Registered Nurse Patient Care

Leah Gabrielson

**** **** ****** ***** ***********, MN 55430 USA

****.**********@*****.*********.*** 612-***-**** (cell) 612-***-**** (home)

Nursing Statement

Highly motivated Nurse seeking an RN position in a challenging healthcare environment. Patient care experience in home health and memory care environments and dialysis clinic and healthcare clinic settings. Strong communicator. Respect for cultural diversity, life experience, education, and the development of successful interpersonal relationships with patients and their families.

Academic Background

Registered Nurse Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree

August 2019

Rasmussen College, Dean’s list 2018 and 2019

Registered Nurse Associate of Applied Science Degree

December 2016

Rasmussen College, Dean’s List 2015, 2016, 2017

Practical Nursing Associate of Applied Science Degree August 2014

Rasmussen College, Dean’s List (2014)

Brooklyn Park, MN

Combat Lifesaver's Course Certificate May 2015 – May 2016

US Army

Ft. Snelling, MN

Licenses And Certifications

MN Registered Nursing Licensure, February 2017 to present

MN License Number:

R-244344-5

MN Practical Nursing Licensure, November 2014 to present

MN License Number:

L-078141-3

MN Public Health Nursing Licensure, December 2019 to present

MN License Number:

28929

Certified Phlebotomist, June 2023 – June 2024

Skills

Unskilled wound care, head-to-toe data collections and physical assessments, vital signs, dialysis administration, blood glucose testing, medication administration, immunizations, TB testing, patient charting, transcribing physician orders, and staff shift reports, experience with many Electronic Medical Record systems including CPRS, (VA) Computerized Patient Record Systems, Point Click Care, and ElderMark, Falcon Dialysis Database and Snappy Database. Patient education, employee education as well as speaking with large groups.

Relevant Internship

Worked alongside Licensed School Nurse and Para health worker to physically assess children with complaints of illness, applied first aid, blood glucose testing and reported to LSN. Helped clear up backlog by administering vision and hearing tests to students. Reported results to LSN for data entry.

Relevant Experience

Veterans’ Administration Medical Center October 2020 – July 2024

Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse, Acute Respiratory Clinic. Responsible for patients presented to our clinic for acute respiratory illnesses. Nursing functions include Patient Education, Covid 19 vaccinations, Covid 19 and Influenza Nasal Pharyngeal swabs, Oropharyngeal Swabs, Strep Testing, and blood glucose testing, EKGs, procuring Vital Signs, some blood labs, and nursing assessments. Reports assessment findings to physician or nurse practitioner. Documents clinic visit using EMR system of CPRS (Computerized Patient Records System) and educates patients regarding monitoring symptoms of Covid 19, new medication orders, and CDC quarantine instructions for Covid 19 Virus. Additionally, educates patient on how to use Inhalers and Spacers, Incentive Spirometers, Pulse Oximeters, and other equipment to monitor symptoms post visit.

Clinicor Healthcare Services – White Pines Senior Living January 2020 to October 2020

Registered Nurse

RN Case Manager. Supervise nursing aides and health case manager for 41 residents. Perform various assessments for 41 residents, including medication reconciliations, assessments to garner other interdisciplinary treatments such as Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy and annual assessments to ascertain if Residents need additional medical services. Communication with doctors to get orders for medications or other treatments by interdisciplinary teams. Administering intramuscular medications to patients, performing Mantoux Tests for staff and patients, experience collecting samples for patients using nasopharyngeal swabs for both influenza and Covid 19. Placing orders into patient Electronic Medical Records (EMAR), communication with family members. INR management to include ensuring weekly INRs, tracking INRS, communication with anticoagulation team to determine dosing for each patient and obtaining orders from doctor for the proper dosage of Warfarin. Tracking medication administration by Unlicensed Personnel, looking for medication errors and ensuring medications are in stock for each resident.

Davita Dialysis September 11, 2018 to December 2019

Registered Nurse

Ensuring patient care during In-Center Hemodialysis. Registered Nurse is shift leader ensuring patients with chronic kidney disease are assessed during entire hemodialysis process. Registered nurse supervises patient care technicians during initiation of hemodialysis, verifies stability of patients during hemodialysis to avoid intradialytic hypotension, troubleshoots effectiveness of dialysis and reports to nephrologists any acute conditions which arise during treatments. Schedules fistulograms for patients upon receiving doctors’ orders and seeks doctors’ orders for acute conditions. Educates patients regarding their disease and helps develop care plans for each patient. Performs regular medication reviews and administers medications during dialysis treatments. Administers patients’ annual Mantoux tests and vaccinates patients with flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Enters data into Falcon Dialysis Database and Snappy Database, patient notations of treatments and monthly nursing progress notes.

The Waters Senior Living

Registered Nurse

August 31, 2017 – September 11, 2019

Medical Administration Record Data entry using ElderMark Records system, patient care primarily in a Long-Term Care Memory Care Unit, medication administration, managing diabetic patients, flu vaccinations. Worked in a Long Term Care facility caring for wings of 25+ Residents each shift, using ElderMark, administering daily medications, checking blood glucose levels and administering appropriate amounts of insulin per doctor’s order, performing Resident Medical treatments such as nebulizers, changing wound dressings, assessing pain, assessing pressure ulcer risk using the Braden Scale and other patient assessments per nursing manager’s care plan, writing nursing progress notes, and giving report to the oncoming shift.

On-Call Clinicians, St. Louis Park, MN December 2015 – May 2016

Licensed Practical Nurse

Medical Administration Record Data entry using ElderMark Records system, patient care primarily in a Long-Term Care Memory Care Unit, medication administration, flu vaccinations. Currently work in a Long Term Care facility caring for wings of 20+ Residents each shift, using Point-Click-Care, administering daily medications, checking blood glucose levels and administering appropriate amounts of insulin per doctor’s order, performing Resident treatments such as changing wound dressings, assessing pain, assessing pressure ulcer risk using the Braden Scale and other computer generated assessments per nursing manager’s care plan entered into Point-Click-Care, writing nursing progress notes, and giving report to the oncoming shift.

Royal Health Care Brooklyn Center, MN June 2006 - December 2006

Personal Care Attendant

Promoted health improvement, patient safety, wellness, and disease prevention. Reported to client management nurse additional head-to-toe data collection. Client cares, for wheelchair-bound client, including bathing and companion support. Assured nutritional needs, and prepared balanced-diet meals. Assured comfortable, clean, accident prevention home. Assisted in patient care including activities of daily living and community based activities

US Army - Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio, TX January 1990 - July 1991

91A Combat Medic

Completed head-to-toe patient data collection, including, weight history, medical risk factors, and patient history for input into computer triage software. Interviewed patients regarding their symptoms upon entrance into the Emergency Room. Obtained vital signs, including manual blood pressure,

pulse, and respirations. Evaluated client’s needs based on the outcome of the triage software. Client cares in an Emergency Room setting.

Additional Experience

US Army Reserves Minneapolis, MN June 1987 – December 2018

Soldier, Combat Medic/Paralegal/Court Reporter

As a Combat Medic, during Reserve Assembly we worked in the VA Hospital and completed head-to-toe patient data collection, obtained vital signs, including manual blood pressure, pulse, and respirations, patient ADLs, reported client’s needs to Nurse-in-Charge.

As a Paralegal and Court Reporter, and Senior Leader, drafted Wills, Powers of Attorneys, various legal documents, was the court reporter on numerous Court Martials, and educated Soldiers on their rights in the Military Justice System. Also instructed large groups of Soldiers on Sexual Harassment Prevention, Reporting Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assaults and Suicide Awareness and Prevention.

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Minneapolis, MN June 2002 – July 2017

Civil Service and Finance Secretary

Answers questions from the Public regarding foreclosures, civil court procedures, Harassment and Protection Orders and documents legal service of these documents. Provide excellent service while multi-tasking to ensure the best possible customer experience.

Hennepin County Community Health Minneapolis, MN June 1998 - June 2002

Office Specialist III/EMS Secretary

Coordinate monthly conferences for area hospital Medical Director Meetings. Composed meeting minutes, letters and business memorandums for distribution at monthly meetings. Facilitate medical services surveys to ascertain areas of improvement. Update database

New Salem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MN September 2013 - Present

Volunteer Tutor

Currently tutor inner-city youth specializing in communicating lessons, teaching them reading, science, and mathematics.

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