DAVIS CAVALIER
Transitions
League City,TX
1
Certification
6
years of professional experience
Dedicated and adaptable nursing student with comprehensive clinical experience across critical care, oncology, medical-surgical, psychiatric, obstetric, and pediatric specialties. Known for a strong work ethic, professionalism, integrity, and the ability to quickly learn and apply new clinical skills. Demonstrates sound clinical judgment, effective interdisciplinary collaboration, and a commitment to delivering high-quality, compassionate patient care. Seeking a Registered Nurse position where I can continue to grow as a clinician, contribute to a collaborative healthcare team, and provide exceptional and compassionate care to diverse patient populations.
Work History
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
2 Months- Educated patients and families regarding treatment plans, medication regimens, symptom management, self-care strategies, and follow-up care.
- Applied evidence-based practice principles to support quality improvement, patient safety, and positive clinical outcomes.
- Performed comprehensive assessments and monitored patients for treatment-related complications, including infection, pain, fatigue, bleeding, and adverse reactions to therapies.
- Assisted in the coordination and implementation of individualized care plans for patients undergoing cancer treatment and supportive care.
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center
1 Month- Provided direct nursing care to critically ill adult patients with complex medical, surgical, neurological, cardiac, and respiratory conditions under RN supervision.
- Performed comprehensive and focused assessments, including neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, and hemodynamic evaluations.
- Monitored patients receiving advanced therapies, including mechanical ventilation, continuous cardiac monitoring, vasoactive medications, and invasive hemodynamic monitoring.
- Administered medications safely and monitored therapeutic and adverse effects of critical care medications.
- Participated in multidisciplinary rounds with physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care.
Ben Taub Hospital
2 Months- Conducted mental status examinations (MSEs) and assessed mood, affect, cognition, thought content, insight, judgment, and risk for self-harm or harm to others.
- Utilized therapeutic communication techniques to establish rapport, promote trust, and support patients experiencing anxiety, depression, psychosis, mania, and substance withdrawal.
- Assisted in the development and implementation of individualized psychiatric nursing care plans based on patient needs and treatment goals.
St. Joseph Medical Center
2 Months- Provided nursing care to antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn patients under the supervision of registered nurses.
- Performed maternal and newborn assessments, including vital signs, pain evaluations, uterine fundal checks, lochia assessment, and newborn physical examinations.
- Monitored fetal well-being through fetal heart rate interpretation and contraction pattern assessment during labor.
- Assisted with labor, vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, and immediate postpartum recovery care.
Memorial Hermann Southeast
1 Month- Provided direct patient care for adult patients with acute and chronic medical conditions under RN supervision.
- Performed comprehensive head-to-toe assessments and monitored vital signs, oxygenation status, and neurological changes.
- Developed and implemented individualized nursing care plans using evidence-based practice.
- Assisted with wound care, IV therapy, enteral feeding, catheter care, and postoperative recovery interventions.
- Identified changes in patient condition and communicated findings to the healthcare team using SBAR.
Nexus Pediatric Psychiatric Hospital
1 Month- Provided compassionate, patient-centered care to pediatric and adolescent patients experiencing acute psychiatric and behavioral health disorders.
- Assisted in developing and implementing individualized behavioral health care plans under RN supervision.
- Participated in suicide risk assessments, safety monitoring, and crisis intervention strategies to maintain a therapeutic environment.
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
2 Months- Provided comprehensive nursing care for adult patients recovering from orthopedic surgeries, including total joint replacements, spinal procedures, fracture repairs, and other musculoskeletal conditions.
- Administered medications safely under RN supervision, including analgesics, anticoagulants, antibiotics, and other prescribed therapies while monitoring for therapeutic and adverse effects.
- Collaborated with physical therapists, occupational therapists, physicians, and nursing staff to promote mobility, rehabilitation, and discharge readiness.
Intern
4 Months- Independent Student Mentorship – Greg Kutsen, MD
- Performed literature searches and reviewed diagnostic reasoning theory; discovered methods to implement theory in an emergency room clinical setting.
President
2 Years 2 Months- Spokesperson of the organization. Oversee all organizational activities.
- Responsible for the well-being of the chapter. Authorize all events. Budget and manage all finances. Responsible for bringing in new members.
President
2 Years 2 Months- Spokesperson of the organization. Oversee all organizational activities.
- Responsible for the well-being of the chapter. Authorize all events. Budget and manage all finances. Responsible for bringing in new members.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
GPA: 3.3
Bachelor of Science - Medical Humanities
GPA: 3.8
High School Diploma
- Magna Cum Laude
- 4.9 GPA
Skills
SBAR Communication
Patient and Family Support
Leadership team building
Organizational leadership
Strategic planning
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Leadership
3/2023 – 05/2023 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, Epsilon Sigma Chapter
President
Spokesperson of the organization. Oversee all organizational activities. Responsible for the well-being of the chapter. Authorize all events. Budget and manage all finances. Responsible for bringing in new members.
8/2023 – 05/2025 Men of Honor, University of Texas San Antonio
Vice President
Oversee organizational operations. Coordinate social events, facilitate fundraisers, and prepare volunteer events.
Certification
ACLS, PALS, NHSS, BLS
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Awards and Acknowledgements
2023 – 2025 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc Chapter President, 2023 – 2025 UTSA Men of Honor Vice President, 2021 – Clear Creek Highschool Magna Cum Laude (4.9 GPA), 2015 – Presidential Award for academic achievement, 2021 – Magna Cum Laude, 2023 – Men of Honor’s Strong Man ward
Timeline
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Transitions
06.2026 - 08.2026Read More
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center
Critical Care
06.2026 - 07.2026Read More
Ben Taub Hospital
Psychiatric
04.2026 - 06.2026Read More
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
Medical-Surgical
03.2026 - 05.2026Read More
St. Joseph Medical Center
Obstetrics
02.2026 - 04.2026Read More
Nexus Pediatric Psychiatric Hospital
Pediatric
01.2026 - 02.2026Read More
Memorial Hermann Southeast
Medical-Surgical
10.2025 - 11.2025Read More
President
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, Epsilon Sigma Chapter
03.2023 - 05.2025Read More
President
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, Epsilon Sigma Chapter
03.2023 - 05.2025Read More
Intern
Memorial Hermann Southeast
08.2020 - 12.2020Read More
University of Texas at San Antonio
Bachelor of Science from Medical Humanities
Read More
University of St. Thomas-Houston
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
Read More
Clear Creek High School
High School Diploma
Read More