Shanika Forbes

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LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE

Energetic LPN with sound nursing skills; compassionate, encouraging and upbeat style; demonstrated commitment to service and performance excellence.

Profile

Dedicated, focused and able to complete and prioritize multiple tasks.

Strong nursing skills within different nursing settings.

Able to grow positive relationships with patients, families and colleagues.

Highly observant in patient’s condition and behavioral changes.

Able to take charge and thrive in a busy, fast paced environment.

Knowledge of Windows NT and Windows XP operating systems and Windows.

Knowledge of Microsoft word, Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Lotus Notes.

Knowledge of EHR, EMR, VMR and Click Point.

Experience

MJHS Skilled Field Nurse 5/2018- 4/2021

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Provide on hand skilled nursing care, such as wound care stages 1-4, foley care and ostomy care in the patients’ home.

Provide care to patients that have wounds or used a wound vac and provide patient teaching.

Provide insulin administration and patient teaching on the reason for insulin administration. Provided patient teaching on the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. Provide diabetic patient teaching of proper skin and foot care while at home.

Provide family teaching on caring for their loved ones, turning and positioning bed bound patients bed bath and assisting with ADLS.

Provide visits to CHF patients to ensure that patients remain stable at home and to avoid hospitalization. Patient teaching on signs and symptoms of exacerbation of CHF.

Record patients’ vital signs, wound progression, document changes and measurements.

Monitor patients’ health to avoid hospitalization and/ or infection. Provided follow up visits and phone calls to ensure patient safety and follow up on patients condition after discharge from hospital. Evaluate and identify patients needs after discharge from hospital.

Provide pre-pour medication services. Educate patients and family members on prescribed medications and side effects. Monitor patients progress to treatments and medications.

Communicated closely with Physician and RN on implementing patient care plan and progression.

Scheduled appointments and followed up after patient’s visits with primary physician.

Maintained billing and insurance claims. Assisted with getting additional resources within the community.

Encouraged patients on ways to promote healing. Provided emotional support when needed.

Kingsbrook Medical Center Charge LPN Nurse 4/2018 - 5/2019

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Assist the director of Nursing in the effective operational management of a busy ward.

Observe and record patients’ reaction to various medications and treatments.

Measure and record a patients’ weight, height, and vital signs daily.

Receive reports from off-going shift & in return give report to oncoming shift.

Keep in close contact with unit doctor, NP, or RN regarding the status of all patients on unit

Review medical records, admin files & nurse notes to assess a patient's condition.

Administering medication, injections, treatments and provided patient teaching daily.

Acting as a responsible and visible leader within the ward to staff.

Assess patients’ when going off or returning to unit from ER, Dialysis or Chemo

Reconcile patients’ medication and treatments in MAR & TAR on a monthly basis

The Bachrach Group N.Y. Administrative LPN 3/2016 – 3/2018

Jewish Boards of Family and Children Services

Extract patient information on paper chart into EHR system.

Extract client medication from one EHR system to another.

Conduct chart audits.

Ensure clients’ Immunization, Physical and PPD were current.

Ensure essential documentation was included in each individual chart.

File documents into paper charts to be archived.

Provide administrative assistant to Nursing Director as needed.

Provide hands on assistance in clinical Psychiatric setting for adults and adolescences setting as needed.

Administered psych medication via intermuscular injection.

Data and information administration.

NPHC Staffing Agency Care Manger. LPN 1/2015 - 5/2017

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Visited Clients in their home after being discharged from hospital. Evaluate and identify patients needs after discharge from hospital.

Ensured client s safety while at home.

Educated patients and their families on medical diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis

Prevented unnecessary hospital admissions when clients are at home.

Assessed potential problems and initiated solutions utilizing the best nursing practices suitable for each individual client.

Ensured client compliance of taking medications and following up with primary care Physician.

Consulted with primary care physician regarding clients’ care planning, management, and implementation of care.

Maintained weekly visits/ telephone calls with client to ensure client remained in stable condition.

Evaluate and document progress of clients’ therapeutic progress and made modifications as needed to suit clients.

Provided and assisted with obtaining additional resources as needed.

Town Nursing Staffing Agency Skilled Nursing LPN 6/2015– 4/2018

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Administered geriatric nursing care to residents in a long-term care setting.

Monitored residents’ vital signs and changes in residents’ condition. Report changes to RN on duty.

Administered residents’ medication and control substance, with full responsibility of control

substance count.

Administered medication orally, via g-tube, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, and intradermal injection.

Provided wound care.

Supervised CNA’s and delegate assignments.

Educated and enforced CNAs to maintain infection control.

Developed and implemented nursing care plan.

All documentation recorded in EMR.

Complete Home Care Agency Field LPN 4/2014 – 6/2015

Jamaica, N.Y.

Provided wound care, stages 1-4.

Bowel Evacuation.

Recorded patients’ vital signs, wound progression, assessment, and measurements.

Monitored patients’ health to avoid hospitalization and/ or infection.

Educated patients on their prescribed medications and side effects. Monitored patient’s reaction

to treatment and medications.

Communicated closely with Physician and RN on implementing patient care plan and progress.

Scheduled appointments and followed up after patient’s visits to their physician.

Maintained billing and insurance claims. Assisted with getting additional resources.

Encouraged patients on ways to promote healing. Provided emotional support when needed.

Greater New York Home Care Agency LPN 1/2014 – 1/2015

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Provided care to patients that were in their home that had tracheostomies and were on ventilators.

Provided trach care as ordered.

Provided colostomy care as ordered.

Provided wound care as ordered.

Assisted or provided care with activities of daily living.

Administered suctioning orally or via trach as ordered.

Administered cough assist using cough assist suction machine as needed.

Administer medication orally, via g-tube, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, and intradermal injection.

Performed passive, active, and active assists range of motion exercise as ordered.

Hoyer lift.

Provided vent training to nurses as needed.

Education

2009 LPN Certification – Trocaire College, Buffalo, N.Y.

2014 Infection Control Certification

2015 Care Manager Certification – Humana

2016 Care Manager Certification – Humana

2016 Hedis Training

Current License

Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of New York and New Jersey

CPR Certification

References Furnished Upon Request

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