Melissa Cardinal
Lac La Biche,AB
Summary
Adept at delivering compassionate care and achieving positive patient outcomes, my tenure at Royal Inland Hospital honed my skills in wound care and patient assessments. Demonstrating a strong ability to educate families and manage chronic conditions, I excel in both clinical documentation and fostering recovery, ensuring high-quality care and support.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Overlander Extended Care
06.2023 - Current
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Royal Inland Hospital
05.2018 - Current
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
Education
Practical Nurse Diploma - Licensed Practical Nursing
Portage College
Lac La Biche, AB06.2015
Skills
- Physical Assessment
- Family Communication
- Wound Care
- Clinical Documentation
- Caregiving skills
- Medication Administration
- Compassionate Care
- Vital signs
- Geriatric Care
- Palliative Care
- Rehabilitation techniques
- Patient Assessments
- Vital signs monitoring
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Overlander Extended Care
06.2023 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Royal Inland Hospital
05.2018 - Current
Practical Nurse Diploma - Licensed Practical Nursing
Portage College
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