Teasha Brown Henry
LaPlace,USA
Summary
Experienced with patient care, clinical assessments, and medical documentation. Utilizes strong interpersonal skills to foster patient trust and enhance care delivery. Track record of maintaining accurate health records and implementing effective care strategies.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Chateau Living Center
07.2024 - Current
- Skillfully managed time-sensitive situations like acute or infected wounds requiring immediate intervention or referral to specialists if necessary.
- Provided support throughout the healing process by regularly reassessing wounds, adjusting treatment plans as needed, and addressing concerns from patients or their families.
- Adhered to infection control protocols, maintaining a clean and safe environment for both patients and staff during wound care procedures.
- Contributed to quality improvement initiatives within the facility by reviewing policies and procedures related to wound care best practices.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing specialized wound care and implementing treatment plans.
- Enhanced patient comfort with personalized care plans tailored to individual needs.
- Reduced infection rates by following proper procedures for cleaning and dressing wounds.
Practical Nurse: PRN
Central Home Health
05.2014 - 08.2024
- Perform initial assessments and weekly assessments as scheduled to determine home health appropriateness and manage problems as they occur
- Perform labs and urinalysis weekly per MD orders
- Updated medication reconciliation during each patient visit in the home
- Assist and monitor psych patient, IM injections, and LOC
- Responsible for developing nursing care plans
- Charts electronically on computer daily during each patient visit & follow-up with patient’s PCP
- Educate both patient and family of the disease, caring processes
- Provide woundcare and measurements per MD order during visits
- Provide appropriate support during recovery periods after having major surgeries, a lot of patient teaching
- Ensure services are delivered in an efficient and effective manner
- Notify RN if any changes in patient daily
- Attend monthly staff meetings to discuss changes in patient status and updates on changes
License Practical Nurse: FullTime
JoEllen Smith Nursing Home & Skilled Facility
02.2020 - 05.2021
- Provide proper care to terminal ill adult and geriatric patients in a community setting & quality of care
- Perform initial assessments during each visit that is scheduled and manage problems as they occur and V/S at bedside
- Perform medication regimen with facility nurse per MD order
- Updated medication reconciliation during each patient visit in the nursing facility
- Provide comfort and support to patient and family members
- Weekly Case conference with Team Leaders to discuss changes with patient’s disease process
- Educated patient/CG on diagnosis and disease process, sx management for skilled patients
- Performed labs/venipuncture and woundcare daily and weekly per MD orders
- Charted electronically on computer with each SN visit assisted
- Assist RN and therapy with patient care plans
- Performed woundcare and measurements per MD orders
License Practical Nurse: PRN
Ochsner Extended Care
03.2014 - 12.2016
- Perform initial head to toe assessments upon admission and on a continuing basis
- Assist RN in developing and updating nursing care plans
- Transcribes and carries out physician’s orders as appropriate
- Knows and is able to carry out approved emergency procedures
- Observes, records, and reports to supervisor or physician patient condition and reactions to drugs, treatments.
- Encourages patients to participate in prescribed therapies, dietary regimen and activity program, as appropriate
- Works closely with nursing assistants, Observes skill levels and teaches concepts of nursing care on an informal basis.
- Maintains a safe and comfortable environment for patients, staff and visitors
- Perform vital signs, CBGs, and IV meds, changing IV tubing routinely and venipuncture
- Medication reconciliation using med dispense
- Perform and check residual tube feeding (except J-tubes) and documented
- Record I&O; charting on patient during shift
- Woundcare and measurements on patient per MD orders
- Monitor LOC on psych patients with/without restraints every 2hrs
License Practical Nurse: Fulltime/Oncall
Ochsner Home Health
05.2011 - 10.2016
- Provide proper care to ill adult and geriatric patients in a community setting
- Perform initial assessments and weekly assessments as scheduled to determine home health appropriateness and manage problems as they occur
- Perform labs and urinalysis weekly per MD orders
- Updated medication reconciliation during each patient visit in the home
- Assist and monitor psych patient, IM injections, and LOC
- Responsible for developing nursing care plans
- Charts electronically on computer daily during each patient visit & follow-up with patient’s PCP
- Educate both patient and family of the disease, caring processes
- Provide woundcare and measurements per MD order during visits
- Provide appropriate support during recovery periods after having major surgeries, a lot of patient teaching
- Ensure services are delivered in an efficient and effective manner
- Notify RN if any changes in patient daily
Education
Associate of Science - Practical Nursing
Louisiana Technical College-River Parishes Campus
Reserve, LA12.2007
Certified Skin, Wound & Ostomy Care - undefined
N.A.N.A. Nursing Association
New Orleans, LA04.2002
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Dillard University
New Orleans, LA12.2001
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS05-2026
Skills
- Experienced in MS Word document creation
- Data analysis using MS Excel
- Detail-oriented data management
- IV therapy administration
- Individualized patient care strategies
- Wound evaluation
- Wound care prevention strategies
- Patient skin integrity monitoring
- Patient instruction
- Advanced wound care
Accomplishments
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Documentation - Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.
Certification
- Practical Nurse - Date: December 2007
- Phlebotomist
- WCON
- American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Registered Nurse - Expected: May 2026
Timeline
LPN Wound Care Nurse
Chateau Living Center
07.2024 - Current
License Practical Nurse: FullTime
JoEllen Smith Nursing Home & Skilled Facility
02.2020 - 05.2021
Practical Nurse: PRN
Central Home Health
05.2014 - 08.2024
License Practical Nurse: PRN
Ochsner Extended Care
03.2014 - 12.2016
License Practical Nurse: Fulltime/Oncall
Ochsner Home Health
05.2011 - 10.2016
Certified Skin, Wound & Ostomy Care - undefined
N.A.N.A. Nursing Association
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Dillard University
Associate of Science - Practical Nursing
Louisiana Technical College-River Parishes Campus
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
William Carey University
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