Shirley 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 am a very patient and understanding caregiver. My goal is to make anyone feel comfortable around me. I got my love for caregiving when my mom had open heart surgery. I was her caregiver majority of the time. I was doing caregiving for almost 2 years before the pandemic hit then i switched jobs to be a frontline health care worker. What I enjoy most about caregiving is building the relationships I do with individuals and helping with someone's every day needs. A personal achievement i am proud of is raising my own child. I am 24 years old.