Cheri

8/5/2012
Philadelphia, PA

Position Desired

LPN/LVN
Philadelphia, PA
Yes

Resume

Objective:

To obtain a position as a Licensed Practical Nurse where I can reach top nursing care performance utilizing advance nursing practices, medical methods and techniques.

Skill Highlights:

• Clinical training • Physical assessments
• Strong medical ethic • Oxygen machine maintenance
• Organizational skills • Tracheostomy care
• Patient-focused care • Colonostomy care
• Patient/family focused • Catheter insertion/removal
• AED certification • CPR/BLS certified
• Wound cleaning/care • Insulin medication assistance
• Infection control standards • Daily living activity assistance
• NG tube insertion and removal • Obtaining/charting vital signs
• Sterilization techniques • Wound care

Accomplishments:

Patient Advocacy

• Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients. Assessment

• Executed full patient assessments, including NG and G tubes.
Documentation
• Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation. Family Support

• Provided support to families through education on procedures, regimens prevention and care.
Clinical Skills
• Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
Living Assistance
• Helped patients by serving meals, feeding as necessary, ambulating, turning, and positioning in bed.
Vitals Testing
• Measured average of 30 patients' weight, height, body temperature, pulse rate and blood pressure regularly.

Professional Experience:

Clinical Experience as LPN June 2011 to June 2012

Prism Career Institute Philadelphia, PA

Aria Hospital Frankford Campus Medical Surgical Unit
• Provide patient education.
• Assisted patients with strokes, head traumas, comas, and intracranial hematomas. Aria Hospital Bucks Campus

• Completed clinical rotations in Geriatrics Mental Heath
• Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients.
Deer Meadows

• Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnoses.
• Assisted patients with daily functions. Monitored fluid intake and output levels. Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.

Einstein Hospital
• Performed basic physical assessments of newborns and infants.
• Monitored fluid intake and output levels.
Angela Jane Pavilions
• Acute and Sub-Acute Care.
• Wound Care and treatments.
Somerton Center
• Ventilation Care Unit.
• Tracheostomy Care Unit.

Clerical Assistant 03/2010 to 02/2011

Philadelphia County Assistants Office Philadelphia, PA

• Provide Assistance in completion of Applications with clients.
• Processing of Applications enabling the authorization for eligible benefits.

• Provided assistance to the case-worker for various projects as needed.
• Filing.

CNA 08/2005 to 04/2007
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