Work:
Wake Forest Baptist Health DHP - Salem, NC
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Britthaven of Kernersville - Kernersville, NC
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Britthaven Of Wilkesboro - Wilkesboro, NC
Staff Nurse LPN
Wilkes Regional Medical Center - Wilkesboro, NC
Staff Nurse Medical Floor
Education:
Wilkes Community College - Wilkesboro, NC
Vocational in Nursing
Skills:
~Skillfully performed suture removals for patients of all ages. ~Showed patients to examination rooms and prepared them for physician exam ~Routinely retracted patient throat cultures and prepared for lab submission. ~Performed vitals/glucose testing and assisting in administering injections and urinalysis ~.Performed pregnancy tests and sent specimens for laboratory testing. ~ Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight and height. ~Helped physicians examine and treat patients, assisting with instruments, injections and suture removal. ~Collected blood and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing. ~Cleaned and sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies. ~Ensured safety and well-being of patients. ~Tested patients' blood glucose levels. ~Took and recorded patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure~.Maintained patient privacy and confidential patient information. ~Followed infection control procedures.