To obtain a full time or part time position as a licensed practical Nurse in a hospital, clinic or long term care facility where I am motivated and can manage multiple demand in a fast paced environment
Educated patients on post-operative care, promoting recovery and adherence to treatment plans
Implemented infection control protocols, contributing to a safer patient care environment in the emergency department.
Mentored new nursing staff on departmental procedures and best practices for emergency care delivery.
Administration of medication in different forms of routes according to policy
Managing Geriatric psychiatry population on a locked unit
Ensuring ALC patients were being advocated for when primary physicians did not make rounds everyday for this type. Managing a wide range in demented patients with cognitive impairment
Licensed Practical Nurse
Select Medical - Contract in Burnaby Emergency Department
06.2025 - 09.2025
Administered medications and monitored patient vital signs for optimal care in high-pressure environment.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes and streamline emergency procedures.
Assisted in triaging patients, ensuring efficient workflow and prioritization of critical cases.
Educated patients on post-operative care, promoting recovery and adherence to treatment plans.
Worked well in a fast paced environment in the overflow area.
Ensuring proper report was given before sending the patient off to a unit once admitted.
Assessing vital signs and head to toe to ensure pt was stable enough to be under a LPN, otherwise contacting charge nurse to hand over patient to a higher security setting and or handing off to a RN
Reading history, ensuring safe care
Paper charting, transcribing MAR
Hourly rounds
Holistic approach
Managing patients with mental heath history including substance misuse and suicidal ideation where many patients were certified under the mental health act
Being aware of surroundings as many patients have history of violence and or harm to self and to others
Medication administration
Vitals and neurological assessments
Emotional support, working with social work and closely with psychiatry
Family Medicine Unit
University Hospital of Northern BC
07.2023 - 12.2023
Paper documentation - head to toe assessments
Hourly rounds
Medication administration
Oxygen administration
Clean and sterile technique
Personal care
Transferring patients safely, working with Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy to ensure safe transfers
Goals of care, working with different health care team member to ensure safe continuity of care
Discharge planning
Calling physicians to report change, taking verbal and telephone orders, processing orders, 24 hour chart checks
Recognizing change
Reporting to charge nurse of any changes
Holistic approach, providing emotional support
Following policies and procedures
License Practical Nurse
Goodwill Staffing
06.2022 - 06.2023
Full Time one year contract as a License Practical Nurse - travel nurse from Ontario
Registered Practical Nurse
Royal Victoria Health Care Centre
10.2021 - 06.2022
Full time contract as a Registered Practical Nurse on the Cancer Palliative Care Unit/Medical
Point of care
Catheter insertions
Medication administration
Hourly rounds
Oxygen administration
Wound care
Sterile/clean techniques
Head to toe assessments
CADD pumps
Personal care
Assist with transfers
Working closely with Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
Discuss goals of care with other health care team members
Registered Practical Nurse
Tomkins House
06.2021 - 09.2021
Full time Registered Practical Nurse as a hospice nurse
Hourly rounds
Personal care
Meal preparation
Holistic approach in all areas in which require the best possible approach when end of life is near
Providing emotional support
Recognizing changes, breathing patterns, confusion, delirium vs delusional
Pain and symptom management
Handling high alert medications
Following policies and procedures
Admission/discharge
Education
Registered practical nursing program - undefined
Georgian college
12.2021
Personal Support Program - undefined
Dr. Better Stephenson Centre for Learning
01.2012
Academic upgrading - undefined
Seneca College
12.2011
Skills
Point of care
Catheter insertions
Medication administration
Hourly rounds
Oxygen administration
Wound care
Sterile/clean techniques
Head to toe assessments
CADD pumps
Personal care
Assist with transfers
Working closely with Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
Discuss goals of care with other health care team members
Meal preparation
Holistic approach in all areas in which require the best possible approach when end of life is near
Providing emotional support
Recognizing changes, breathing patterns, confusion, delirium vs delusional
Pain and symptom management
Handling high alert medications
Following policies and procedures
Admission/discharge
Certification
Registered Practical Nurse Certificate
CNO Member
Worker Health and Safety certificate
WHMIS Certificate
Standard First Aid – AED level C January 2022
Respiratory Fit test certified October 2022
Vulnerable Sector and Criminal Record Check 2022
Languages
English
Elementary
Clinical Nursing Skills
September 2020 – December 2020 – 450 hours completed at Margaret Bahen Hospice of York Region
Keeping all forms of communication open to ensure continuity of care.
Documenting and reporting pertinent information to my mentor as well as openly discussing with other teams members such as the Director of Care, Physicians, nurses.
Adherence to agency policies. Punctual, trustworthy and reliable
Positive attitude
Actively participating in team meetings and achieves strategic goals though this participation
Always willing to learn and to share ideas
Identify changes and able to communicate this to the other team members as well the client and family members
Holistic approach
Administering medication adhering to the CNO practice standards
Document efficiently to ensure health care providers have been notified
Reporting changes
Work closely with RPN and RN to ensure continuity of care
Administer parenteral and enteral route medications safely, performing my 3 checks and having the knowledge and competency skills to administer the medication
Excellent observations skills to ensure wounds are free from infection as well as observing for any edema and taking change in the level of consciousness
Taking vital signs and reporting any abnormal finding to the charge nurse and consulting with other coworkers to collect more data on how to proceed safely.
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