Registered Nurse on the Observation Unit Resume Example

Assisted with vital signs, data entry, and patient feedback in longitudinal study on Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (CMD) Collected and analyzed data on a Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test (QUEST) for patients in CMD study

Collaborated with coworkers and Principal Investigator to create presentation on analyzed data

Contributed to future publication on results and validity of QUEST in pediatric Congenital Muscular Dystrophy patients

Manage care of 2 to 3 patients under professor

Respond to the unique needs of each patient including medications, hygienic needs, and emotional support

Advocate for patients with medical team Accept the opportunity to attend a pacemaker placement, intubations, and central line placements

Accommodate care for patients on medical-surgical unit, labor and delivery, psychiatric inpatient, critical care, emergency, and pediatrics 

• Sought opportunity to shadow surgeon and/or surgery staff Allowed to attend several surgeries and observed Gull 2 Bladder Removals, Port Removal, 2 Node Removals, Stomach Biopsy, and 1 benign cyst removal Recognized the cooperation among the surgical team and procedures involved Observed the response of father during the procedures and compared reactions Gained insight into diverse levels of nursing within the hospital at the National Institutes of Health: National Cancer Institute Summers 2011, 2012 and 2013 PRESTO Training Office, Rockville, MD Permitted to attend medical and research seminars on NIH campus given by scientists and doctors from colleges across the United States Contributed ideas as to programs to integrate and train future NIH staff Designed training outlines for future use by the department heads Created a New Employees Handbook template and sample product Researched each department's information to improve current NIH training manuals and Power Points and presentation techniques Recognized need to participate in projects and training with the rest of the staff Revised outlines to reflect training needs after use and revision by head of committee.