Melodie Rakes

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Experiences:

MANAGEMENT

LPN Unit Manager Unit manager Friendship Health Care Center in Roanoke, Va.

60-bed ICF unit

Taught patient care including dealing with families and involving them in the

Care of their loved ones.

Directed and trained floor nurses

Kept all paperwork up to date

Stayed in constant contact with all branches to utilize their assistance to perform accurate care

May 88 to Jun. 89 CNA, Pines Nursing Home, Williamsburg, VA. Assisted patients

with activities of daily living, bathing, dressing and feeding. Wrote

letters for those who had no way of writing and read letters to

those who received them from their family.

Protected them from harm by always having assistance with Hoyer

Lifts and transfers where the patient was unable to bear weight.

When assisting the nurses with treatments by holding the part of

the body they were bandaging, the nurses encouraged me to go to

nursing school.

Jun. 89 to Apr. 91 LPN, Smithfield Nursing Home, Smithfield, Va. Helped with the

training of CNA's and other floor nurses. Taught the proper way of

feeding patients with a syringe. Showed the importance of

allowing the patients time to swallow.

Catherized patients who could not void and when necessary for

urine samples. Checked medications for proper handling and

appropriate dosage, routes and medication.

Scheduled CNA's to groups they were familiar with and changing

only when necessary for continued care.

Jan. 92 to Mar. 94 LPN floor nurse, Lynchburg General Hospital, Lynchburg, Va.

Was under direction of an RN charge nurse and assisted her with

the patients on the floor which she assigned to each LPN.

Bathed, changed beds and transferred patients to x-ray or lab

appointments inside the hospital.

Feeding pumps and IV pumps were among the numerous

machines LPN's were responsible to maintain.

Feb. 95 to Nov. 99 LPN, Guggenheimer Nursing Home, Lynchburg, Va.

Responsibilities included medication passes and treatments,

assisting the CNA's.

Jan. 00 to Jan. 02 LPN charge nurse, Springtree Nursing Home, Roanoke, VA

Aug. 06 to Present LPN Office nurse, Physician's Associate, Roanoke, VA.

responsible for records, paper and . Vital signs, blood

pressures, temperatures and pulses taken and recorded

appropriately. Assist physician with pelvic exam including

hemoccults, recording all information where necessary.

Calling and hassling with prior authorization forms and insurance

forms filled out and sent to the proper places to be approved.

Notifying patients of lab results and calling new prescriptions into

pharmacy of patient's choosing.

Scanning documents into computer files and recording important

information physician deems necessary.

EDUCATION

Jun. 89 LPN, Newport News LPN School of nursing, Newport News, VA.

Continue to improve skills and keep abreast on new medications

manufactured. Stay in contact with drug reps who train nurses on

pharmaceutical chang

PERSONAL REFERENCES

I will be more than happy to present you with personal references, not only business references but personal references from my church and neighborhood.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Besides my career as an LPN I am a published author

First Saturday of every month we hold blood pressure clinics at

My church for a community outreach.

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