Shlana Grant
Shreveport
Summary
Compassionate LPN with extensive experience at Cypress Point Nursing and Rehabilitation, skilled in medication administration and infection control. Proven ability to enhance patient care through effective communication and collaboration with healthcare teams, ensuring optimal treatment outcomes and patient comfort. Dedicated to delivering high-quality, empathetic care in diverse healthcare settings.
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LPN
Cypress Point Nursing and Rehabilitation
09.2023 - 04.2025
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
LPN
Ware Youth Center
01.2021 - 09.2023
- Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
LPN
Heritage Manor Bossier
12.2019 - 12.2021
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Accurately recorded interactions in medical charts, documenting accidents and interventions applied.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs, and performed catheterizations.
- Adhered to treatment plan instructions when administering medications and treatments to patients.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
Education
High School Diploma -
Green Oaks Performance Art
Shreveport, LA05-2025
License Practical Nurse - Nursing
Northwest Louisiana Technical College
Shreveport, LA05-2019
Skills
- Pre-operative care
- Lab specimen collection
- Infection control
- End-of-life care
- Compassionate care
- Medical documentation
- Post operative care
- Medication administration
- Catheter care
- Nursing ethics
- Medical equipment operation
- Vital signs monitoring
- Behavioral health
- Pediatric nursing
- Diabetes management
- Palliative care
- Hospice care
Certification
I'm an education nurse as well I have trainer to trainer and bls
Timeline
LPN
Cypress Point Nursing and Rehabilitation
09.2023 - 04.2025
LPN
Ware Youth Center
01.2021 - 09.2023
LPN
Heritage Manor Bossier
12.2019 - 12.2021
High School Diploma -
Green Oaks Performance Art
License Practical Nurse - Nursing
Northwest Louisiana Technical College
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