Licensed Practical Nurse
Resume:
Tabitha Davis
Carson, MS *****
********@***.***
Education
Jones Junior College
Licensed Practical Nurse
Graduated August 2009
Employment History
Mississippi State Veterans Home
Licensed practical nurse
Collins, Mississippi
September 2019 – Present
Administers treatments as prescribed within standard nursing practice guidelines and in full compliance with established infection control protocols. Initials and dates dressings to ensure that changes are done timely as prescribed. Conducts and / or leads weekly wound rounds to assess resident skin condition. Documents findings appropriately and contacts physician to make recommendations for new or revised treatment orders. Receives, transcribes and implements new treatment orders in a timely manner. When requested by immediate supervisor or others in nursing leadership, evaluates a resident’s skin or makes arrangement for evaluation within 8 hours of request. Monitors the progress of wound healing and makes recommendations for changes as appropriate. Calculates weekly / monthly pressure ulcer rates. Performs and records weekly pressure ulcer assessment and measurement documentation.
Hattiesburg Clinic
Licensed practical nurse
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
November 2017 – May 2019
Assist physicians in health care facilities with patient care, minor surgery, and perform duties such as delivering patient care, administering treatments, monitoring vital signs, performing tests, handling medical emergencies, and recording patient behavior.
Ochsner
Licensed practical nurse
Slidell, Louisiana
June 2019 – September 2019
Providing the basic bedside care like dressing wounds, changing bandages, inserting catheters, and giving injections. Taking the patient's vital signs such as respiration, temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate. Enter the data related to the record of patients in computer systems.Interview patients and examine their medical history. Educate and encourage patients to avoid unhealthy routine. Inform the patients about the doctor’s order or test results. Talk to the patients and their families about their treatment plan, tests, and diagnoses .Supervise certified nursing assistants and other non-licensed nursing professionals. Starting, monitoring, or discontinuing the intravenous catheters or the intravenous fluids. Taking verbal orders from the MD (Doctor of Medicine). Assists in IV set-ups: validate solution to be regulated, analyzing infusion site, keep track of IV function and patient comfort, and terminate IV at an appropriate time, as ordered by MD. Manage adequate inventory of examination room supplies and set the rooms. Undertake various office responsibilities: answer calls and reply to messages and execute triage within the scope of licensed practical nursing practice in an accurate and precise way. Help to coordinate patient referrals and take part in the training and orientation of new employees. Call pharmacies for ordering prescriptions and store supplies in the rooms of patients
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