Elaine Latorre
Langley,Canada
Summary
A proficient and caring nursing team member offering over four years of direct patient care in a hospital setting. Addresses patient needs with critical and sound judgement. Ensures reliable support and adaptability to changing needs, diligent about providing compassionate care, safety and wellness while helping patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Fraser Health Authority
06.2021 - Current
- Monitor patient vital signs, ensuring timely interventions for changes in condition.
- Educated patients and families on health management strategies and medication adherence.
- Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
- Demonstrated excellent technical skills in wound dressing changes, IV therapy administration, catheter insertion, and other routine nursing procedures.
- Managed time-sensitive tasks effectively under pressure while maintaining composure during critical situations or emergencies.
- Provided compassionate palliative care for terminally ill patients while supporting their emotional needs during end-of-life stages.
- Mentored new nursing staff to enhance professional development opportunities within the team dynamic.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Delivered culturally competent care that respected diverse patient populations'' unique values, beliefs, and traditions.
- Coordinated with pharmacy staff to ensure accurate medication dispensing, minimizing errors.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Fernridge Place
10.2019 - Current
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Managed appointment calendar for scans, lab tests, and evaluations.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Administered controlled narcotics, and performed catheterizations.
- Monitored and tracked patient vitals in to keep team informed of changing conditions.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns and medically relevant symptoms.
Swing Manager
Mcdonalds Restaurants (RJMB)
06.2013 - 10.2020
- Oversaw balancing of cash registers, reconciled transactions and deposited establishment's earnings to bank each week.
- Trained and mentored staff in customer service and operational procedures.
- Supervised daily operations, ensuring adherence to food safety and quality standards.
- Oversaw food preparation and monitored safety protocols.
- Resolved customer complaints promptly, maintaining satisfaction rates.
Education
IV Insertion Course - Health
Vancouver Community College
Vancouver, BC10.2019
Licensed Practical Nurse Diploma - undefined
CDI College
Surrey, BC05.2019
High School Diploma - undefined
Walnut Grove Secondary
Langley, BC07.2014
Skills
- Vital signs check
- Initial and continuous assessments
- Medication administration (via different routes where necessary) and Holding Medications accordingly
- Flushing and priming tube feeds
- IV Insertion when necessary
- Accurate and concise Documentation / Charting
- Transcribing doctors and pharmacy orders
- Wound dressing
- Working with HCA's and respecting their role
- Communicating with family members
- Frequent handwashing
- Bedside manners
- Performing glucose checks accordingly
- Performing catheterization as per doctor's orders
- Head to toe and Focused assessments
- Specimen collection
- Application of bowel protocols when necessary
- Applying interventions for the safety of clients and health care team members
- Acknowledging skills within scope of practice
- First Aid and CPR
- Adaptable and flexible
- Direct patient care
- Clinical documentation
- Clinical judgment
- Immunization administration
- Transcribing orders
- Chronic disease management
- Verbal and written communication
- Preoperative care
- Documenting incidents
- Adaptable and flexible
- Computer Literate
- Direct patient care
- Clinical documentation
- Clinical judgment
- Immunization administration
- Transcribing orders
- Chronic disease management
- Verbal and written communication
- Preoperative care
- Documenting incidents
- Adaptable and flexible
- Computer Literate
- Direct patient care
- Clinical documentation
- Clinical judgment
- Immunization administration
- Transcribing orders
- Chronic disease management
- Verbal and written communication
- Preoperative care
- Documenting incidents
Certification
- IV Insertion Certificate completed on October 2019 (Vancouver Community College)
- WHMIS 2018
- Food Safety Level 1
- Standard First Aid CPR/AED Level C
- Learning Hub Certificates
- Violence Prevention - ATR Training
- COVID – 19 Immunization Certificate (Learning Hub)
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Fraser Health Authority
06.2021 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Fernridge Place
10.2019 - Current
Swing Manager
Mcdonalds Restaurants (RJMB)
06.2013 - 10.2020
Licensed Practical Nurse Diploma - undefined
CDI College
High School Diploma - undefined
Walnut Grove Secondary
IV Insertion Course - Health
Vancouver Community College
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