Shelly Hall
Yukon
Summary
With a proven track record at the VA Medical Center-OKC, I excelled in delivering empathetic patient care and executing clinical tasks with precision. My expertise in wound care and medication administration, combined with a compassionate approach to patient relationships and continued rapport, ensured high-quality healthcare outcomes. Skilled in multi-tasking and prioritization, I consistently enhance patient satisfaction and safety. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety, and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
VA Medical Center-OKC
06.2011 - 01.2025
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Performed emergency medical procedures such as BLS and other condition stabilizing interventions.
- Managed patients' pain by implementing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management interventions.
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.
- Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
- Monitored hemodynamic variances to identify signs of life-threatening complications.
- Monitored patient vital signs to perform thorough condition assessments.
- Provided health education to patients and families regarding discharge instructions and plans of care.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Performed intravenous therapy procedures and monitored chest tubes.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Integris Southwest Medical Center
02.1993 - 05.2011
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Provided diagnosis information, treatment possibilities, disease management tips and wound care advice to patients, loved ones and caregivers.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
Education
Licensed Practical Nursing Program - Nursing
Canadian Valley Technology Center
El Reno, OK07-2004
Skills
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Samples collection
- Tuberculosis testing
- Family communication & education
- Geriatric care
- End-of-life care
- Cultural competence
- Physical assessment
- Infection control
- Pain management
- Medication dispensing & administration
- Vital signs monitoring
- Wound care
- Charting and recording
- HIPAA protocols and compliance
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Diabetes management
- Catheter care
- Medical records security
- EKG administration
- Emergency response
- Patient relationship building
- Immunization administration
- Documentation accuracy
- Clinical judgment
- Staff direction and task delegation
- Multi-tasking and prioritization
- PEG care with nutritional and medicinal administrations
- Tracheostomy care
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
VA Medical Center-OKC
06.2011 - 01.2025
Licensed Practical Nurse
Integris Southwest Medical Center
02.1993 - 05.2011
Licensed Practical Nursing Program - Nursing
Canadian Valley Technology Center
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