Viviana Ybarra
Mathis,Texas
Summary
Licensed Vocational Nurse with proven expertise in managing total nursing care and administering prescribed medications, and wound care/health treatments according to approved nursing techniques. Assists in delivery of patient care, wound care through nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Demonstrated competency directing and guiding patient teaching and activities to promote individual treatment programs and improve wound care. (Credentialed VOHRA wound care certificate offering 8 years of experience. )
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Wound Care LVN
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline
10.2022 - Current
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Contributed to infection control measures by adhering to strict hygiene protocols and educating staff on best practices.
- Maintained thorough knowledge of emergency procedures, effectively responding to urgent situations when required.
- Managed time efficiently during busy shifts by multitasking effectively without compromising quality of care.
- Promoted a positive work environment among nursing staff through collaboration, open communication, and support.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
LVN
Armor Correctional Health Services Inc.
10.2021 - 10.2023
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Administered medications accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring proper treatment for various conditions.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to patients'' needs.
- Monitored vital signs and assessed patients regularly, swiftly identifying any changes in condition and addressing concerns promptly.
- Provided high-quality wound care, reducing the risk of infection and promoting timely healing.
- Streamlined documentation processes by maintaining accurate medical records through electronic charting systems.
- Contributed to infection control measures by adhering to strict hygiene protocols and educating staff on best practices.
- Facilitated efficient patient admissions, transfers, and discharges while maintaining clear communication with all parties involved.
- Maintained thorough knowledge of emergency procedures, effectively responding to urgent situations when required.
- Demonstrated strong clinical judgment by assessing symptoms quickly and prioritizing appropriate interventions accordingly.
- Mentored new LVN hires through the orientation process, sharing expertise to support their integration into the team successfully.
- Managed time efficiently during busy shifts by multitasking effectively without compromising quality of care.
- Promoted a positive work environment among nursing staff through collaboration, open communication, and support.
- Continuously pursued professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in the nursing field, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
Provider
Saint Benedict's Home Health
04.2021 - 10.2023
- Responded to bell or light signal calls to assist patients with needs.
- Supported healthy patient skin with bedside baths, wound care and integrity checks.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with daily living needs such as bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician to identify changes from prior measurements.
- Organized games and other activities to engage clients and offer mental stimulation.
- Kept instruments and equipment clean and sanitized.
- Assisted patients with essential ambulatory care for transport to and from facility.
- Delivered outstanding patient care based on physical, psychological, educational and related criteria.
- Performed minor housekeeping tasks to keep patient areas clean and sanitized.
- Provided primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
LVN-Charge Nurse
Palma Real Transitional Care
12.2010 - 07.2021
- Assessed unit patients continuously from admission to discharge.
- Directed unit staff and promoted quality care for diverse patients.
- Coordinated and performed patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
- Implemented interventions and strategies to manage G-tubes.
- Educated patients, caregivers, and families on diagnoses, treatment and disease prevention.
- Coordinated, tasked and supervised nurses and ancillary staff based on staffing requirements.
- Assessed and assisted patients with diverse range and comorbid chronic diagnoses, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes, and sepsis.
- Performed IV infusions, intramuscular injections, peritoneal dialysis, IV pushes and oral subcutaneous.
- Built and maintained strong working relationships between nursing department and other disciplines.
- Oversaw medication administration, monitored distribution and documented responses.
- Applied clinical skills professionally, including managing central lines, catheters and vascular access devices.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
- Cared for patients' acute and chronic wounds by changing dressings and applying medicated compounds.
- Directed implementation of improved patient care and documentation methods and procedures to achieve quality objectives.
- Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
- Managed patients' hygiene with comprehensive care for toileting, bathing and grooming needs.
- Evaluated patient care procedural changes for effectiveness and made necessary adjustments.
- Assisted with patients' nutritional needs by setting up self-feeding assistance or directly feeding individuals with severely limited mobility.
- Collected biological samples for routine laboratory testing to assist diagnostic processes.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Inserted, cared for and removed patients' catheters and monitored fluid output.
- Worked with registered nurses to deliver comprehensive, high-quality care to 30+ patients.
- Sterilized equipment and supplies using germicides and autoclaves to protect patients and staff from infection.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with daily living needs such as bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
- Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
LVN-wound Care
Del Cielo Home Care Services
07.2019 - 11.2020
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Cared for patients' acute and chronic wounds by changing dressings and applying medicated compounds.
- Sterilized equipment and supplies using germicides and autoclaves to protect patients and staff from infection.
- Assisted with patients' nutritional needs by setting up self-feeding assistance or directly feeding individuals with severely limited mobility.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Evaluated patient care procedural changes for effectiveness and made necessary adjustments.
- Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
- Worked with registered nurses to deliver comprehensive, high-quality care to 20+ patients.
- Collected biological samples for routine laboratory testing to assist diagnostic processes.
- Inserted, cared for and removed patients' catheters and monitored fluid output.
- Directed implementation of improved patient care and documentation methods and procedures to achieve quality objectives.
- Managed patients' hygiene with comprehensive care for toileting, bathing and grooming needs.
- Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with daily living needs such as bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
LVN
Windsor Regional-Calallen
06.2015 - 02.2018
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids to address patient symptoms and underlying etiologies.
- Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient-related information.
- Worked with registered nurses to deliver comprehensive, high-quality care to 30+ patients.
- Sterilized equipment and supplies using germicides and autoclaves to protect patients and staff from infection.
- Collected biological samples for routine laboratory testing to assist diagnostic processes.
- Cared for patients' acute and chronic wounds by changing dressings and applying medicated compounds.
- Assisted with patients' nutritional needs by setting up self-feeding assistance or directly feeding individuals with severely limited mobility.
- Managed patients' hygiene with comprehensive care for toileting, bathing and grooming needs.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Inserted, cared for and removed patients' catheters and monitored fluid output.
- Monitored infection control procedures to verify facility-wide health and safety.
- Directed implementation of improved patient care and documentation methods and procedures to achieve quality objectives.
- Charted changes in patient conditions and discussed concerns with supervising healthcare provider.
- Evaluated patient care procedural changes for effectiveness and made necessary adjustments.
- Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
- Assisted physicians with conducting examinations and patient scans during diagnostic processes.
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Examined and addressed lacerations, contusions and physical symptoms to assess and prioritize need for further attention.
- Followed rehabilitation and treatment care plans to accelerate patient recovery, minimize pain and optimize patient outcomes.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Used sterile techniques to prepare patients for procedures.
- Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment.
- Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and aided with feeding and monitoring.
- Prevented drug interactions and contributed to correct diagnosis by recording patient health information, monitoring vitals and updating patient files.
- Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with daily living needs such as bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising.
Education
LVN - Nursing
Kaplan College
Corpus Christi, TX05.2015
High School Diploma -
Mathis High School
Mathis, TX05.1997
Skills
- First Aid/CPR
- MS Office
- Sanitation and Safety understanding
- Behavior management techniques
- Recordkeeping requirements
- Diabetes Management
- Emergency Response
- Pain Management
- Healthcare Software Proficiency
- Wpm: 85 by touch, 10-Key by Touch
- Task Prioritization
Additional Information
Referral:
Natasha Akinson LVN- Osotmy specialists 361-944-1232 (Del Cielo Home Health Services)
Pedro Amador LVN 361-255-1738 (Palma Real Transitional Care)
Sally Med Aide 361-562-2112 (Palma Real Transitional Care)
Irma Bomer Admissions 361-255-0026 (Del Mar College)
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Wound Care LVN
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline
10.2022 - Current
LVN
Armor Correctional Health Services Inc.
10.2021 - 10.2023
Provider
Saint Benedict's Home Health
04.2021 - 10.2023
LVN-wound Care
Del Cielo Home Care Services
07.2019 - 11.2020
LVN
Windsor Regional-Calallen
06.2015 - 02.2018
LVN-Charge Nurse
Palma Real Transitional Care
12.2010 - 07.2021
LVN - Nursing
Kaplan College
High School Diploma -
Mathis High School
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