Practical Nurse Cover Letter

Please consider me for the practical nurse opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for virtual clinical care to patients within the recognized scope of practice for the profession and professional licensure requirements.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Loud noises
• Extreme temperatures
• Magnetic fields
• Current Georgia license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Applies knowledge of human behavior, motivations, and reactions to situations in the provision of nursing care for an aging population
• Provides nursing care by observing, identifying, and responding to the physical, emotional, and social needs of specific patients
• Processes patients for admissions, transfer, or discharge following established written nursing program guidelines
• Utilizes techniques that insure safe, accurate administration of medications and treatments following nursing program guidelines

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the practical nurse position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for individual oversight to students during practice and/or remediation of technical nursing skills as requested by course.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Integrates and applies pertinent aspects of the Outpatient Clinic performance improvement program into his/her professional practice when appropriate
• The Licensed Practical Nurse works under the direction of the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team with a focus on Outpatient care delivery
• The LPN is a critical component of Patient Aligned Care Team, who checks Veterans in for clinic visits, performs procedures as directed, and provides education and other duties as assigned
• Performing specialized nursing care such as feedings, medication administration, and dressing
• Prepare quarterly nursing reviews and attends ISP meetings
• Attend to personal care, self-care and other needs of those individuals who require assistance, while always encouraging choice and independence daily to the most considerable extent as possible
• Treat all individuals with dignity and respect and maintain individuals’ rights based on policy and procedure
• Discharge needs are identified and are related to developmental stage (i.e., patient/family educated about or referred to available, appropriate community resources

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the practical nurse position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for education related to the disease process, side effects of medications, and adverse effects of treatments (neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and anemia).

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Loan repayment
• Conforms to the definition of practical nurses as identified in the Minnesota Statutes
• Urgent Care/ Emergency Room Experience Preferred
• Previous physician practice experience strongly preferred
• Identifies and communicates learning needs to the Unit Manager/Nursing Leader
• Triage patient calls
• Ensures and provides direct care to the resident that is consistent with the comprehensive assessment, request of the resident and the goals of the plan of care
• Provides individualized skilled home health nursing care to patients under the supervision of a registered professional nurse

Please consider me for the practical nurse opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for information on specific drug therapy, drug administration, side effects and side effect management, and carry out interventions when appropriate.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Teaches and documents health concepts to veteran, including learning needs and readiness to learn
• Performs treatments, procedures and the use and reprocessing of reusable medical equipment appropriate to assigned duties
• Accurately reports pertinent, signs, symptoms, conditions, and behavior of patients to the RN/HCP as deemed necessary by the patient's condition
• Processes records accurately and timely for all patient data, and education into the medical records
• Actively participates in interdisciplinary team planning sessions by offering observations and suggestions
• Seeks out educational opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills
• Ensures the exam rooms are clean and ready for the next patient
• The Licensed Practical Nurse possesses knowledge and skills to perform a practical nurse assessment ["Assessment" means the act of gathering and identifying data about the client, procedures, practices, and techniques at a level determined by the Qualification Standards and demonstrated competency

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the practical nurse position.

Previously, I was responsible for clinical and educational support for the psychological care of hospitalized patients and their families for the purpose of developing clinical and practice expertise among nursing staff.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Recognize and respond to emergency situations per established protocol
• Perform suture removals and wound care according to established guidelines
• Utilize reusable medical equipment per established medical and safety procedures
• Utilize knowledge of human behavior, motivations and reactions to effectively work with patients, families, significant others, and staff