Gina Armstrong
Nursing Student
Eatonton,Georgia
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Student Nurse Extern
Atrium Health Navicent
Milledgeville, GA
04.2023 - 08.2023
- Practiced patient care by taking vital signs and providing wound care for patients.
- Assisted with activities of daily living by helping patients with bathing, changing clothes, eating, and daily hygiene tasks.
- Maintained continuity of care by communicating changes in patient condition with physicians, family members, and other care team members.
- Educated patients on nutrition, disease prevention and post-discharge care to support overall wellness.
- Collaborated with nurse preceptors and other medical staff to achieve quality patient outcome goals.
- Maintained comfort and safety of each patient through careful monitoring and knowledge application.
- Transported patients between unit rooms and scanning locations for diverse procedures.
- Assisted patients with personal hygiene requirements and monitored conditions to update nursing staff.
Upholstery Shop Owner
Queens Upholstery
Eatonton, GA
05.2010 - 07.2022
- Coached, counseled and disciplined employees.
- Prepared annual budgets and monitored financial objectives.
- Completed store operational requirements by assigning tasks based upon strength, level of experience and [Area of expertise].
- Complied with legal requirements and set up surveillance measures to secure merchandise.
- Oversaw business budget planning and administration, accounting functions, purchasing, and bi-weekly payroll to handle financial needs.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Put together realistic budgets based upon costs and fees for successfully operating business.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
Air Traffic Control Supervisor
Federal Aviation Administration, FAA
Hampton, GA
07.2009 - 07.2010
- Read and interpreted plans, instructions and specifications to determine work activities and checked inventory and inspected equipment needed for job.
- Created traffic control plans for difficult areas to support public and crew member safety.
- Set up cones, signs and barrel barricades and flagged traffic to encourage safety of customers, employees and traveling public.
- Maintained traffic control closures for pilot car operation, lane and road closures and detoured routes to support crews working along public right-a-way.
- Controlled arrivals and departures and transitioned aircraft across airfield and flight line.
- Identified, analyzed, resolved and reported hazards and procedural issues affecting or potentially affecting safe and timely outcomes.
- Oversaw [Number] emergency flight operations per government regulations for aircraft experiencing bad weather and equipment failure
- Notified airport response personnel to be ready when emergency situations presented.
Air Traffic Control Specialist
Federal Aviation Administration, FAA
Hampton, GA
05.2004 - 07.2009
- Oversaw emergency flight operations per government regulations for aircraft experiencing bad weather and equipment failure
- Identified, analyzed, resolved and reported hazards and procedural issues affecting or potentially affecting safe and timely outcomes.
- Utilized communications systems to direct movement of pilots and ground personnel.
- Coordinated domestic and international air ambulance flights on monthly basis.
- Provided pilots with instructions for safe landings and takeoffs at airport averaging 100 flights per day at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport
- Researched continually to stay up to date on new FAA rules and policies.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Central Georgia Technical College
Milledgeville, GA 08.2022 - Current
No Degree - Licensed Practical Nursing
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Clarkston, GA 05.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Walter F. George High School
Atlanta, GA 09.1974 - 05.1975
Skills
Physician collaboration
Health promotion
Vital signs
Care plan management
Patient Assessment
Continuous education
Telemetry monitoring
Patient support
Mobility assistance
Personal care
Bedside charting
Preventive health
Patient and family advocacy
Collecting vitals
Insulin medication assistance
Strong clinical judgment
Oxygen saturation standards
Certification
BLS
BLS
I have a BLS certification which I received at Central Georgia Technical College and is current through 8/2024
Accomplishments
Awarded the Piedmont Nursing Scholarship for Fall/2023
Awarded the CGTC Student Scholarship for Summer/2023
Awarded the Piedmont Nursing Scholarship
The Piedmont Nursing Scholarship is awarded to nursing students that excel in academics with a 3.0 or better GPA and successful clinical rotations.
Timeline
Student Nurse Extern
Atrium Health Navicent
04.2023 - 08.2023
Associate of Science - Nursing
Central Georgia Technical College
08.2022 - Current
BLS
08-2022
Upholstery Shop Owner
Queens Upholstery
05.2010 - 07.2022
Air Traffic Control Supervisor
Federal Aviation Administration, FAA
07.2009 - 07.2010
Air Traffic Control Specialist
Federal Aviation Administration, FAA
05.2004 - 07.2009
No Degree - Licensed Practical Nursing
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
05.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Walter F. George High School
09.1974 - 05.1975