Sylvia Collins
Waynesboro,GA
Summary
Experienced nursing professional with excellent skills in patient assessment, disease management and medication administration. Proven track record of delivering high-quality care. Looking for a change of direction in life. I have been a nurse for 41 years and am not able to provide direct patient care due to the arthritis in my back. I have excellent communication skills and am willing to learn as I am not ready to put my skills to rest.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Burke Medical Center
10.1991 - Current
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by reviewing lab and culture results.
- Continuously maintained proper safety and took precautionary measures to avoid spread of disease and infection.
- Surveilled ongoing infections to verify adequate data collection, control procedures and current staff interventions.
- Coordinated successfully and with full compliance to prevent infections according to facility and Joint Commission standards.
- Gathered and submitted data to regulatory agencies for mandatory reports of infections.
Education
LPN - Nursing
Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GAGED -
Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA05.1980
Skills
- Documenting Incidents
- Task Delegation
- Team player
- Communication
- HIPAA Protocols
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Follow-up calls with patients
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Patient Assessments
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Burke Medical Center
10.1991 - Current
LPN - Nursing
Augusta Technical College
GED -
Augusta Technical College
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