Nanci Lona

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) serving as Charge Nurse with responsibility for clinical oversight and staffing coordination for up to 148 residents across multiple floors in a skilled nursing/long-term care setting. Provides direct patient care while leading all-floor operations, including assignments, workflow, and staff support. Performs comprehensive nursing assessments, monitors vital signs and laboratory results, and promptly notifies providers of any abnormalities or changes in patient condition.

Receives, transcribes, and implements prescribed medication and treatment orders in accordance with scope of practice. Initiates IV therapy, manages PEG/G-tubes, administers oxygen therapy, and delivers wound care. Frequently steps in as a floor nurse as needed, assists nursing staff and CNAs, responds to emergencies, and ensures safe, high-quality care in compliance with facility policies and regulatory standards.

Charge Nurse - Park Ave nue rehab rehabilitation

(2025-06)

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) serving as Charge Nurse with responsibility for clinical oversight and staffing coordination for up to 148 residents across multiple floors in a skilled nursing/long-term care setting. Provides direct patient care while leading all-floor operations, including assignments, workflow, and staff support. Performs comprehensive nursing assessments, monitors vital signs and laboratory results, and promptly notifies providers of any abnormalities or changes in patient condition.

Receives, transcribes, and implements prescribed medication and treatment orders in accordance with scope of practice. Initiates IV therapy, manages PEG/G-tubes, administers oxygen therapy, and delivers wound care. Frequently steps in as a floor nurse as needed, assists nursing staff and CNAs, responds to emergencies, and ensures safe, high-quality care in compliance with facility policies and regulatory standards.

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - La Frontera Arizona

(2026-02 - 2026-07)

• Provided direct nursing care in a fast-paced outpatient behavioral health clinic.
• Administered long-acting injectable (LAI) psychiatric medications following the 7 rights of medication administration and provider orders.
• Completed nursing assessments, monitored patients for adverse reactions, and documented care in the electronic medical record.
• Coordinated care with psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, recovery coaches, case managers, pharmacies, and primary care providers.
• Processed medication prior authorizations and assisted with medication access through insurance companies.
• Managed medication refill requests and medication bridge requests according to clinic policy.
• Reviewed laboratory results, reported critical values to providers, and coordinated appropriate follow-up care.
• Educated patients on medications, treatment plans, side effects, and follow-up appointments.
• Scheduled and tracked injection appointments while maintaining accurate medication inventory and vaccine/medication storage standards.
• Maintained compliance with clinic policies, HIPAA, infection control practices, and medication safety standards.

IP/UM LPN - Sandstone of Tucson

(2022-12 - 2025-06)

Compassionate and dedicated License Practical Nurse with strong clinical and leadership experience and long-term care and infection prevention. Proven success in implementing CDC and CMS compliant infection control program, educating staff, improving resident outcomes, and maintaining survey readiness. Promoted to unit manager in recognition of leadership, team building, and quality improvement Skills.

LPN - Casa Adobes

(2021-12 - 2022-12)

• Provided comprehensive care in a high acuity skilled nursing unit. Performed timely and accurate admission, discharges and hospital transfers, ensuring proper documentation and continuity of care. Administered prescribed medication and treatments per providers orders. Conducting thorough head to toe assessments, documenting finding and reported changes in conditions to appropriate provider. Monitored and managed residents with complex conditions. Demonstrated adaptability and strong clinical jud

LPN - Saphire of Tucson

(2020-11 - 2021-11)

• Provided comprehensive care in a high acuity skilled nursing unit, including designated COVID-19 isolation area. Performed timely and accurate admission, discharges and hospital transfers, ensuring proper documentation and continuity of care. Administered prescribed medication and treatments per providers orders adhering to infection control and safety protocols. Conducting thorough head to toe assessments, documenting finding and reported changes in conditions to appropriate provider. Monitored

Student/CNA 80 Hours - Devon Gables

(2019-01 - 2019-02)

• Under supervision performed vital signs, assisted in bathing, feeding, toileting, monitoring I&O’s, assisted in dressing patient’s, assisted patients with ADLs.

Student/LPN - La Canada

(2019-09 - 2019-10)

• Under supervision of a licensed nurse, gave prescribed medications to patient’s, administered heparin injections and insulin injections, checked glucose level using glucose meter on diabetic patients, applied ted hoes stockings to patient, performed head to toe assessments and reported any abnormalities to nurse, and provided patient education.

Student/LPN 40 Hrs. - Catalina Foothills Rehab

(2019-10 - 2019-12)

• Under supervision of a licensed nurse gave prescribed medications, administered Insulin and Heparin injections, administered prescribed IV fluids, performed head to toe assessments and reported any abnormalities to nurse, assisted in wound healing changing dressing and taking measurements of wound, performed in indwelling Foley catheter, Assisted in suctioning a tracheostomy and administered bolus feedings.

Student/LPN 40 Hrs. - Oro Valley Hospital

(2019-12 - 2020-02)

• Under supervision of a licensed nurse give prescribed medications, administered Insulin and heparin injections, performed head to toe assessments and reported any abnormalities to RN, took vital signs. Provided IV care changing dressings, administered prescribed IV fluids to patients, applied STD’S, and gave patient education.

Teacher’s Aide - Valencia Middle School (TUSD)

(2016-03 - 2018-12)

• Assisting and educational and school development of students under the direction of the lead teacher. Provider support for individual student inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities. Supported the student with emotional or behavioral concerns and assisted them and developing appropriate social skills. Assistant teacher with the planning of activities for students throughout the school day with children who had special needs.

Care Giver - Soreo In Home Support Service

(2015-06 - 2016-03)

• Provided care for patient in the comfort of own home, helped with daily living needs, helped patient with eating, bathing, toileting. Took client to Dr. appointments, grocery shopping, and helped around client’s house by doing laundry light cleaning and cooking for patient in the comfort of own home, helped with daily living needs, such as: with eating, bathing, toileting. Took client to Dr. appointments, grocery shopping, and helped around client’s house by doing laundry light cleaning and cook

Assisted Store Manager - USA Pawn

(2012-02 - 2015-05)

• Supervisor of three, ran the store when store manager was off, daily money count, jewelry count, daily audit on jewelry, Pricing jewelry, Pricing electronics, Called ATF for gun clearance, approved high dollar amount loans, verified gun pawns and provided excellent customer service.

Sales - Super Pawn

(2006-10 - 2012-02)

• Provided excellent customer service. Responsible for jewelry count, Jewelry cleaning, displaying sales floor, changing monthly signs, taking payments over the phone.

Medical Assistant - Venabro Medical Building Dr. Charles I. Okonkwo Cardiologist

(2003-06 - 2006-08)

• Front office: accurately updating and recording patients medications and allergies in patients chart upon Visit, collected insurance Co -pays deductibles and balances at the time of visit, Did medical billing, Back office did Vital sign, did blood drowns, Give IM shots, Roomed patients, Checked glucose, Applied Holter’s and connected patients to Stress echo’s, Echo’s. And performed EKG’s.

Woodfield High School (2002)

Medical Assistant - Bryman Collage (2003)

CNA - Pima Community Collage (2019)

LPN - Pima Community Collage (2020)