Bettie Lowery

Licensed Practical Nurse

Philadelphia, PA

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Skilled Licensed Practical Nurse with 10+ years experience, 10+ years specialty in

homecare with medically fragile high risk patients from the continuum of infancy to

geriatric patient, some experience working in outpatient clinical environmens.

Work Experience

Licensed Practical Nurse

Bayada Home Healhcare Philadelphia, PA

March 2013 to present

Licensed Practical Nurse

JEVS - Philadelphia, PA

November 2010 to September 2012

Duties: Methadone Administration

Licensed Practical Nurse

Visiting Nurse Group Philadelphia, PA

May 2000 to January 2011

Duties: Duties include thorough assessment of client's condition, assessing respiratory

status, assessing for change in mental status, reporting any change in mental status to

physician, obtaining vital signs, pulse oximetry, medication administration, nebulizer,

oxygen administration, monitoring intake and output, tracheotomy care, trach/vent care,

changing trach, chest percussion, C-Pap, oro-nasal suctioning, maintaining seizure

precautions, assistance with daily activities, positioning and transferring patient, liason

between patient/family and physician, insertion of GT and NGT, checking NGT and GT

placement, NGT and GT feeding, PEG feeding, obtaining specimens, application of

splints and braces, documentation, accompanying patient/family to physcian

appointments, implementing physcian orders, maintaining accurate medication

administration records, reporting adverse effects to medications and treatments to

physician, ordering/renewing medications from pharmacy in timely manner.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Visiting Nurse Association Philadelphia, PA

August 1998 to May 2000

Duties: Included all as stated above.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Presbyterian Hospital Philadelphia, PA

August 1996 to July 1998

Duties: Admission and discharge of client to hospitalized and non-hospitalized detox

unit, patient assessment, assessment for early signs and symptoms of withdrawal,

informing physician of client's condition, observing for signs and symptoms of seizure,

seizure precautions, offering support during early recovery process, medication

administration, med-surg nursing care, obtaining vital signs, implementing physician

orders within scope of practice, obtaining specimens, venipuncture, providing

information for outside supportive groups to maintain sobriety.

Licensed Practical Nurse

ACT Nursing Agency Philadelphia, PA

July 1993 to July 1994

Duties: Working in outpatient clinical environment duties included obtaining vital

signs, preparing patient for examination, assisting physician during examination of

patient, allaying patient fears, obtaining patient history, intra-muscular,

subcutaneous injections, venipuncture, obtaining urinalysis and sputum specimens,

obtaining throat cultures for culture and sensitivity, administering allergy testing to

assess for allergic reactions to substances, ekg administration.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Pennsylvania Hospital

August 1991 to July 1993

Duties: Providing med-surg/orthopedic nursing care to orthopedic patient, admission and

discharge, nursing assessment of patient, pre-operative and post-operative care, pain

management, offering emotional support, medication administration, acute-subacute

rehabilitation, documentation, assistance with ADL's, caring for patient in traction,

monitoring settings on CPM machines, cast care, wound care, dressing change,

positioning patient, postion change instruction to patient with hip replacement, gait

training with crutches/brace

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree: 2010 Temple University

Major: Criminal Justice

Associate in Arts Degree: 2007 Community College Of Philadelphia

Major: Liberal Arts

Diploma: Presbyterian School Practical Nursing 1991

Dipoma: McCarrie School Of Health Science 1974

Major: Medical Assistant

Skills

• Extensive experience working with patients on the continuum from infancy to

geriatric.

• Experience in working in outpatient clinical environment.

References available upon request.

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