Sandra Rivota, LVN, Licensed Vocational Nurse with GoGet Happy Care
Get to know Licensed Vocational Nurse, Sandra Rivota, who serves patients in Santa Clarita, California.
Sandra is a licensed vocational nurse who is currently serving patients at GoGet Happy Care in Santa Clarita, California. “Our mission is to help others find the courage deep within to heal. Here at GoGet Happy Care, we believe healing involves balancing your mind, body, and spirit. As you face your current health challenge, we will assist you in your home life. We are here to support the collective mission to attain your best life as you progress through your healing journey” as stated on the practice’s website.
In the field of nursing, Sandra specializes in traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI is defined as a blow to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. TBI can result when the head suddenly and violently hits an object or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue.
Sandra earned her Associate of Arts and Sciences degree in Health Services from Los Angeles Mission College in Los Angeles, California. She then went on to earn her nursing degree from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles. Sandra attributes her success to her passion for people and her experience with brain trauma injury, which led her to want to help others.
A licensed vocational nurse (LVN) is a job title specific to Texas and California. LVNs are known as licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in all other states. LVNs and LPNs work under the supervision of registered nurses (RNs) and physicians, providing basic bedside care to patients.
LVNs, like Sandra, are typically responsible for monitoring patients’ vital signs, including their blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature, height, and weight. Other tasks that LVNs are responsible for include giving enemas, recording intake and output of foods and fluids, collecting samples for testing, maintaining equipment, and dressing wounds – among others.
Learn More about Sandra Rivota:
Through her online profile, https://todaysnurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4144467/info/
