SHONA WHALEY, LPN, ABA.

Baltimore, Maryland ***** 4825 Truesdale Avenue 443-***-**** Email

LICENSED NURSE PRACTITIONER WITH BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TRAINING

Positioning as a Transformative Leader

Charge Nurse who has shaped various healthcare organizations by maintaining a solid reputation for achieving a high level of patient satisfaction and transforming healthcare organizations by engaging employees proactively. An expert in providing personal care to all: Nursing Home, Residential, Assisted Living, School-based, and Private Duty Nurse.

Professional Summary

Strategic, innovative, and highly skilled nursing professional with more than 20 years of experience, with the ability to manage the multi-disciplinary team of professionals; self-directed and motivated with strong people and communication skills; Critical thinker with an ability to make apt decisions in emergencies; Experienced in the nursing home, home health, and primary care environments with established inpatient support including assessment, counseling, education, medications, treatment, lab work, diagnosis, and administration of treatment procedures.

Professional Experience

LORIEN HEALTH CARE SERVICES Maryland Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation Center

Charge Nurse (2018-Present)

Delegating assignments to GNA

Supervision of nursing activities in the facility

Observing and evaluating patients’ emotional and physical status

Ordering medications from the pharmacy

Transcribing doctors’ orders for medication treatments

Communicating with family about patients’ needs

FUTURE CARE COLD SPRING Baltimore Senior Care Facility Charge Nurse (2015-2018)

Participating in inter-disciplinary nursing team meetings to improve policies/procedures and to ensure adherence to safety procedures.

Preparing shift report and allocating duties to nurses and nursing assistants

Observing aides as they deliver direct care to patients

Delegating specific patient care directions to the nursing staff

Preparing shift report and handing over to the next charge nurse

Counting of control drugs during the shift

JERRY CARING HANDS Nottingham MD Home Care and Services

Private Duty Nurse (2011 – 2015)

Providing professional care to patients; delivering skilled nursing care in routine/stressful periods with the highest standards of excellence.

Documenting and recording patients’ health status and nursing care.

Helping patients bathe, get dressed, go to the bathroom, and eat.

Monitoring patients’ overall health during every visit.

Remaining on-call for patients who have healthcare emergencies.

Participating in Telehealth calls with Doctors 3x a week

LIFELINE LLC Laurel MD

House Manager (2009-2011)

Monitoring compliance of student(s) health program with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies.

Initiating program changes as needed; preparing health reports for student records, parents, and board of education and health department.

Explaining procedures and treatment protocols to residents.

MAXIM HEALTH CARE Towson MD Home Care Health Services Company

Licensed Practical Nurse (2008-2010)

Providing professional care to patients

Providing first aid care and medically prescribing services and maintaining the security of school health records and supplies.

Reviewing physical needs, monitoring patients' physical condition, administering approved medications, and arranging medical appointments according to assigned medical care standards.

Supervising and assessing vital changes in the patient's condition by monitoring vital signs, symptoms, and test results.

Participating in inter-disciplinary nursing team meetings to improve policies/procedures and to ensure adherence to safety procedures.

Helping patients bathe, get dressed, go to the bathroom, and eat.

Monitoring patients’ overall health during every visit.

Remaining on-call for patients who have healthcare emergencies.

Communicating with family about patients’ needs

Education and Professional Credentials

Associates Degree Business Management - Strayer University -2019

Nursing Diploma/Degree - Altamaha Technical College – 1998

Licensed Practical Nurse, Maryland; LP35713 Georgia; LPN058756

Credentials professional Affiliation

Member – American Nurses Association

References available upon request

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