Nurse Licensed Practical
Resume:
Bettie Lowery
Licensed Practical Nurse
Philadelphia, PA
**********@***.*** - 267- 581-5825
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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