DENISE WATTS

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SUMMARY

Fuily credentialed LPN with 22 years of experience providing dependable. caring and

compassiorrate cai'e in a hospitals. home health and agency staffing environments.

Strong interpersonal skills with the abiiity to work as a team player.

CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Practical Nurse License# P00024308

. State of South Carolina Exam 1993

. Hospice Certification 2005

. CPR Certification

EXPERIENCE

201,5-2009 Licensed Practical Nurse, Amedisys

. Managed patient symptoms and care

. Medication administration and education

.Wound care and education,including wound vacs

' Assessing and managing patient symptoms and education

. Collection of specimens for required labs

. Colostomy care and assistance

. Gastrostomy management and education

2009-2009 Licensed Practical Nurse, Kindred Heolthcore

' Managing and providing education to patients who required ventilators

.General nursing care

. Medication administration and education

. Wound care and education

. Assessing and managing patient symptoms and education

. Collection of specimens for required labs

. lv drug therapy management

' Acute rehabilitative care

2009-2003 Licensed Practical Nurse, lutheron Hospice

. General nursing care to terminally ill patients

. End of life care management and education

. Medication administration and education

.Wound care and education

' Assessing and managing patient symptoms and education

. Collection of specimens for required labs

. Computer certified in patient record management

. Assisting with medical records

2003-2001 Licensed Practical Nurse, Sondpiper Convolescent ond Rehabilitotion

.General nursing care management and education

. Geriatric treatment and knowledge

. End of life care management and education

. Psych and mental health care management and education

. Acute rehabilitation care management and education

. Medication administration management and education

.Wound care and education

'Assessing and managing patient symptoms and education

. Collection of specimens for required labs

. Computer certified in patient record management

2001-1999 Licensed Practical Nurse, Ashiey Crossing Nursing Center and Rehabilitotion

.General nursing care to terminally ill patients

. Medication administration and education

. Wound care and education

' Assessing and managing patient symptoms and education

. Collection of specimens for required labs

' Computer certified in patient record management

. Assisting with medical records

.Acute Rehabilitative Care management and education

. Mobility assistance

. Body Mechanics Knowledge

. Geriatric treatment and knowledge

1999-1993 Licensed Practical Nurse, Novy Hospital Emergency Services

. Triaging patients

.Obtaining EKG's

. Obtaining bloodwork, starting lV's

. Applying splints and casts

. OBGYN assistance and education

. Placement of NG tubes and large gastric tubes

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.Wound Care and education

. Counseling and calming mentally distressed patients

.Talented in minor surgery assistance.

. Pediatric exams and competency

EDUCATION

1993 Licensed Practical Nursing Program, Trident Technicot College

1983 HS DIPLOMA, Middleton High School

REFERENCES

Lin Companion

Lutheran Hospice, Retired

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Mary Finley

Amedisys

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lsabelle Norris

Amedisys

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Martha Anne Raddney

Amedisys

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Letters of reference can be provided upon request.

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