High School Nurse

leslie patterson

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Address:

City: Mt Vernon

State: NY

Zip: 10550

Country: USA

Phone: 914-***-****

Skill Level: Any

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Primary Skills/Experience:

Certified Nursing Assistant with experience serving chronically ill patients, including assisting with daily living activities and household tasks. Patient and highly compassionate.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from New Rochelle High School, New York NY 1/2001 to 6/1976 (none)

Job History / Details:

Professional Summary

Certified Nursing Assistant with experience serving chronically ill patients, including assisting with daily living activities and household tasks. Patient and highly compassionate.

Skill Highlights

Understands mobility assistance needs

Trained in grooming and bathing assistance

Documentation procedures expert

Quick problem solver

Calm and level-headed under duress

Professional Experience

July 2002 to August 2012

Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, N.Y.

Nurse Aide

Positioned residents for comfort and to prevent skin pressure problems.Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment.Provided necessary supplies, support and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures.Charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs.Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff.Documented resident records on daily flow sheets.Assisted with ADLs.Promoted continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.Maintained a clean, orderly and well-stocked environment.

April 1990 to May 2001

Taylor Care Nurse Home Valhalla, N.Y.

Nurse Aide

Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration.Prepared patient rooms prior to their arrival.Collected urine and fecal samples.Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake.Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.Positioned residents for comfort and to prevent skin pressure problems.Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment.

February 1980 to March 1990

Schrmacher Nursing Home White Plains, N.Y.

Nurse Aide

Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration.Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager.Completed and submitted clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines.Prepared patient rooms prior to their arrival.Collected urine and fecal samples.Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake.Directed patients in prescribed range of motion exercises and in the use of braces or artificial limbs.Positioned residents for comfort and to prevent skin pressure problems.Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment.

Education and Training

76 New Rochelle High School New Rochelle, N.Y.

High School Diploma N/A

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