Brenda Lyon
Mahone Bay,NS
Summary
Compassionate LPN with extensive experience at South Shore Health System, excelling in medication administration and wound care. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through effective communication and clinical judgment. Committed to delivering high-quality care while ensuring compliance with HIPAA protocols and fostering strong patient relationships.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Accute Care
South Shore Health System
05.2006 - 02.2016
Accute care nurse
delivery of meds
ivs
wound care
superiors position
Education
LPN - LPN
NSCC Luneburg Campus
Bridgewater, NS06-1991
Skills
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Vital signs monitoring
- HIPAA compliance
- Wound care
- Physical assessment
- Compassionate care
- Clinical documentation
- Geriatric care
- Vital signs
- Clinical judgment
- Patient assessments
- Patient care
- Documentation accuracy
- Medication dispensing
- Diabetes management
- Immunization administration
- Infection control
- Family communication
- Catheter care
- Documenting intake
- Breathing treatments
- Health education
- Patient evaluations
- EMR / EHR
- Emergency response
- Patient relationship building
- Care planning
- Patient triaging
- ADL assistance
- Healthcare software proficiency
- Patient intake
- Preventive care
- Caregiving skills
- Transcribing orders
- Palliative care
- Staff supervision
- Pulse oximetry tracking
- Patient management
- Behavioral assessment
- Rehabilitation techniques
- Inpatient care
- Chronic disease management
- Mental health support
- Medical records management
- Outpatient care
- Writing reports
- Medical office administration
- Maintaining nutrition
- Pediatric care
- Indirect patient care
- Home health care
- Verbal and written communication
- Medication reconciliation
- End-of-life care
- Pain management
- Preoperative care
- Patient safety protocols
- Quality assurance
- Anatomy
- Staff direction and task delegation
- Multi-tasking and prioritization
- Cultural competence
- Psychotropic medications
- Counting narcotics
- Educating families
- Vocational support
- Tuberculosis testing
- Medical records security
- Samples collection
- [Type] EMR software
- Tracking symptoms
- Caring for wounds
- Documenting incidents
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Neurophysiology
- Charting and recording
- Biomedical hazard disposal
- HIPAA protocols
- Licensed practical nurse
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Critical thinking
- Patient charting
- Attention to detail
- Patient education
- Responsible and dependable
- Dementia knowledge and care
- CPR/AED
- Strong clinical judgment
- Adaptable and flexible
- Intravenous medications
- Specimen collection
- Patient support
- Nursing intervention evaluations
Languages
English
Timeline
LPN Accute Care
South Shore Health System
05.2006 - 02.2016
LPN - LPN
NSCC Luneburg Campus
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