Renee Duffenais
Little Rapids
Summary
Accomplished nursing student with extensive experience at Western Health Care Corp, excelling in patient assessments and chronic disease management. Demonstrated ability to multitask and prioritize, ensuring high-quality patient care and comfort through caring bedside manner and attention to detail. Proven track record in improving patient outcomes through effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Practical Nurse
Western Health Care Corp
Corner Brook Long Term Care
02.2019 - Current
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
- Administered controlled narcotics and other medications, performed catheterizations and took samples for diagnostic review.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels, notifying pertinent staff and doctors when necessary and altering the plan of care to suit the patient's condition.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Stocking and organizing resident rooms, tub rooms, linen carts and medication carts.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Western Health Care Corp
Bay St George Long Term Care Center
03.2011 - 02.2019
- Administered controlled narcotics and other medications, performed catheterizations, collected samples and assisted with procedures.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Assisted with admissions, transfers, and discharges, and accompanied residents to appointments including to Eastern Health.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels, coordinating any pertinent information to the healthcare team and altering the plan of care as necessary.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Stocking and organizing resident rooms, tub rooms, linen carts and medication carts.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Regional School of Nursing
Corner Brook, NL05-2025
Practical Nursing,
College of The North Atlantic
Stephenville, NL12-2010
Skills
- Patient assessments
- Pain management
- Catheter care
- Multi-tasking and prioritization
- Behavioral assessment
- Staff direction and task delegation
- ADL assistance
- Infection control
- Quality assurance
- Health education
- Chronic disease management
- Charting and recording
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Elementary
Certification
BLS - St John Ambulance, Aug 2/2024
Proficient in Meditech, Microsoft Office Suites
EKG training
WHMIS Training
Timeline
Licensed Practical Nurse
Western Health Care Corp
02.2019 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Western Health Care Corp
03.2011 - 02.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Regional School of Nursing
Practical Nursing,
College of The North Atlantic