Theresa Blair
Kissimmee,FL
Summary
Experienced and compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with excellent patient care and leadership skills seeking a challenging position in a healthcare facility to provide high-quality care to patients.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)
Aspire Health Partners
03.2024 - Current
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
- Reduced medication errors by accurately administering medications and diligently verifying patient information.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge base and skillset as an LPN.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
LPN
Elite Staffing Inc
07.2023 - 03.2024
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
LPN
Project Renewal Inc
10.2020 - 04.2023
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Performed wound care treatments using sterile techniques, promoting healing and preventing complications.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and closely monitoring vital signs.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge base and skillset as an LPN.
- Demonstrated adaptability in working with diverse patient populations across various healthcare settings.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Assisted physicians during examinations or procedures as needed, playing a vital role in the overall patient experience.
- Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
License Practical Nurse
The Phoenix Nursing and Rehabilitation
04.2019 - 10.2020
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
- Demonstrated excellent technical skills in wound dressing changes, IV therapy administration, catheter insertion, and other routine nursing procedures.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Facilitated efficient communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to promote continuity of care across settings.
- Managed time-sensitive tasks effectively under pressure while maintaining composure during critical situations or emergencies.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Mentored new nursing staff to enhance professional development opportunities within the team dynamic.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Maintained a safe and therapeutic environment for patients through effective risk assessment and crisis intervention strategies.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Brooklyn Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation
08.2017 - 03.2019
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
Education
Diploma - License Practical Nurse
Lincoln Technical Institute
Paramus, NJ01.2019
Graduate Certificate - teaching and learning
Church Teachers College
05.2015
Skills
- Medication administration
- Vital signs monitoring
- Wound care
- Injections
- Medical documentation
- Geriatric nursing
- Infection control
- Catheter care
- Diabetes management
- Nursing ethics
- Monitor IV
- Tracheostomy care
- Compassionate care
- Rehabilitation nursing
- Colostomy care
- G-tube
- Critical Care Experience
- Triage
- Laboratory Experience
- Venipuncture
- Disease prevention
- Psychiatric nursing
- Triage management
- Behavioral health
- Lab specimen collection
- Breathing treatments
Certification
- LPN Florida (03/01/23 to April 2025)
- LPN New York 2019-2024
- Phlebotomy Certification
- CPR Certification (06/01/23 to 06/01/25)
Timeline
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)
Aspire Health Partners
03.2024 - Current
LPN
Elite Staffing Inc
07.2023 - 03.2024
LPN
Project Renewal Inc
10.2020 - 04.2023
License Practical Nurse
The Phoenix Nursing and Rehabilitation
04.2019 - 10.2020
Certified Nursing Assistant
Brooklyn Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation
08.2017 - 03.2019
Diploma - License Practical Nurse
Lincoln Technical Institute
Graduate Certificate - teaching and learning
Church Teachers College
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