Student Nurse Extern
Havasu Regional Medical Center
02.2024 - Current
- Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
- Proactively sought out opportunities to learn from experienced nurses and other healthcare professionals, growing in clinical knowledge and aptitude.
- Collaborated with nurse preceptors and other medical staff to achieve quality patient outcome goals.
- Shadowed experienced nurses as they provided direct patient care, learning essential techniques for effective bedside manner and communication.
- Assisted patients with mobility needs by helping them move around the hospital or perform range-of-motion exercises as needed.
- Developed strong time-management skills by balancing multiple responsibilities during fast-paced hospital shifts.
- Demonstrated commitment to teamwork by consistently stepping up when additional help was required or requested within the unit or department.
- Enhanced patient care by assisting with daily living tasks and providing emotional support to patients.
- Supported nursing staff in administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and managing patients'' needs.
- Performed diagnostic tests under supervision of registered nurses, contributing to accurate diagnoses and treatment plans.
- Gained valuable clinical experience through rotations in various hospital departments, such as Emergency care, OB, ICU, IMC, and Med Surg.
- Attended medical procedures to increase nursing expertise and advance training.
- Maintained strict adherence to infection control procedures, ensuring the safety of both patients and staff members alike.
- Assisted patients with personal hygiene requirements and monitored conditions to update nursing staff.
