WHITNEY REED
Opelousas,LA
Summary
Dependable healthcare team member with sound judgment, excellent clinical abilities and smooth bedside manner. Track and chart vitals and other markers to help patients, support team treatment goals and boost outcomes. Exceptional approach in patient support.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
OCEANS HEALTHCARE INTAKE DEPARTMENT
2023.04 - Current
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Oceans Healthcare
2021.03 - 2023.04
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- 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.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
Licensed Practical Nurse
VERMILLION HEALTH CARE
2021.07 - 2022.12
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- 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.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
Licensed Practical Nurse
ST LANDRY EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL
2019.02 - 2020.04
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- 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.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications.
- Helped long-term care residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, and other daily living activities.
- Clearly and thoroughly explained diagnoses, treatment options and procedures to patients and loved ones, checking in to verify understanding.
- Coordinated patient transfers to other facilities.
- Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
Education
NURSING - Practical Nursing
Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette
Lafayette, LA10.2018
High School Diploma -
Port Barre High School
Port Barre, LA05.2010
Skills
- Medical Records Management
- EMR Systems
- Tracking Symptoms
- Assisting Physicians
- Patient Triaging
- ADLs Assistance
- Multi-Tasking and Prioritization
- Direct Patient Care
- Wound Care
- Counting Narcotics
- Transcribing Orders
- Patient Assessments
- Charting and Recording
- Documenting Incidents
- Educating Families
- EKG Administration
- Immunization Administration
- Medication Administration
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Care Planning
- Documenting Intake
- Medication Dispensing
- Breathing Treatments
- HIPAA Protocols
- Biomedical Hazard Disposal
- Caregiving Skills
- Maintaining Nutrition
- Wound Dressing and Suturing
- Sterilize Equipment
- Pulse Oximetry Tracking
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Intramuscular Injections
- Sterile Procedures and Techniques
- Sample Collection
- Monitor IV Fluids
- Nursing Intervention Evaluations
- Reading Comprehension
- Documenting Vital Signs
- Seizure Precautions
- Patient Positioning and Transporting
- Call Answering and Assistance
- Intravenous Medications
- Dementia Knowledge and Care
- Patient Medical Histories
- IV Insertion
- Care Planning and Modifications
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
OCEANS HEALTHCARE INTAKE DEPARTMENT
2023.04 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
VERMILLION HEALTH CARE
2021.07 - 2022.12
Licensed Practical Nurse
Oceans Healthcare
2021.03 - 2023.04
Licensed Practical Nurse
ST LANDRY EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL
2019.02 - 2020.04
NURSING - Practical Nursing
Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette
High School Diploma -
Port Barre High School
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