Tiffany C. Sparks RN

• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
• Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
• Mentored and supervised junior nurses, fostering a supportive and professional work environment.

• Provide direct nursing care including assessments, IV’s of all types, administer medications.
• Carry out nursing and physician orders.
• Monitor patient care plans.
• Assess and plan for patient to discharge when appropriate.
• Place and monitor patients on tele for abnormal heart rhythms and rates.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Travel LPN at various nursing homes/psych facility's in Massachusetts from 2021-2022.

Conducted suicide and self-harm risk assessment

Risk assessment for elopement, aggression, falls.

Administering psychiatric medications including oral and long acting injections.

Monitor for side effects (EPS, NMS)

Managing PRN meds for agitation, anxiety, insomnia

Verbal de-escalation techniques

Use of non-violent crisis intervention

Assessing for escalating behaviors (pacing, threats, etc.)

Room checks and contraband searches

Monitoring for medication cheeking and hoarding

Therapeutic communication, behavior observation and documentation.

• Enhanced patient comfort with personalized care plans tailored to individual needs.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing specialized wound care and implementing treatment plans.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care for patients with complex wounds.
• Contributed to quality improvement initiatives within the facility by reviewing policies and procedures related to wound care best practices.

• Duties include administering treatments as prescribed by medical practitioner within standard nursing practice guidelines and in full compliance with established infection control protocols.
• Ensure that changes in orders are done timely as prescribed, conducts weekly wound rounds to assess resident skin condition.
• Documents findings appropriately and contacts physician to make recommendations for new or revised treatment orders, Monitors the progress of wound healing and makes recommendations for changes as appropriate.
• Performs and records weekly pressure ulcer assessment and measurement documentation.