Virgas Nixon
License Practical Nurse
Redford, MI 48239
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Interest in new skills to enhance and develop my career goals, patient advocate,strong advocate for quality patient care and rights:
Work Experience
LPN Private Duty
Centria Home Healthcare - Farmington Hills, MI
December 2014 to October 2019
Private duty client 1:1 observation for Seizure activity also monitor and record vital signs for abnormal results, administer medication via g-tube, maintain client from hospital admission, Mickey Button insertion every 3 months, order DME supplies and RX prescription, attend doctors appointments and therapy appointments,collaborate with Doctors,Therapists,School Nurses,School bus staff, training nursing staff and HHA, assist Client Service Managers with new schedule for nursing staff. LPN Float Nurse
Woodland Correctional Facility
August 2012 to November 2014
Oversee 20 to 40 inmates with mental illness for change in condition. Monitor inmates for untoward reaction with psychotropic medication.
My duties also included injections for inmates who commit self-harm. Collaborate with colleagues regarding plan of treatment and effectiveness of medications. Check and monitor vital signs for abnormal results and report to RN supervisor. Colostomy care, wound care, administer tube feeding via kangaroo pump. Maintain inmates with fluid restriction intake and output, IV infusion, electronic medical records charting and monthly summaries.
LPN Charge Nurse
BOTSFORD COMMONS - Farmington Hills, MI
November 2002 to August 2010
Charge Nurse responsibility include supervising 2-4 CNA to ensure care plan was followed and completed by the end of shift, efficient with admission new patients, also float nurse for Dementia/ Alzheimer unit, maintain unit with organizational skills and patient advocate for quality care. Education
Licensed Practical Nursing
W.i.A School of Practical Nursing - Detroit, MI
August 2000 to August 2001
Nursing Licenses
PN
Expires: March 2021
State: MI
Skills
• CHARTING
• ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS (3 years)
• CATHETER (10+ years)
• VENIPUNCTURE (10+ years)
• MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (10+ years)
• Home Care
• LPN
• Home Health
• Memory Care
• EMR Systems
• LVN
Certifications and Licenses
CPR
April 2019 to April 2021
Assessments
Electronic Medical Records Knowledge — Proficient
August 2019
Knowledge of EMR data, associated privacy regulations, and best practices for EMR use. Full results: https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_assignment/iwetwp34pzhid3ya Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.
Additional Information
Charge Nurse for 10 years responsibility for supervision of CNA to ensure that patient care is being rendered according to plan of care, also was a float nurse for 10 years with Dementia/Alzheimer unit.