LPN Field Nurse

• Jun 2015 - Present

Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration. Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions. Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers. Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings, such as cooking, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing care givers in simple nursing tasks. Monitor or evaluate medical conditions of patients in collaboration with other health care professionals. Develop, implement, or evaluate standards of nursing practice in specialty area such as pediatrics, acute care, and geriatrics. Plan, evaluate, or modify treatment programs based on information gathered by observing and interviewing patients, or by analyzing patient records. Make clinical recommendations to physicians, other health care providers, insurance companies, patients, or health care organizations. Present clients with information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions. Perform discharge planning for patients. Develop nursing service philosophies, goals, policies, priorities, or procedures. Prepare reports to document patients' care activities. Participate in clinical research projects such as by reviewing protocols, reviewing patient records, monitoring compliance, and meeting with regulatory authorities. Write nursing orders. • Contribute information for the review and revision of nursing care plans based on observation of patient?s response to treatment programs. • Contribute information for the review and revision of nursing care plans based on observation of patient?s response to treatment programs. Show less