Lavon Saylor

Licensed Vocational Nurse with strong patient care and charting skills, seeking LVN position. Proven ability to provide compassionate care in diverse healthcare environments. Certified in BLS, CPR, IV therapy, and blood withdrawal, with excellent proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Gained broad-based experience working on a variety of units such as: Geriatrics, Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, Oncology, Orthopedics, Medical/Surgical, Rehabilitation, Neurology, Psychology, Telemetry and Hospice/Palliative Care, served as employee health nurse.
• Medication education and administration, IV therapy, glucometer reading, and miscellaneous injections including but not limited to Flu, TB, Hep B.
• Provided care for patients dealing with or recovering from: dementia, Alzheimer’s, various depressions, suicidal ideation, diabetes, fractures, head trauma, paralysis, chemotherapy, surgery, cancer and end of life.
• Monitored, drained, inserted and/or removed Foley catheters, nasal-gastric tubes, Jackson-Pratt drains also perform colostomy and urostomy care.
• Experienced in the use and care of saline locks, chest tubes, feeding tubes, restraints, braces, splints, tracheotomy tubes, Hoyer lifts, constant perpetual motion machines (CPM), 5 lead EKG and 12 lead EKG reading.
• Wound care, cleaning and redressing postoperative incisions, and decubitus ulcers.
• Worked with MRSA patients ensuring all contact precautions were strictly adhered to.
• Started, monitored and discontinued oxygen therapy.
• Palliative care to terminally ill patients, inpatient and in home.
• Education given on end-of-life signs and symptoms, medication usages and administration.