Althea Smith
Summary
Organized LPN with experience providing skilled care to the geriatric patient populations. Compassionate professional with great engagement skills. Prioritize tasks and maintains accurate documentation.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
^Licensed Practical Nurse
CIUSSS Centre Ouest De L'ile De Montreal
2009.08 - Current
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Administered controlled narcotics and performed catheterizations.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Took samples to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Supported diagnoses by taking blood samples from patients for laboratory testing.
- Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.
Education
Vocational Diploma - Nursing Practice in Canada
PACC Adult Education Centre & Vocational Training
Montreal, QC06.2009
Skills
- Health Education
- Patient Intake
- Emergency Response
- Family Communication
- Wound Care
- Staff Supervision
- Patient Care
- Medication Administration
- Documenting Intake
- Direct Patient Care
- Medication Dispensing
- Patient Assessments
- Vital Signs
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
Timeline
^Licensed Practical Nurse
CIUSSS Centre Ouest De L'ile De Montreal
2009.08 - Current
Vocational Diploma - Nursing Practice in Canada
PACC Adult Education Centre & Vocational Training
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