Heather Burton
Springdale,NL
Summary
To obtain Full-Time or Part-Time employment with your establishment. I am a compentent LPN. I have been practicing has an LPN for 14 years. I have worked the emergency dept and acute care for the first 8 years of my career. I held a full-time position in LTC, Acute Care and Emergency Dept since graduating in 2010. I have been travel nsg the past 2 year's working in all departments Emergency, LTC and Inpatient Care Unit.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Travel Licensed Practical Nurse
Stephenville Crossing NL
03.2024 - 05.2024
- Worked at Bay St George LTC facility
- Provided personal care, med administration, feeding, catheter care, care of palliative clients, Health Assessment & all other duties within the scope of CLPNNL
- Floated to and from four different LTC units including protective care
- Assisted in Emergency situations when patients became unstable, iv insertion, iv infusion, catheter insertion etc
- Also assisted with code white and Behavioral issues.
Licensed Practical Nurse/Home Care Worker
Angel’s Touch Home Care
Clarenville, NL
12.2023 - 02.2023
- Worked in home setting providing care for vascular dementia patient
- Duties included personal care, med administration, cooking meals and light housework
- Provided emergency assistance when client became unstable and had to be transported to hospital.
Travel Licensed Practical Nurse
QGH
Iqaluit
09.2022 - 10.2022
- Worked on Inpatient Care Unit
- Provided Care to med surgery, Mental Health, isolation, Acute Care, Pediatric & obs patients
- Worked to full scope of practice in accordance with the Alberta LPN licensure
- Assisted in Emergency adult and Pediatric code blue
- Cared for unstable patients having post cardiac arrest, cva, diabetic coma, post op patients providing wound and incision care, chest tube care, ostomy care and nephrostomy care.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Central Health
12.2009 - 09.2021
- Duties included Medication Administration, IV Therapy, Wound Care, Foot Care, Catheterization, Personal Care & Patient Hygiene, Health Assessment & Documentation
- Acute Care , LTC, Emergency and Clinic Settings
- Worked full-time
- Floated to all units of Facility
- Compententancy in all areas of LPN Nursing Scope of Practice
- First 8 years of my employment with central health was emerg, Acute Care and LTC
- Assisted in code blue, code orange, code white, code green
- Assisted with minor surgical procedures in Emergency Dept, preformed EKG, cardiac monitoring, transfer of patient from one facility to another
- Preformed CPR chest compressions and breaths many times on cardiac arrest patients, unresponsive patients, wounded gunshot patients
- Assisted with care of patients who overdosed, were at suicidal risk
- Assisted RN with code blue, preparing mediations, iv insertion, team lead documentation
- Assisted with care of motor vehicle accident patient, traction, neck injury, head injury etc
- Compentent and practiced to full scope of LPN licensure in accordance with the CLPNNL
- During covid for 2 years I worked emerg and acute care only.
PCA Lab Instructor
College of the North Atlantic
Baie Verte Campus
09.2019 - 04.2020
- Provided PCA Students with the hands on training required to complete all the Laboratory Components of the PCA Program
- Labs included, personal care, catheter care, oral hygeine, bed making etc.
Education
LPN Program -
Center for Nursing Studies
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL01.2010
Skills
- Pre-and Post-Operative Care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Catheter Care
- Intravenous therapy
- Electronic Medical Records
- Behavioral Health Care
- Cardiac monitoring
- Medication Administration
- Immunization Administration
- Patient Assessments
- Emergency Care
Other
- Covid Vaccine Passport
- CPR
- Driver’s License
- N95 Mask Fit Test
- Valid LPN License for NL
References
Available Upon Request
Timeline
Travel Licensed Practical Nurse
Stephenville Crossing NL
03.2024 - 05.2024
Licensed Practical Nurse/Home Care Worker
Angel’s Touch Home Care
12.2023 - 02.2023
Travel Licensed Practical Nurse
QGH
09.2022 - 10.2022
PCA Lab Instructor
College of the North Atlantic
09.2019 - 04.2020
Licensed Practical Nurse
Central Health
12.2009 - 09.2021
LPN Program -
Center for Nursing Studies