Cameron Jones

• As a Resident Assistant, I oversee residents on GCU campus and plan programs and activities along with performing managerial tasks for the residence life department. My experience as a resident assistant has helped me strengthen my organizational and leadership skills, especially now being a returning RA and taking more of a leadership role on my team. This role has helped me improve my ability to hold myself and others accountable, manage time responsibly, and collaborate with others to meet deadlines and department needs.

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• I have worked as a nursing tutor for Grand Canyon University for the past three semesters, where I have helped students with both pre-requisite courses such as anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, and college math, as well as level one nursing courses. This position has helped me improve my ability to communicate with others, while also sharpening my knowledge of course material

In my time at Chandler Regional Medical center, I was able to rotate through a labor and delivery unit, as well as a postpartum unit, where I was able to apply what I have been learning in my OB didactic class such as fetal heart monitoring, maternal and newborn assessments, and medication administration, all tailored to the field of maternal and child health nursing.

During this clinical rotation, I worked 6 shifts on a neuro telemetry unit, assisting RN's on the floor with patient care tasks, and practicing hands-on skills such as medication administration, IV management, and catheter care. This rotation helped me strengthen my head-to-toe assessment skills and enhance my critical thinking capabilities as I got to see the in-depth process of case management and care prioritization from the nurses I worked with.

During my clinical rotation at Arizona State Hospital, I gained experience in the field of behavioral health nursing, practicing skills such as building rapport with patients, employing therapeutic communication into everyday conversations, and was involved in case management meetings for patients on the unit.

This clinical rotation was my first in my time at GCU, and during it I was able to learn foundational tenants of patient care such as hygiene, building rapport with patients, performing basic assessments, obtaining vital signs, and assisting with ADL's and mobility.

• My time working at a childcare facility helped me improve my ability to incorporate age-appropriate communication into everyday practice, create a safety-focused milieu, and provide nurturing care to the children I worked with. This job allowed me to incorporate my love for infants and children while strengthening my one-on-one care skills. I have prior childcare experience working for individual families, but this position allowed me to take on the challenge of caring for children in larger quantities, and provide individualized care for children with different personalities and backgrounds.