Portia Pritchett
New Bern
Summary
Dedicated licensed practical nurse 2 years of in school clinical training and 7 years of experience in geriatric nursing, urology nursing, neurology nursing, med surg, surgical care, internal medicine and family medicine nursing, and pediatric nursing.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
LPN
Carolina East Medical Center
07.2024 - 05.2025
- Improved patient outcomes by administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and documenting relevant information.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
- Demonstrated excellent technical skills in wound dressing changes, IV therapy administration, catheter insertion, and other routine nursing procedures.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)
Family medical Homeport (PCMH) Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital
12.2022 - 06.2024
- Nurse who helps to assist doctors in procedures such as botox, cath urine collection, dressing changes, suture removals, staple removals, assist with PAP smears and vaginal exams, and perform EKGs. Along with my other duties I help to assist patients with any needs or concerns the patient may have concerning medications, treatments, upcoming procedures or just unclear about something that happened in a visit thru task and phone calls or direct patient contact. Obtaining vitals, triaging patients, COVID, FLU and Strep Testing walk-in Patients and being contact between patient and provider.
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)
Carolina East Health System
06.2019 - 05.2022
- Nurse who helps to assist doctors in procedures such as prostate biopsies, gold marker placement for radiation of the prostate and cystoscopy. My duties also include monthly Foley catheter changes and Foley irrigations, intravesical chemotherapy installations for bladder cancer, blood draw and urine dipstick urine analysis, and PTNS treatment for incontinence. Along with my other duties I help to assist patients with any needs or concerns the patient may have concerning medications, treatments, upcoming procedures or just unclear about something that happened in a visit thru task and phone calls or direct patient contact. Obtaining vitals, triaging patients, supra pubic cath changes, IV insertion.
LPN Charge Nurse
Roman Eagle Memorial Home
06.2018 - 12.2018
- Duties include the following:
- Administration of medication
- Reviewing lab work and weights and notifying MD of findings
- Ensure resident and staff confidentiality
- Promote resident satisfaction
- Obtaining specimens
- IV and PICC line medications
- Ensuring patency of IV's and PICC lines
- Admitting new residents
- Assisting MD during rounds of resident's rooms
- Assigning and delegating duties to non-licensed nursing staff
- Monitoring Resident care and supervising other nursing staff
- Performing outgoing assessments of residents' physical and mental health
- Explaining procedures and treatments to residents
Waitress
TEXAS STEAKHOUSE AND SALOON
10.2011 - 12.2018
- Duties include the following:
- Communicate with manager, peers, staff, and vendors.
- Demonstrate flexibility in my work schedule and a positive attitude to foster flexibility and a positive attitude in those whom I work with.
- Ensure quality customer service for all the guests that enter the restaurant.
- Providing them with a pleasant dining experience while catering to all their needs while dining.
Education
Associate Degree in Applied Science - Practical Nursing
Danville Community College
Danville, VA12.2017
High School Diploma - undefined
John M. Langston Focus School
Danville, VA05.2011
Skills
- HIPAA compliance
- Wound care
- Clinical documentation
- Clinical judgment
- Documentation accuracy
- Family communication
- Geriatric
- Pain management
- Sterile technique
- EMR Systems
- Tube Feeding
- Nursing at bedside
- Medication Administration
- Laboratory Experience
- Glucose Monitoring
- IV insertion/Discontinue IV
- Foley Insertion/Foley Care (Adult and pediatric)
- One on one patient care
- Tube feeding
- Dressing change (sterile and clean technique)
- Ostomy care
- CPR certified (BLS American Heart)
- Geriatric treatment
- Acute and Rehabilitative Care
- Post-surgical assessments
- Hospice care
- Neuro checks
- Seizure safety
- Pediatric blood draws
- Saline Lock Insertion for Radiological procedures
- PICC line Dressing Changes
Timeline
LPN
Carolina East Medical Center
07.2024 - 05.2025
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)
Family medical Homeport (PCMH) Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital
12.2022 - 06.2024
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)
Carolina East Health System
06.2019 - 05.2022
LPN Charge Nurse
Roman Eagle Memorial Home
06.2018 - 12.2018
Waitress
TEXAS STEAKHOUSE AND SALOON
10.2011 - 12.2018
High School Diploma - undefined
John M. Langston Focus School
Associate Degree in Applied Science - Practical Nursing
Danville Community College
Additional Information
SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS
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