DAVIS CAVALIER
League City,TX
Summary
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.
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Transitions
Houston, TX
06.2026 - 08.2026
- 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
Critical Care
Houston, TX
06.2026 - 07.2026
- 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
Psychiatric
Houston, TX
04.2026 - 06.2026
- 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
Obstetrics
Houston, TX
02.2026 - 04.2026
- 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
Medical-Surgical
Houston, Texas
10.2025 - 11.2025
- 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
Pediatric
Houston, TX
01.2026 - 02.2026
- 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
Medical-Surgical
Houston, TX
03.2026 - 05.2026
- 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.
Memorial Hermann Southeast
Intern
Houston, Texas
08.2020 - 12.2020
- 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.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of St. Thomas-Houston
Houston, Texas08-2026
Bachelor of Science - Medical Humanities
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas05-2025
High School Diploma -
Clear Creek High School
League City, TX01-2021
Skills
- SBAR Communication
- Patient and Family Support
- Leadership team building
- Organizational leadership
- Strategic planning
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Operational excellence
Certification
ACLS, PALS, NHSS, BLS
Timeline
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Transitions
06.2026 - 08.2026
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center
Critical Care
06.2026 - 07.2026
Ben Taub Hospital
Psychiatric
04.2026 - 06.2026
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
Medical-Surgical
03.2026 - 05.2026
St. Joseph Medical Center
Obstetrics
02.2026 - 04.2026
Nexus Pediatric Psychiatric Hospital
Pediatric
01.2026 - 02.2026
Memorial Hermann Southeast
Medical-Surgical
10.2025 - 11.2025
Memorial Hermann Southeast
Intern
08.2020 - 12.2020
High School Diploma -
Clear Creek High School
Bachelor of Science - Medical Humanities
University of Texas at San Antonio
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of St. Thomas-Houston
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.
Awards and Acknowledgements
2023 – 2025 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc Chapter President,
2023 – 2025 UTSA Men of Honor Vice President
2023 – Men of Honor’s Strong Man ward
2021 – Clear Creek Highschool Magna Cum Laude (4.9 GPA)
2015 – United States Presidential Award for Academic Achievement