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My years of experience include working with patients that ranged from semi-dependent to almost totally disable. My training includes college course work as a nurse aide, county training as a CAPP worker and numerous classes through Easter Seals and Red Cross training programs. I have a good work ethics and I feel confident in saying that I am an honest and a genuinely caring individual. I recently held a position working for a prominent Portland family. My professional skills include: * Provide patient care such as bathing, dressing, toileting and feeding * Competent in collecting, measuring and recording of liquid output * Assist in care of patient with external or internal urinary catheters and nasogastric tubes * Intravenous tubes and oxygen therapy * Administer various types of enemas and laxative suppositories * Apply non-medical topical ointments to intact skin surfaces * Apply non-sterile dry dressings and bandages * Take and record temperature, pulse and respiration using various methods * Take and record blood pressure * Understand factors affecting vital signs and know normal ranges * Recognize signs and symptoms of distress and provide immediate intervention * Know emergency code * Assist in ambulating, using rules of body mechanics * Transfer and turn patients for comfort and safety * Assist in preventing the physical complications of inactivity * Assist in appropriate range of motion exercises * Use special chairs, various types of mattresses and mechanical lifts * Promote individual activities of daily living.
Dec 8th, 2014
Maria is a very caring, adaptable caregiver who works hardest to ensure what's best for the whole team. She is loving and devoted and will care for your family member like they are her family also. She is one of the most professional caretakers I have ever worked with.
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Associate's, 1989
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