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Overview
Work History
Education
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Academic Collaboration
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Amanda Madison Stanford

Oceanside,CA

Summary

Registered nurse proficient in delivering compassionate care across various medical settings, including cardiology and palliative care. Strong focus on patient and family education, facilitating informed decision-making, and enhancing recovery through holistic nursing practices.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

RN

Brightstar Care Home Health of Coronado
09.2025 - Current
  • Coordinated patient care with families and healthcare teams through thorough assessments.
  • Managed care for over 30 patients across more than 1000 visits.
  • Delegated tasks to home health aides and CNAs to meet patient care objectives.
  • Executed medication management, wound care, digital bowel stimulation, and fall risk assessments.
  • Educated patients and families using verbal explanations and demonstrations, assessing understanding through teach-back methods.

Student

Mary Washington Hospital
Fredericksburg, USA
03.2024 - 04.2024
  • Obstetrics - 24 hours
  • Conducted physical exams and collected vital signs for assigned patients during obstetrics shifts.
  • Assisted in administering medications and treatments to enhance patient care.
  • Monitored fetal heart rates and contractions, supporting a nurse in an emergency newborn delivery while awaiting midwife.

Student

Spotsylvania Highschool
Fredericksburg, USA
11.2024
  • Special Education - 6 hours
  • Assisted teachers in implementing individualized education plans for students.
  • Encouraged student participation through engaging learning techniques and activities.

Student

Battlefield Elementary School
Fredericksburg, USA
11.2024
  • Pediatric (School Nurse) - 8 hours
  • Administered respiratory, metabolic and psychiatric prescription medications to students under supervision of school nurse.
  • Assisted nurse in providing direct health care services to students involving triage, evaluation, and first aid care for illness and injury.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Germanna Community College
Fredericksburg, VA
12-2024

Skills

  • Advanced cardiac life support
  • IV administration
  • Wound care
  • Catheter management
  • Patient assessment
  • Patient triage
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Infection control
  • Patient safety protocols
  • EMR management
  • Team collaboration
  • Patient education

Certification

  • Registered Nurse (RN), CA
  • BLS (Basic Life Support), American Red Cross, 01/01/25

Academic Collaboration

  • Teenage Pregnancy, 09/01/24 - 11/01/24, Qualitative-based research focused on adolescent pregnancy, with the inclusion of evidence-based research, experimental studies, and a personally crafted questionnaire. This research scopes how prenatal care and resource education can minimize psychological and medical risks within this population.
  • Intrapartum Movement, 01/01/24 - 03/01/24, Evidence-based research focused on low-risk laboring mothers, with the aim to acknowledge holistic interventions that may ease aspects of labor.
  • Locust Grove Accessibility to Healthcare, 08/01/23 - 12/01/23, Access to healthcare for residents: An evidence-based study that began with a windshield survey to identify barriers to receiving adequate healthcare. Collaboration continued to find how to promote and reasonably implement accessibility to healthcare for the target population, finally anticipating and evaluating the outcome.
  • Improving Healthcare for LGBTQ Members, 02/01/23 - 05/01/23, Evidence-Based Practice shows the evidence of how researched ways could improve outcomes and accessibility for this specific population, specifically through modification of legal policies, ethical concepts, and staff education protocols that would promote inclusivity.

Community Service

  • Germanna Welcome day (Campus event setup/cleaning), 6 hours, 10/10/23
  • Stafford Highschool (Audiometer/vision Screenings), 6 hours, 09/18/24
  • Mary Washington Hospital – 3 North (Wound Prevalence Study), 4 hours, 06/06/24
  • Micah Homeless Community Meal – (Serve food), 4 hours, 07/30/24
  • Chancellor Highschool Special Education Graduation Ceremony (setup/interaction), 4 hours, 05/16/24
  • Spotsylvania Towne Center Mall Health Fair (BP/Blood-Glucose Screenings), 4 hours, 05/12/24
  • Orange Free Clinic (Health Screenings), 6 hours, 10/10/23

Traits

  • Ability to recognize cues and adapt to the needs of various age groups.
  • Active listening skills, with awareness/sensitivity to patient and caregivers’ rights.
  • Teachable and receptive to guidance and directives from staff and management.
  • Flexibility, understanding, patience, and self-reliance are developed traits as a supportive service member spouse, transferrable to a workplace standard.
  • Personal trait of perseverance through personal familial losses, familial remoteness, childbirth, and entrepreneurship, shaped as resilience through hardship and independence.
  • Proficient in using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, SharePoint, and Access, and other computer skills.

Timeline

RN

Brightstar Care Home Health of Coronado
09.2025 - Current

Student

Spotsylvania Highschool
11.2024

Student

Battlefield Elementary School
11.2024

Student

Mary Washington Hospital
03.2024 - 04.2024

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Germanna Community College
Amanda Madison Stanford