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Claire Querry

Claire Querry

Sherwood Park,Alberta

Summary

My name is Claire Querry, an LPN with 15+ years of nursing experience in Hematology, Community Hospital, Long-Term Care, and Home Care settings. I've worked both as an HCA and as an LPN. I have completed the LPN refresher program, updating me on new skills and technology. Can work both independently or in a team environment. Have the ability to demonstrate important critical thinking skills, pay high attention to detail, and excellent observational skills such as change in patients status. Great communication skills with all disciplines to provide safe and high quality patient care. Enthusiastic and inspired about taking nursing initiatives, with exceptional problem-solving skills, and positive nursing outcomes. Always looking forward to learning new things, and changing lives where I can. Very passionate about palliative care, mental health, and focusing on high quality holistic patient-centred care. Compassionate, hard-working individual, committed to providing unconditional excellence and acceptance to all in my nursing role.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

LPN

Tahmina Hamid
07.2020 - Current
  • Built and created a caring and therapeutic relationship with non-verbal Down Syndrome teen with complex and high medical needs
  • Seizure monitoring
  • Responsible for tracheostomy care and suctioning
  • Responsible for bladder instillation with intermittent catheter
  • Responsible for medication administration via G-Tube
  • Responsible for taking child on and off vent when needed
  • Administering humidity while on chronic vent
  • Responsible for transferring child via medi-lift
  • Responsible for wound dressing on heels when needed

LPN

AHS Hematology Unit
08.2010 - 05.2016
  • Responsible for monitoring and verifying blood infusions
  • Responsible for blood draw via PICC lines
  • Responsible for sterile dressing changes of PICC lines
  • Responsible to monitor and assess patient vital signs
  • Responsible for IV initiation and medication administration
  • Responsible for IM and SC medication administration

LPN

Norwood Community Hospital
10.2010 - 09.2011
  • Company Overview: Chronic Vent Unit
  • Responsible for tracheostomy care, tie changes and suctioning
  • Responsible for taking residents on and off vent when transferring
  • Responsible for wound care and wound care dressings sterile technique
  • Responsible for changing dressing and transferring residents when needed
  • Chronic Vent Unit

LPN

South Terrace Continuing Care Centre
09.2009 - 10.2010
  • Delivery in Medication Administration
  • Ability to collect and monitor urine samples
  • Administration of Medication via G-tube
  • Ability to administer Subcutaneous injections

Health Care Aid (HCA)

Sherwood Park Care Centre
12.1996 - 06.2004
  • Company Overview: Seventh Day Adventist
  • Ability to transfer residents via medi-lift and sit-stand lift
  • Help residents with ADL's dressing, changing, toileting, turning and repositioning
  • Experience with Palliative Care and post-mortem care
  • Experience with ostomies, both cleaning and changing
  • Seventh Day Adventist

Education

LPN Refresher Student -

Norquest College
06.2024

LPN Student -

NorQuest College
08.2009

Skills

  • Ability to monitor and assess vital signs
  • Ability to recognize change in patients status both mental and physical
  • Experience with critical care patients
  • Experience working with oncology patients
  • Experience with IV initiation
  • Experience with medication administration, IV, IM, SC and oral
  • Experience with collecting laboratory specimens
  • Experience with G-tube medication and administration
  • Experience with both written and EMR documentation and excellent communication skills
  • Ability to recognize both verbal and non-verbal cues
  • Experience with NG insertion
  • Experienced with ostomies, both cleaning and changing

Languages

English
Full Professional

Jobposting

ALB00461404, 10/27/24

Timeline

LPN

Tahmina Hamid
07.2020 - Current

LPN

Norwood Community Hospital
10.2010 - 09.2011

LPN

AHS Hematology Unit
08.2010 - 05.2016

LPN

South Terrace Continuing Care Centre
09.2009 - 10.2010

Health Care Aid (HCA)

Sherwood Park Care Centre
12.1996 - 06.2004

LPN Refresher Student -

Norquest College

LPN Student -

NorQuest College
Claire Querry