Home Health Years Experience
Resume:
Ruth Ann Minshall, RN
Spring Hill, TN 37174-9101
Over 27 years experience in the Medical profession, including Long Term Care and Rehabilitation, Wound Care, Home Health Care/Private Duty, caring for both Pediatric, and adult patients with multiple conditions and diagnosis. Worked closely with Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapists with challenging clientele recovering from Head trauma, MVA's, comatose patients, post surgical and reconstructive surgery patients, tracheostomies, feeding tubes, Alzheimers, Parkinson's Disease, Diabetics, and many different types of wounds. Also over 10 years experience in Psychiatric nursing, and extra education in Alcohol and drug detox, and dual diagnosis, in both acutely and chronically ill patients needing wound care due to "cutting issues." Certified CPR/AED/FirstAid Red Cross Instructor, and can re-cert staff. Personal and professional strenghts include: very strong communication, and motivational skills. Experience with speech impaired. Small to moderate amout, semi fluent in American Sigh Language, and Spanish. A versatlie, encouraging, energetic, and devoted employee.
WORK HISTORY:
CLAIBORNE HUGHES HEALTH CTR, Franklin, TN. March, 1984-March, 1997. Medication, charge, and treatment nurse in a long term care facility/rehabilitation facility
HEALTH CARE TRAINING INST.AKA ATLANTIC CAREER INSTITUTE, Nashville, TN August, 1986-September, 1988 Classroom and Clinical Instructor for a Nurses' Asst. school. (no longer in existance)
HEALTHSTAF/AKA INTELISTAF, Nashville, TN Staffing agency worked for Deberry Special Needs prison facility, alive Hospice, Tennessee Christian Medical Ctr on rehab floor, and other Long Term Care facilities.
FIRST HOSPITAL CORP, THE HABOURS. Nashville, Tn March 1998- September, 1999. (facility closed, and all staff laid off)
Worked in detox and dual diagnosis setting. Received 50-80 hours special Phoenix and Handle With Care safety training to work with court ordered gang member youth clients. Taught groups of medication education, self help, nutriton, and healthy lifestyle.
CUMBERLAND HEIGHTS, Nashville, TN. May, 2000-March, 2005. worked both as LPN while attending college transitioning to BSN as acute detox nurse. Taught medication education, STD, and positive healthy lifestyle groups, Recerted staff in CPR/AED/First Aid.
MEDICAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Madison, TN (no longer in existance) Program Director, Classroom, and Clinical Instructor for a Nurses' Asst. schools in Madison, and Clarksville, TN
CARING HEARTS HOME HEALTH CARE Columbia, TN January, 2007-Still employed nonactive, PRN. ( all private-duty cases fully staffed presently). Full time private duty nurse for home-bound patients. Was on pediatric trach case for 3 years.
COMPLETE CARE CHOICE Spring Hill, TN August, 2010-Still empoyed regular part-time. Home Health/Private duty staff nurse for homebound patients with multiple conditions, and developmental issues.
EDUCATION:
COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Columbia, TN September, 1980-March, 1981. Studied Animal Science, and Psychology
TENN VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL LPN PROGRAM Franklin, TN William Co. Hosp. February, 1983-January, 1984. Required courses. Received diploma and LPN licensure
PLEIADES CLINICAL CONSULTING Nashville, January, 1999-December, 1999Tn "12 Core Functions," workshops to obtain Alcohol and Drug Counselor Licensure.
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Nashville, TN. January, 200- March, 2005 LPN to BSN program. Associates degree in Nursing, and RN licensure obtained. Also nearly 300 credit hours in Social Sciences, Psychology and a minor in music.
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