Connie L.

I graduated as a Practical Nurse from a vocational school in January 1994. I worked as a graduate Practical Nurse in a long term care facility until I took my board exam prior to getting licensed in May 1994. I worked as a licensed practical nurse until 2006. I worked in a variety of settings. I currently attend an LPN refresher online course. I enjoy working with a diverse verse population. As a nurse, comes compassion, patience, empathy, and flexibility. I have experience: collecting & documenting vital signs to track current patient conditions; monitoring vital signs & blood glucose levels in response to medication administration ; evaluation of patient concerns , procedural changes for effectiveness & making necessary adjustments; observed, charted, & reported developments in patient health care conditions in 10 to up to 120 patients in skilled & long-term care facility ; communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care & environment to nursing supervisor, clinical care supervisors, physicians & case managers. ; documented patient intake & diet requirements upon feeding & monitoring; educated on optimal treatment; responded to patient alarms and needs assessment request to identify course of treatment; colostomy /urostomy care; post surgery care; trach suctioning & stoma care ; admissions & discharges; transcribed doctor orders; skin assessment; head to toe assessment ; monitoring picc , midline & peripheral IVs including administration of antibiotics; patient family teaching; gasotromy stoma care and tubefeeding; suture/staple removal, insertion & removal of ng tubes. My personal achievement is watching my grandchildren grow. I love to read and learn new things.

I would be a great caregiver because I am hardworking, honest, and reliable. I'd like to be a caregiver because sometimes as individuals get older, it's sometimes harder to complete tasks and this is where I can help! What I would like most about being a caregiver is getting to know more about the individual (on a personal level) and also helping them with shopping/chores, etc. My personal achievement that I am most proud of is obtaining my Business Degree from CSU-Pueblo.