Jennifer Whiddon
Mansura,LA
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering over 11 years of patient-facing experience. Addresses patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Bunkie General Hospital
04.2022 - Current
- Worked on nursing floor passing medications, starting, and hanging IV’s, performing wound care, taking vital signs, hanging tube feedings, inserted and taken out foley catheters, and assessed patient’s condition and needs.
- Performed patient rounds and charted patient’s condition, activities, and mental status and reported any abnormalities to MD.
- Provided education to patient and their family members on admission, during stay, and upon discharge about patient’s diagnosis and interventions being implemented.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Riviere de Soleil Community Care Center
04.2021 - 04.2022
- Worked in long term care with nursing home residents passing medications, taking vital signs, assessing resident’s condition and needs, monitoring tube feeding residents, and performing wound care.
- Documented health status of all hospice residents, daily behaviors, intake and outputs, activities, fall reports, resident education, and any correspondence with family members or physician regarding resident care.
- Performed care on Covid positive residents in isolation.
- Provided education to residents and their families about disease processes and new orders from doctor.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Rapides Regional Medical Center
05.2018 - 04.2021
- Worked on nursing floor and Covid isolation floor passing medications, starting and hanging IV’s, performing wound care, taking vital signs, hanging tube feedings, inserted and taken out foley catheters, helped pull sheaths from Cath lab patients, and assessing patient’s condition and needs.
- Performed patient rounds and charted patient’s condition, activities, and mental status and reported any abnormalities to doctor.
- Provided education to patient and their family members on admission, during stay, and upon discharge about patient’s diagnosis and interventions being implemented.
- Participated in team conferences with doctors and staff to determine a plan of care and how long patient will need to stay to meet their discharge goals.
Licensed Practical Nurse
National Nurses of America
06.2017 - 01.2019
- Worked at long term care facilities, mental health and substance abuse facilities, and rehabs as needed to fill in during staffing needs.
- Assessed patient’s condition and needs, passed medications, and hung IVs as ordered, charted patient’s condition or activities according to policy, and performed wound care.
- Reported critical changes to RN and MD and gave end of shift report to incoming staff.
Licensed Practical Nurse
HealthSouth Rehab Hospital
11.2017 - 05.2018
- Worked on nursing floor passing medications, starting and hanging IV’s, performing wound care, taking vital signs, and assessing he patient’s condition and needs.
- Performed patient rounds and charted patient’s condition, activities, and mental status and reported any abnormalities to doctor.
- Provided education to patient and their family members on admission, during stay, and upon discharge about patient’s diagnosis and interventions being implemented.
- Participated in team conferences with doctors and therapy staff to determine plan of care and how long patient will need to stay to meet their discharge goals.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Home Health 2000
01.2017 - 06.2017
- Performed skilled nurse visits on patients in their home in accordance with plan of care developed by RN and signed by doctor such as taking vital signs, patient and caregiver teaching on new and current medications, disease processes, diet, and safety, medication management, medication administration, filling patient’s medicine planner, calling in medicine refills for patient, and performing wound care.
- Inputted patient’s skilled nurse visit into computer to track vital signs, medications, education, diet, and wound care and measurements.
- Sent case conferences and orders to doctor for signature on new medications, vital signs out of normal ranges, wound updates, and for medical equipment patient needs.
- Performed venipunctures for labs ordered by doctor in patient’s home and dropped them off at hospital for testing and performed finger sticks to test patient’s blood sugar and PT/INR.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Bayne Jones Army Community Hospital
05.2015 - 01.2017
- Triaged patients, obtained vital signs and documented reason for visit to family practice clinic, gave report to provider for best course of treatment, administered injections, started IVs, drew stat blood orders, performed nebulizer treatments, entered medications per provider’s orders, removed sutures and staples, performed wound care, and assisted provider during procedures.
- Updated patient's chart, answered teleconference messages from patient and addressed their needs and requests, entered new referrals and updated current patient referrals for outside providers and specialist, booked follow up appointments, made follow up phone calls to patients that were recently seen in emergency room to assess their condition.
- Provided patient education on their diagnosis, ordered labs, mammograms, entered consults, and went over schedule to see if anything was needed for appointment before patient got there.
- Cleaned and sanitized patient room after appointments, stocked all supplies needed for daily appointments, and prepared room for procedures.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Home Health 2000
10.2013 - 05.2015
- Tracked physical therapy visits, kept up logs for incident/accident reports and infection control, updated medicine refrigerator log daily with current temperatures, ordered supplies for wound care patients and for office, typed up case conferences for nurses in field and faxed them to doctor, and called insurance companies to get preauthorizations for additional skilled nurse, physical therapy, and home health aide visits.
- Performed skilled nurse visits on patients in their home in accordance to plan of care developed by RN and signed by doctor such as taking vital signs, patient and caregiver teaching on new and current medications, disease processes, diet, and safety, medication management, medication administration, filling patient’s medicine planner, calling in medicine refills for patient, performing wound care, venipunctures for labs ordered by doctor in patient’s home and dropped them off at hospital for testing and performed finger sticks to test patient’s blood sugar and PT/INR.
- Sent case conferences and orders to doctor for signature on new medications, vital signs out of normal ranges, wound updates, and for medical equipment patient needs.
Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse
Kufoy Medical
02.2013 - 09.2013
- Triaged patients for their appointment, put vital signs into computer in patient’s chart, assessed patients need to see doctor, put patient into room for treatment or prepared them for procedure.
- Performed EKG, administered injections such as Testosterone, Vitamin B-12, Rocephin, and Toradol, therapeutic phlebotomies, started IVs for IV therapy and hydration, performed UA and glucose testing, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and wound care.
- Assisted doctor during procedures such as biopsies, echocardiograms, ultrasounds of abdomen and carotid, pap smears, and removal of lesions and warts by cauterization, surgery, or cryotherapy.
- Documented all medications and procedures in patient’s chart on computer, prepared each patient’s chart for doctor, documented all conversations with patient or hospital staff about patient in chart, and sent medication refill requests into doctor and pharmacy.
Automated Logistical Specialist (92A)
U.S. Army And Army National Guard
01.1994 - 11.2001
- Generated daily supply reports for Battalion Commander while deployed.
- Kept track of unit tools making sure tools were signed out and returned.
- Bulk packed returned equipment for repairs and cleaning.
- Generated monthly maintenance reports for Company Commander for all unit equipment.
- Inputted head count numbers for deployed units to order correct amount of food for each meal.
- Honorable Discharge
Education
ACLS Advanced Life Support Certification -
American Heart Association
Bunkie, LA06.2024
BLS Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification -
American Heart Association
Bunkie, LA06.2024
Associate of Science - Nursing
Sowela Technical College ASN
Lake Charles, LA05.2024
Licensed Practical Nurse License -
Louisiana State Board of Nursing
Baton Rouge, LA06.2012
Practical Nursing - Practical Nursing
Northwest Louisiana Technical College
Natchitoches, Louisiana05.2012
College Certified Nursing Assistant Certification Leesville, Louisiana -
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Leesville, LA2010
IV Therapy Certification -
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Leesville, Louisiana2010
Academy Phlebotomy Certification -
Central Louisiana Medical
Alexandria, Louisiana2002
Automated Logistics Certification -
Ft. Lee Quartermaster School
Fort Lee, Virginia1994
Diploma -
Pickering High School
Pickering, Louisiana1990
Skills
- Clinical Documentation
- Vital Signs
- Patient Care
- Home Health Care
- Team Collaboration
- Patient Education
- Staff Supervision
- Palliative Care
- Mental Health Support
- Immunization Administration
- EMR / EHR
- Medication Administration
- Critical Thinking
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Bunkie General Hospital
04.2022 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Riviere de Soleil Community Care Center
04.2021 - 04.2022
Licensed Practical Nurse
Rapides Regional Medical Center
05.2018 - 04.2021
Licensed Practical Nurse
HealthSouth Rehab Hospital
11.2017 - 05.2018
Licensed Practical Nurse
National Nurses of America
06.2017 - 01.2019
Licensed Practical Nurse
Home Health 2000
01.2017 - 06.2017
Licensed Practical Nurse
Bayne Jones Army Community Hospital
05.2015 - 01.2017
Licensed Practical Nurse
Home Health 2000
10.2013 - 05.2015
Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse
Kufoy Medical
02.2013 - 09.2013
Automated Logistical Specialist (92A)
U.S. Army And Army National Guard
01.1994 - 11.2001
ACLS Advanced Life Support Certification -
American Heart Association
BLS Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification -
American Heart Association
Associate of Science - Nursing
Sowela Technical College ASN
Licensed Practical Nurse License -
Louisiana State Board of Nursing
Practical Nursing - Practical Nursing
Northwest Louisiana Technical College
College Certified Nursing Assistant Certification Leesville, Louisiana -
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
IV Therapy Certification -
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Academy Phlebotomy Certification -
Central Louisiana Medical
Automated Logistics Certification -
Ft. Lee Quartermaster School
Diploma -
Pickering High School
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