AMANDA DANDY
York Haven
Summary
Patient-focused, dedicated and compassionate LPN with more than 15 years experience providing exceptional care for pediatric to geriatric patients with many different types of diseases, injuries and health concerns. Consistently earned praise from patients, family members, and supervisors for delivering excellent nursing care.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN Field Clinican
BAYADA Home Health -CPF
05.2018 - 12.2021
- Making home visits to clients in designated geographic territories
- Senior Living Communities
- Performing assigned duties, including assistance with setting up mediplanners for medication, medication education, checking medication compliance, wound care, education on wound care to client and or caregiver, Foley Cath Care/Management-inserting, removal, bladder irrigation, education, obtaining urine specimens, education on disease processes- DM, COPD, HF, and many more
- Reporting changes to Clinical or Client Services Manager, as well as communication with other disciplines PT, OT, Speech Therapist and communication with families/caregivers
- Following up with, executing, and properly documenting doctors' orders
- Performing client assessments as necessary including Vital Signs each visit
- Case management and coordination, case conferences, huddles, weekly updates to Program Managers
- Calling clients night before to schedule visits
- Proper documentation following Medicare Guidelines
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them, when On Call
- Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking
- Place order for supplies when needed for wound care and other treatments as ordered.
LPN -Pediatric Home Care
Prn Home Health Services
04.2018 - 07.2018
- Delivered in home nursing services that included:
- Wound Dressing &Care
- Ventilator & Tracheostomy Suctioning/Care
- G-Tube/J-Tube Care and Feedings
- Respiratory Treatments & Assessments
- Patient Bathing & Hygiene Assistance
- Vital Sign Monitoring, record food and fluid intake and output
- Medication Administration, along with ordering medications from pharmacy, fill medication planner
- Scheduling Appointments,Transport and attend Doctor, -PT/OT/Speech Therapy Appointments
- Reorder Supplies
- Assist with transfers- with mechanical lift if needed Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer
- Cooking/meal prep, grocery store, keeping rooms orderly.
- Provide education to family members in simple nursing tasks, emotional support to families
LPN/ Respite/ Habilitation
UCP of Central Pennsylvania
06.2014 - 10.2017
- Provide home habilitation services- assist client in acquiring, maintaining, and improving self-help, domestic, socialization, and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in home and community-based settings
- Assist with learning a new skill or maintain/improve her level of independence with a current skill-self-care, communication-sign language, fine and gross motor skills, mobility
- Medication administration, G-tube care and feedings
- Redirect harmful behaviors to self and others
- Respite care-Typically used when client's primary caregiver on vacation- meet the client's individual health and safety need, along with routines.
LPN
Home To Stay Inc
10.2012 - 10.2017
- Delivered in-home nursing services that included: Wound Dressing & Care, Ventilator & Tracheostomy Suctioning/Care, G-Tube/J-Tube Care and Feedings, Respiratory Treatments & Assessments, Patient Bathing & Hygiene Assistance, Vital Sign Monitoring, record food and fluid intake and output, Medication Administration, Scheduling Appointments, Transport and attend Doctor, PT/OT/Speech Therapy Appointments, Reordering Medications/on occasions Pick up Medications from pharmacy, Reorder Supplies, Assist with transfers- with mechanical lift if needed, Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, Cooking/meal prep, grocery store, keeping rooms orderly, Provide education to family members in simple nursing tasks, emotional support to family.
LPN
Medical Staffing Network
02.2012 - 03.2013
- Travel to different Facilities in Skilled Care, Personal Care, Home Hospice, School Nurse Settings
- Administer prescribed medications and documenting in MAR
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating ulcers/pressure areas, giving enemas, massaging, or performing catheterizations
- Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them
- 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
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants
- Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties
- 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 family members in simple nursing tasks
- Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers
- Record food and fluid intake and output
- Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking
- Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet
- Follow each facility's policies and procedures.
LPN- PRN then Full Time 3p-11p
Golden Living Center
09.2010 - 03.2012
- Worked on Rehabilitation floor, at times float to other floors
- Administer prescribed medications, and treatments documented on MAR/TAR
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas, massaging, or performing catheterizations
- Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration, record in paper and electronic charting
- Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants
- Make appointments-make sure transportation and family aware along with other staff members
- Admission and Discharge of Patients, assess patients and call MD and or family when needed with concerns
- Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary
- Record food and fluid intake and output.
LPN- Weekend Option 7A-7P
Colonial Manor
05.2008 - 05.2011
- Worked Every Weekend 7a-7p on the Rehab floor
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating pressure ulcers, giving enemas, massaging, or performing catheterizations
- Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them
- 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
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants
- Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties for over the weekend until weekday unit manager in to update
- Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary
- Record food and fluid intake and output
- Call Doctor, and families to update with any changes to patient status, verbal orders, contact pharmacy with new orders or reorders, via phone or fax
- Verbal report to oncoming shift, and RN supervisor
- Complete change over/double check paper MAR/TAR for next month
- Update care plans as needed following incidents- i.e
- Falls, behaviors, skin integrity, change of status.
LPN -Full time 3p-11p then PRN
Prime Care Medical (York County Prison)
05.2007 - 09.2009
- Promoted a therapeutic environment to ensure inmates were treated in a professional, ethical and tactful manner
- Conducted triage care for inmates to determine direction of medical treatment, (sick call)-provided medical treatment, assessment, refer to MD/PA if needed
- Wound care, assist physician with GYN exams and others as requested
- Administered EKGs to inmates and interpreted abnormal rhythms to RN charge nurse and physician
- Diabetic monitoring and medication administration as needed, including snack
- Prenatal check-up, pregnancy test, sonogram
- Administered medications, subcutaneous injections(PPD and insulin), IM injections, flu vaccines, while maintaining medical records on the MAR
- Answered inmate questions concerning blood sugar, blood pressure, breathing treatments, medications
- Responded to emergencies at inmate's dormitory/cell
- Admission/intake full assessment,-obtained health history, conducted drug and alcohol withdrawal assessments
- Observed patients and reported adverse reactions to medication or treatment to supervising medical staff, monitored and administered medication to inmates on suicide watch
- Collected samples such as urine, and blood from patients for testing, recorded all care information concisely, accurately and completely in a timely manner in the appropriate format.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse -
York County School of Technology
York, PA06.2007
High School Diploma -
Kennard-Dale High School
Fawn Grove, PA06.2005
Skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong Critical Thinking Skills
- Good Judgment to reach quality decisions
- Excellent organizational and nursing time management skills
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Supervisory experience working with CNAs
- Wound Care
- Family Communication
- Patient Relationship Building
- Medication Administration
- Clinical Documentation
- Physical Assessment
Timeline
LPN Field Clinican
BAYADA Home Health -CPF
05.2018 - 12.2021
LPN -Pediatric Home Care
Prn Home Health Services
04.2018 - 07.2018
LPN/ Respite/ Habilitation
UCP of Central Pennsylvania
06.2014 - 10.2017
LPN
Home To Stay Inc
10.2012 - 10.2017
LPN
Medical Staffing Network
02.2012 - 03.2013
LPN- PRN then Full Time 3p-11p
Golden Living Center
09.2010 - 03.2012
LPN- Weekend Option 7A-7P
Colonial Manor
05.2008 - 05.2011
LPN -Full time 3p-11p then PRN
Prime Care Medical (York County Prison)
05.2007 - 09.2009
Licensed Practical Nurse -
York County School of Technology
High School Diploma -
Kennard-Dale High School
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