Kevin Minnihan, RN
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PROFILE
Established caring nurse with a history of working with special needs children. I have a well rounded history of working well with others in stressfull situations. History of employment in Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Behavioral Medicine, and Long Term Care.
EDUCATION
[DMACC ANKENY]
1984 to 8-20-87
AS degree in Nursing
[DMACC Ankeny]
Eclectic assortment of classes that include photography,and computer programming.
WORK EXPERIENCE
The Bridges at Ankeny LTC Staff Nurse 2020-April 2023 LTC facility
3501 NW Abilene Rd Ankeny,IA
The Bridges is a relatively new facility in the Des Moines area. Work skills incorporate medical, social, personal cares that include dressing changes, post op braces, skin cares, arranging appointments and transport, lab draws, portable xray arrangements, and reports to physician/nurse practitioner.
Recover Health Home care Staff nurse 2004 to 2020 Home Care
Previously known as Nurse Force Des Moines,IA
Home health agency with a variety of client’s needs ranging from post op cares to life changing alterations. Main cares with a pediatric male with missing right ventricle and brain damage following anoxic intra-op event. Needs included respirator,tube feedings, dependent cares.
Mercy Hospital 1111 6th Avenue, Des Moines, IA Staff nurse 1990 to 2004 Orthopedics
Orthopedic unit with up to six other nurses responsibilities include assessments, medication administration, therapies related to orthopedic and med/surg clientele that included joint replacements and post-trauma.
Mary Greeley Medical Center 1111 Duff Ave. Ames, IA 500**-****-**** Psychiatric Unit
Maintained therapeutic milleau on unit with monitoring and assist with ADL's. Sounding board to clients with resource to Psychiatrist.
Previous experience with iv initiation, labratory draws, dressing cares.
Previous experience with orthopedic setups, pin cares, illizarov pin cares.
Experience with respirators, bi paps, cpaps
Experience with trachs, trach cares.
Experience with tube feeding initiations, feedings.
Hobbies
Photography
Golf
Music-guitar