Nashville,TN *****
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Denitra Rucker
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a position where my experience as a LPN can be utilized in order to enhance the quality of patient care.
EDUCATION:
June 2008- Present: Nashville State Community College
Jan 2005-Dec 2006: Tennessee State University
JAn 2004- Dec 2004: Tennessee Technology Center
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Sep07- Present McKendree Village LPN
Duties include: providing quality bedside care, dictation and transcription of physician orders, care planning, overseeing the general well-being of patients, medication administration, vital sign collection and observation, supervising and heading CNAs in quality care.
May09-July09 Friendship Home health LPN
Duties included: various patient teachings on disease processes, medications, wound care and monitoring, patients updates to physicians, and ensuring that patient needs were met. .
Jan07-Oct07 United Neighborhood Health Services LPN
Duties included: obtaining vital signs for medical provider, assisting provider with various procedures dealing with pediatrics/adult, obtained referrals for patients needing specialty
services, registration and insurance verification, ICD9 coding for billing, and obtained labs as
ordered.
July06-Oct06 Joseph B. Knowles Home for the Aged LPN
Duties included: assisting Resident Associates with proper medication administration, maintained a continuous system with physician orders and paper work from previous work week, ensured residents maintained a safe environment, and worked on-call to handle minor emergencies.
May05-Oct05 Madison Healthcare and Rehabilitation LPN
Duties included: providing bedside care for geriatric patients, maintaining proper infection control, minor wound care, maintaining an optimal level of care by ensuring appropriate labs were obtained, and physician orders carried out properly.
Professional Affiliations:
Currently a member of Tennessee Nurses Association.