Abigail Ashway
Kennesaw,GA
Summary
Dynamic and dedicated Nurse Extern with hands-on experience at Northside Cherokee Emergency Department, as well as the Women's Surgical Unit at Northside Atlanta. Adept in critical care and patient management. Skilled in Basic Life Support and proficient in EKG interpretation, I excel in collaborating with healthcare teams to enhance patient outcomes while demonstrating strong critical thinking and communication abilities. Compassionate and known for high productivity, with efficient task completion.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Extern
Northside Cherokee Emergency Department
Canton, GA
05.2024 - Current
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise, and critical thinking to provide optimal care, support, and life-saving interventions.
- I collaborate with the nursing staff to devise treatment methods designed to reduce pain and discomfort. I also shadow and assist nurses, as well as physicians, with indwelling/intermittent catheter insertions, wound changes, central/PICC line management, synchronized cardiac catheterization, EKGs, lumbar punctures, intubations, chest tube insertions, bladder augmentation, nasogastric tube insertion, FAST assessments, nasal cannula application, ambulation challenges, applying sutures, removal of sutures, placing IVs, blood cultures, CPR, postmortem care, and applying splints, as well as medically sedated splints with correction.
- Care for patients, obtain vital signs, assist with ADLs, transport patients from one unit to another using proper safety techniques, ambulation, etc.
Nurse Extern
Northside Atlanta Women's Surgical Unit
Atlanta, GA
01.2025 - 05.2025
- Coordinated with nurses and doctors to establish, enact, and evaluate patient care plans.
- Assisted nurses with conducting assessments of postoperative patients, evaluating respiratory status, pain levels, and circulation, in accordance with hospital policies. Assisting in managing care for patients with various medical acute and chronic conditions, including preoperative care, postoperative care, wound care, and pain management.
- Performed sterile dressing changes for surgical incisions, documenting wound appearance, healing progress, draining Jackson-Pratt drains, as well as patient education on how to properly empty drains and pubic catheter removals.
Education
High School Diploma -
Kell High School
Marietta, GA05-2020
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA07-2025
Some College (No Degree) - Bachelor in Science of Nursing
University of Tennessee Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TNSkills
- Basic Life Support/CPR
- Chest Drain: Oasis Setup, and Operation
- COVID-19 FREE: Ventilation Complications, and Nursing Care
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Imminent Death: How to Respond
- NIH Stroke Scale
- Non-invasive Ventilated Patient Management
- Recognizing dying
- Spinal cord injury
- Stop the bleeding
- Naloxone administration
Shadow Experience
- Northside Atlanta Hospital ICU
- Northside Cherokee Hospital ICU & OR
Timeline
Nurse Extern
Northside Atlanta Women's Surgical Unit
01.2025 - 05.2025
Nurse Extern
Northside Cherokee Emergency Department
05.2024 - Current
High School Diploma -
Kell High School
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Kennesaw State University
Some College (No Degree) - Bachelor in Science of Nursing
University of Tennessee Chattanooga