Erin Norwood

• Assessed pediatric patients ages 0 to 21 using vital signs, head-to-toe assessments, and monitors
• Participated in interprofessional rounds and contributed to patient care plans; provided support to team members during emergent patient care situations.
• Provided complex medical care for patients from 0 to 21 with various conditions, such as SMA, congenital cardiac and respiratory health challenges, cerebral palsy, seizures, and coma.
• Administered medications by various routes such as IV, IM, and G-tube.

Richmond-Henrico Department of Health

• Provided services in a bilingual community resource center by drawing blood, conducting urine tests, speaking to community members, and documenting patient information. Collected information on patient needs in order to plan a service project.

• Conducted research and worked with a team to organize a service project in a Hispanic community to provide food, clothing, and diapers to families in need of assistance.

• Administered vaccinations to adults and children

• Participated in learning opportunities to care for patients with tuberculosis through observation and taking vital signs

Optima Health

• Watched presentations from nurse case managers and team members from Optima Health departments of Medicare: Care Coordination, Medicaid: Care Coordination, and Quality Improvement/Member Safety.

• Contributed ideas for improved patient care, such as care package additions to condolence cards sent to families of deceased members.

Additional Nursing Clinicals

Performed physical and mental assessments, patient observation, ADL assistance, professional communication, documentation, tracheostomy care, medication administration, wound care, management of JP drains, feeding tubes, ostomy care, and IVs.

Clinical Locations:

• Technologies of Nursing Practice (VCU)
• Nursing of Women & Nursing of Children (VCU)
• Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing (Richmond-Marshall Center-Richmond Behavioral Health Authority)
• Nursing of Adults (Cardiac/Renal/Pulmonary Unit) (HCA)
• Nursing of Adults II (Surgical Trauma Unit/Surgical Trauma ICU) (VCU)

Cuddle infants, play with them, clean up toys, change diapers, feed bottles, and provide support for the classroom as needed.

Provide spelling and grammatical editing for casual writing. Read and edit book regarding education and the job of a principal.

Visit pediatric patients in acute care, PICU, and on the seizure floor . Speak to patients or play with them. Offer parents a break. Provide a listening ear for parents. Deliver toys, books, movies, and games. Hold sick infants. Provide additional support if needed.

Care for infants. Cuddle infants, play with them, clean up toys, change diapers, feed bottles, and provide support for the classroom as needed. (Summer 2022, Spring 2023)

PRENTIS PARK SDA CHURCH, VOLUNTEER (Portsmouth, VA)

Adventist Youth Society Assistant Leader; Sabbath School Teacher

• Plan, organize, teach, facilitate, and speak at prayer meeting and other programs for children and youth. Manage volunteers and provide program promotion. Make and distribute balloon animals and gifts for special events.

• Teach youth Sabbath school classes.

COASTAL SHORES SDA CHURCH, VOLUNTEER (Virginia Beach, VA)

• Build relationships with adults and children in the community, coordinate transportation to church events

• Help with block party, advertising, Sabbath School, Vacation Bible School, and Children’s Church

CAMPOSTELLA HEIGHTS SDA CHURCH, MINISTRY INTERN, VOLUNTEER (Norfolk, VA)

• Member of Empowerment Leadership Team (attend meetings in order to propose and help implement ways to improve the church according to the Empowered Church model, enter assessment data, assist in evaluating the church, propose suggestions to the church board, and work with the team to implement the plans over the course of a year)

• Taught children and youth through Sabbath school.

• Assistant Leader of Adventist Youth Society Ministry (plan and participate in events and meetings)

• Conducted, planned, and organized workshops and prayer meetings with children and youth

HARBOR OF HOPE SDA CHURCH (Benton Harbor, MI) Volunteer/Safety Leader (Security)

• Assisted in proposing a plan for an evangelistic effort

• Helped with Sabbath School or in other areas as needed Participated in visitation (knocked on doors and invited people to church; prayer ministry)

• Monitored children’s safety and security at church and on buses

• Supervised large groups of youth of all ages

• Provided supervision, participation, and assistance during Sabbath afternoon youth programs such as KidZone and Bridge

Note: I volunteer at every church that I attend, and I sometimes visit old churches and volunteer there. These volunteer jobs are listed together due to a lack of clear start and finish dates.

CNA Courses: Healthcare Technician I & II*

• Including Clinicals

Assist with patient ADLs in nursing home and collect vital signs.