Pruitthealth - Lpn Charge Nurse Resume Example

Professional Summary

Accomplished and energetic LPN with a solid history of achievement in the LPN practice. Motivated leader with strong organizational and prioritization abilities. Areas of expertise include Long Term, LTAC and Med-Surg. I am a
seasoned LPN with more than 8 years of experience in a variety of nursing environments. Excellent social and technical skills. Track record of achieving exceptional results in interdisciplinary nursing, teamwork and patient care.

Skills

Customer and Personal Service
Active Listening

Speaking
Critical Thinking

Coordination
Judgment and Decision Making

Monitoring
Time Management

Education and Training
Active Learning

Instructing

Experience

LPN Charge Nurse Jan 2014 Pruitthealth Lumberton, NC

Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients'''''''''''''''' charts.
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients'''''''''''''''' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
Answer patients'''''''''''''''' calls and determine how to assist them.
Measure and record patients'''''''''''''''' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
Supervise nurses'''''''''''''''' aides or assistants.
Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.
Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
Record food and fluid intake and output.
Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.
Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms.
Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.
Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles.
Wash and dress bodies of deceased persons.

LPN Charge Nurse Jun 2012 Camp Recovery Collins, MS

Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients'''''''' charts.
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients'''''''' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
Answer patients'''''''' calls and determine how to assist them.
Measure and record patients'''''''' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.
Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles.

LPN Charge Nurse Jan 2011 Elba Nursing And Rehabilitation Center, Llc Elba, AL

Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.

Record food and fluid intake and output.
Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.

Measure and record patients'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
Measure and record patients'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients'' conditions.
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Record patients'' medical information and vital signs.
Record patients'' medical information and vital signs.
Inform physician of patient''s condition during anesthesia.
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients'' responses and conditions.
Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.

Conduct specified laboratory tests.

Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.

LPN Charge Nurse Dec 2010 Natchitoches Nursing And Rehabilitation Center, Llc Natchitoches, LA

Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.
Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
Measure and record patients'''' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients'''' charts.
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients'''' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.

LPN Apr 2007 －Jun 2010 Phoenix Home Care And Hospice Chesterfield, MO

Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
Measure and record patients'''''''' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients'''''''' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles.
Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.
Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms.

LPN Apr 2006 －Jan 2007 Phoenix Home Care Saint Robert, MO

Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients'' conditions.
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Record patients'' medical information and vital signs.
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient''s condition.
Inform physician of patient''s condition during anesthesia.
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients'' responses and conditions.
Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.
Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals'' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems.
Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry.
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.