Mary Olson
Fort Worth, Texas 76148
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Experience
Maxim
Agency LVN
Local and Travel Agency Nurse - Dallas, TX February 2010 to Present 18 years local/5 years travel -Oregon State Hospital, Penn, Eastern State Hospital, Monument Health, Baylor, Mass, Rockland and Portland, Maine.
Administer prescribed medications as ordered.
Start intravenous fluids as ordered, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.
Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.
Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary. Record food and fluid intake and output. Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
Staff LVN Med/Surg/ICU
Ethicus Hospital - Grapevine, TX
February 2011 to June 2012
Administer prescribed medications as ordered.
Start intravenous fluids as ordered, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.
Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.
Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary. Record food and fluid intake and output. Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
LVN
PRN SERVICES - Dallas, TX
April 2009 to December 2011
Administer prescribed medications as ordered.
Start intravenous fluids as ordered, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.
Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.
Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary. Record food and fluid intake and output. Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
Staff LVN- PCCU
Medical Center of Arlington - Arlington, TX August 2008 to February 2010 Administer prescribed medications as ordered.
Start intravenous fluids as ordered, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.
Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.
Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary. Record food and fluid intake and output. Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
Staff LVN
Kindred Hospital - Fort Worth, TX
September 2006 to August 2008
Administer prescribed medications as ordered.
Start intravenous fluids as ordered, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.
Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.
Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary. Record food and fluid intake and output. Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
Education
College Degree in LVN Nursing
Concorde College - Arlington, TX
Graduation July 2006
ADN/BSN in Nursing
Tarrant County College - Fort Worth, TX In Progress
Skills
• EMR Systems
• ICU Experience
• Laboratory Experience
• Tube Feeding
• Administering Injections
• Supervisory experience
• Nurse Management
• Triage
• Venipuncture
• Analysis skills
• Acute care
• Utilization review
• Time management
• IV drips
• Central lines
• TPN
• Cardiac Care
• Documentation review
• CVICU experience
• PCCU
• Hospital experience
• Critical care experience
• Analysis skills
• ER
• PCU experience
• Telemetry
• IV insertion
• Phlebotomy
• Medication administration
• Psychiatry nursing
• Forensic psychiatry
• Care plans
Certifications and Licenses
LVN
BLS Certification
ACLS
Memberships
ANA