Sally Kallmann

7782 Penwood Court, Lake Worth, Florida 33467

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561-249-6950, (c) 774-563-0686, (e-mail) skcfa668@westpost.net
Professional
Summary___________________________________________________
Compassionate, motivated Registered Nurse with 40+ years of
experience in clinical
and non clinical settings providing acute, chronic and hospice
nursing care.
Core
Qualifications______________________________________________________
--Licensed RN in Massachusettes and Florida
--Excellent clinical judgement
--Client/patient and family focused care
--Peer and documentation review
--Mentoring and instruction of new staff
--Strong assessment skills
--Experiernced in pain management
Experience______________________________________________________________

9/1993-7/2010 VNA(Vineyard Nursing Association), Martha's Vineyard,

Mass.
RN-home care and hospice
--Manage care for all age clients with varied diagnosis including
diabetes,
CHF, Parkinson's, cancer and IV therapy.
--Develop client care plans including assessment, evaluation,
nursing
diagnosis in co-operation with client and family
--Provide appropriate care by reviewing and interpreting test
results, client's verbal
and non-verbal responses and acting as liason with physcians,
hospitals,
 specialists and community resources
--Teaching to client/families on how to manage self care and plan
for discharge
--Teaching, mentoring new staff and provide instruction to CNAs
--On-call for VNA and Hospice
--Instruction related to general health maintenance for Bazilian
women
9/1980-7/1993 Martha's Vineyard Hospital Long Term Care unit,
Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
RN-clinical director 1989-1993
--24 hour oversight of 41 bed long term care unit
--Budget preparation
--Unit staffing
--Assure quality care for residents
--Act as resident and family advocate
--Assure compliance with state and federal laws
--Liason with physcians, other hospital departments
RN-charge nurse 1980-1989
--Supervision of day shift staff
--Provision of resident care and treatments
--Medication administration
--Facilitate unit meetings including care planning, staff and
teaching
1979-1980 Nathaniel Witherall Rehab and SNF, Greenwich, CT.
RN-part time evenings
--Medication administration
--Provision of ordered treatments
--Supervise nursing assistant staff
--Assessment of patients condition and follow through
6/1978-1979 Medical transcription-private practice in Greenwich, CT
--transcription of medical reports, operative notes, x-ray reports
etc.
9/1973-4/1978 GHA Nurses Alumnae Registry, private duty, Greenwich,
CT
--Assessment of client condition and documentation
--Administration of medications
--Provide ordered treatments
6/1971-6/1973 Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton, Ohio
RN-6/71-6/1972-staff RN medical unit evenings
-6/72-6/1973-staff RN pediatric unit days
--Assessment of patient condition
--Administer medications and treatments as ordered
--Provide personal care as needed-
9/1969- 6/1971 Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
RN-Student Health Center
--Initiate student exams including v.s., allergy injections, ordered
treatment and
triage care when MD not present
--Instruction for students, i.e. appropriate nutrition, exercise and
safe sexual
practices
--On-call nights and weekends to triage student calls
--Stocking and ordering clinic supplies and medications
--Complete insurance forms
6/1968-8/1969 Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT
RN-Evening charge nurse on med/surg, step-down unit
--Patient assessment and follow-up
--Administration of medications and ordered treatments
--Initiate and organize care plan for each patient
--Document activities
6/1965-5/1968 Greenwich Hospital School of Nursing, Greenwich, CT.
Education______________________________________________________________
1988 Lesley University, Cambridge, Mass. Bachelor of Science with
specialization in Gerontology, GPA-3.80
 1965-1968 Greenwich Hospital School of Nursing, Greenwich, CT.
--Rotations in med/surg, OR, labor and delivery, geriatrics,
psychiatry, diet therapy, community health and pediatrics
Certifications____________________________________________________________
Clinical Oasis specialist
Pain Management
Hospice and Palliative Care
CPR
Massachusettes Registered Nurse
Keywords________________________________________________________________
RN MA, CPR, BLS, immunizations, infection control, med teaching and
administration, IR drains, Pleurix catheters, wound vacs, record
review,
HHA supervision and instruction, hospice, palliative care