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Karalyn Henderson

Oklahoma City,OK

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment.

Overview

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Year of professional experience

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Certification

Work History

Nanny

The Fleharty Family
Edmond, OK
12.2021 - Current
  • Established lasting, professional connections with families and children by encouraging open communication and delivering positive feedback.
  • Communicated with children at age-appropriate levels to encourage understanding and foster relationships.
  • Taught children everyday skills and language.
  • Balanced playtime and limited screen time to support development of fine motor, gross motor and cognitive skills.
  • Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.

Clinical Nursing Student

Local Hospitals
Oklahoma City, OK
08.2020 - Current
  • Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures and under supervision of qualified staff while completing skills.
  • Built rapport with patients and members of patients' support systems.
  • Changed out and monitored bandages, catheters and IVs along with completing skilled phlebotomy tasks to obtain specimens for lab testing.
  • Administered close patient care, checked vital signs and monitored telemetry.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

Mission Trip Volunteer

Oklahoma Christian University
, Honduras
05.2021 - 05.2021
  • Delivered medical care to people throughout Honduras
  • Learned about location culture, people and special requirements for travel.
  • Triaged patients and performed Vitals Assessments on each patient coming to clinic.
  • Spoke limited Spanish to locals to help direct and assess
  • Educated on health promotion
  • Learned about location culture, people and special requirements for travel

Certified Nursing Assistant

Integris Southwest Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK
12.2020 - 05.2021
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Used proper PPE to assess patients on Covid-19 Medical-Surgical Unit.
  • Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
  • Conferred with multidisciplinary healthcare team to help effectively manage patient conditions with regular testing and vitals assessments.
  • Reduced risks of patient infection and cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Oklahoma Christian University
Edmond, OK
04.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
05.2016

Skills

  • Basic Life Support - First Aid Care
  • IV Placement/Blood Draw
  • Medication Administration
  • Needs Assessment
  • Tracheostomy Cleaning
  • Naso-gastric Tube Placement/Foley Catheter Placement
  • Dressing Changes
  • Monitoring Vital Signs
  • Critical Thinking/Creative Problem Solving
  • Immunizations and Vaccinations
  • Compassionate and Caring with Clear Patient Communication
  • Preventive Healthcare/Infection Control Procedures

Certification

BLS - First Aid through American Heart Association June 2020-June 2022

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
Marie Curie

Timeline

Nanny

The Fleharty Family
12.2021 - Current

Mission Trip Volunteer

Oklahoma Christian University
05.2021 - 05.2021

Certified Nursing Assistant

Integris Southwest Medical Center
12.2020 - 05.2021

Clinical Nursing Student

Local Hospitals
08.2020 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Oklahoma Christian University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Oklahoma State University
Karalyn Henderson