Shynelle Taggs
Floresville,Texas
Summary
Licensed Vocational Nurse with 17 years’ experience in outpatient clinic settings and inpatient hospital settings providing nursing care to diverse populations.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Acute Care LVN Preceptor Fresenius Medical Care
Fresenius Medical Center
Austin, TX
01.2020 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by healthcare providers.
- Monitored vital signs and reported significant changes to medical staff promptly.
- Assisted in developing personalized care plans for diverse patient needs.
- Educated patients and families on health management and treatment protocols.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction.
- Mentored junior nursing staff on best practices and clinical procedures.
- Implemented infection control measures, enhancing patient safety within the facility.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Prevented medication errors by meticulously reviewing physician orders and administering medications as prescribed.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Promoted patient safety through vigilant monitoring of vital signs and reporting any abnormalities to the appropriate healthcare provider promptly.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Facilitated effective communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care during transitions between facilities or levels of care.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Fostered a positive work environment by collaborating with colleagues, sharing knowledge, and mentoring new nursing staff members.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Safeguarded patient confidentiality by adhering to HIPAA regulations and maintaining secure medical records.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Led quality assurance audits to uphold compliance with healthcare regulations and standards.
LVN Team Lead FKC Guadalupe
Fresenius Medical Care
San Antonio, Texas
09.2009 - 01.2020
- Coordinate all aspects of patient care with the appropriate staff members, from admission through discharge of the patient. Ensure education of the patient regarding quality measures, transplant options, modality awareness, and access care, including catheter reduction and adherence to treatment regime. Act as a resource for the patient to address patient concerns and questions. Accountable for timely completion of patient care assessments and care plans by organizing meetings of the facilities interdisciplinary team to discuss patient care plans and to resolve patient problems. Direct initiation, maintenance and communication of efficient and timely patient schedules to ensure maximization of the facility station efficiency.
Education
Vocational Nursing Program -
Coastal Bend College
Beeville, Texas01.2009
Skills
- Dialysis
- Home Health
- Wound Vac application/troubleshooting
- High level of autonomy
- Preceptor
- Patient and Family Education
- Organizational skills
- Infection control standards
- Emergency Room Clerk
- Wound cleaning/care
- Incenter Dialysis LVN
- Inpatient Acute Hospital LVN
- Venipuncture/blood draw
- Colostomy care
- PleurX Chest tube drainage system
- Clinical experience
- Flow sheet charting
- Patient Electronic Chart Charting
- Vascular care
- Patient and family advocacy
- Suture and Staple removal
- Specimen collection/processing
- Diabetes and nutrition
- Catheter insertion/removal
- Medication Administration
- Treatment of ESRD
- Lab result evaluation
- Team Leader
- Health and wellness
- Insulin medication assistance
- Diabetes education and nutrition
- Self-starter
- Vital signs monitoring
- Vaccine Coordinator
- Hep B Tracking Coordinator
- Compassionate care
Certification
Licensed Vocational Nurse in Texas, License number 223788. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Timeline
Acute Care LVN Preceptor Fresenius Medical Care
Fresenius Medical Center
01.2020 - Current
LVN Team Lead FKC Guadalupe
Fresenius Medical Care
09.2009 - 01.2020
Vocational Nursing Program -
Coastal Bend College