Practical Nurse Charge
Resume:
Professional
Summary
Experience
Nicole Lacefield
Organized Licenced Practical Nurse bringing
strengths in the ability to quickly learn new
processes and offer expertise in motivation
and team leadership to your team.
Licenced Practical Nurse/Program
Director, A Senior Retreat/Adult Day
Services
May 2021 Sep 2021, Martinsville,
Indiana
Providing health and dementia education to
staff and families. Programming, Assisting
patients with basic ADL's. Basic medication
monitoring when needed.
Charge Nurse, Homeview Health
May 2015 May 2021, Franklin, Indiana
Evaluated patient response to nursing
interventions and altered care plans through
ongoing assessments.
Charted pertinent facts and information in
detail.
Assisted in scheduling shifts by contacting
staff members to fill vacancies.
Transferred and repositioned patients using
proper techniques and equipment.
Documented and charted observations and
data relating to clinical patient conditions.
Documented nurses' notes, doctors' orders,
discharge plans, dietary changes, reports,
evaluations, studies, billing information, and
charts.
Developed nursing unit priorities.
Directed resident care and helped patients
with personal grooming.
Directed the day-to-day functions of a
weekend manager.
Supervised staff by monitoring and
enforcing workplace policies and
procedures.
Responded to customer comments,
requests, and complaints.
Reconciled medication inventory daily for
proactive identification of misuse or
ordering needs.
Observed patients at initial doses to assess
Contact
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99 Circle Drive Apt. 1
Franklin, Indiana 46131
Skills
Task prioritization
Coordination
Verbal communication
Prioritization
Motivation
Multitasking
Training
Teamwork
Customer relations
Creative thinking
Organization
negative reactions such as allergic
responses.
Collected specimens according to
regulatory requirements and recorded
results in patients' charts.
Readied rooms, supplies, and instruments
for upcoming procedures and expected
patients.
Completed detailed patient intakes,
including documenting patient histories and
current vitals.
Recorded patients' medical information and
vital signs.
Administered prescribed medications and
monitored patients for side effects and
adverse reactions. Provided blood draws
,urine collection, per MD orders. Provided
blood glucose via fingerstick and provided
treatment per MD order. Provided
admissions and discharges via rehab
patients. Provided medication
administration and blood glucose
monitoring when patients discharged to
home.
Night Shift Charge Nurse, Pleasant View
Lodge
Nov 2013 May 2015, Indianapolis,
Indiana
Assessed conditions of patients, recorded
vital signs, and assigned nurses to observe
patients for deviations from normal
behaviors.
Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized
treatment, and maintained patient flow.
Monitored medical charts and provided
compassionate care and assistance to
patients and families.
Recorded patients' medical information and
vital signs.
Completed detailed patient intakes,
including documenting patient histories and
current vitals.
Administered medications to patients and
monitored patients for reactions or side
effects.
Recorded patients' medical information and
monitored conditions.
Administered prescribed medications and
monitored patients for side effects and
Education
adverse reactions.
Monitored, recorded, and reported
symptoms or changes in patients'
conditions.
Licensed Practical Nurse, Spring Hurst
Health Campus
Aug 2010 Nov 2013, Greenfield,
Indiana
Charted medication administration and
nursing care provided to document patient
progress or report changes in condition.
Administered medications per physicians'
orders or as directed by care plan.
Responded appropriately to family
members when discussing patient care and
instructions for discharge.
Maintained confidentiality concerning
treatment and personal information.
Documented all changes in patient
conditions and worked with unit managers
to create care plans.
Recorded patient fluid and food intakes and
outputs and monitored overall wellness to
report changes in condition.
Ordered diagnostic imaging or other tests
according to physicians' orders.
Responded appropriately to symptoms and
behavior.
Gathered patient medical histories and
symptoms, and recorded data such as
height, weight, pulse rate, and blood
pressure.
Documented clinical information in patient
medical records daily.
Educated patients and family support
system in post-discharge care and disease
prevention.
Medtech School of Nursing,
Indianapolis, Indiana
Associate of Science, Nursing
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