight Supervisor
Sunrise Senior Living of West Babylon
08.2010 - Current
LPN Medication Nurse
Momentum Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
06.2009 - 08.2009
LPN Certificate - LPN
SUNY, Farmingdale
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