Medical Care

Lauren Meltzer

LPN

Lansdowne, PA

***********@*****.*** - 610-***-****

NURSING PROFILE

• Skilled at working with geriatric, pediatric, adolescent, and general adult populations

• Take, document, and monitor vital signs

• Measure AccuChecks of blood sugar

• Assist with bathing and other activities of daily living

• Experienced caring for individuals with trach and PEG tubes

• Experienced in providing assessment and basic patient care in acute care, behavioral

health, drug and alcohol, in-home, and short and long-term care facilities

• Administer medication (pills, injections, IV) to patients and evaluate medication effects

• Flush, monitor, and remove IV

• Monitor vital signs and analyze lab values and report on results outside of normal ranges

• Auscultate heart, lung and bowel sounds and report irregularities

• Perform wound care

• Familiar with using electronic and paper medical records systems for documentation

• Respectful of patient confidentiality issues and familiar with all HIPAA regulations

• Intermediate knowledge of basic computer programs and systems; typing 50 WPM

• Familiar with MedPass and Pixis Systems

WORK EXPERIENCE

Direct Care Aide

Delta T Group - Bryn Mawr, PA - June 2013 to Present

Responsibilities

clean, care, prepare meals for disabled residents in their homes

Student Practical Nurse

Medical-Surgical and Gerontology Rotation - November 2010 to August 2012

Temple University Hospital • Simpson House • Mercy Hospital • Philadelphia Nursing Home

• Set up rates and monitored intravenous medications

• Set up and administered tube feedings

• Performed wound and tracheostomy care

Mental Health Rotation

Episcopal Hospital • Mercy Hospital

• Held therapeutic communication sessions with patients one-on-one and in group settings on the unit and

in crisis centers

• Basic care, assessment and documentation of patient

Obstetrics Rotation

Temple University Hospital

• Assessed all phases of labor and delivery in high risk and routine deliveries

• Assessed, fed, bathed and cared the newborn babies

• Performed post-partum care on mothers including monitoring fluids

SKILLS

Vital Signs, Passing Meds, Checking Blood sugar, patient teaching

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