KATHY PHAM
Victoria,TX
Summary
Patient-centered RN with current medical-surgical experience supporting assessment, medication safety, wound care, IV therapy, and patient education. Delivers coordinated care through clear communication, clinical judgment, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to monitor changes and support safe outcomes in fast-paced acute care settings.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse (RN) | Medical-Surgical Unit
Citizen's Medical Center
Victoria, Tx
01.2025 - Current
- Provide comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care to patients with a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions.
- Perform head-to-toe assessments, monitor vital signs, and recognize and report changes in patient conditions.
- Administer medications through various routes while adhering to medication safety standards.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans based on patient needs and clinical assessments.
- Prioritized patient care while managing multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced medical-surgical environment to maintain high standards of care.
- Collaborated with physicians, case managers, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure coordinated and effective patient care.
- Educated patients and families on diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, and discharge instructions to enhance understanding and compliance.
Student Nurse Extern | Cardiac Intermediate Care Unit
CHRISTUS Spohn Shoreline
Corpus Christi, TX
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Assisted in cardiac monitoring and patient assessment, supporting care for patients with complex medical conditions.
- Collaborated with registered nurses and healthcare professionals to enhance individualized patient care plans.
- Participated in nursing procedures and clinical interventions, contributing to patient care under supervision of licensed nursing staff.
- Applied nursing knowledge and clinical skills while maintaining patient safety and comfort.
- Assisted with direct patient care and activities of daily living in a cardiac intermediate care setting.
Nursing Student | Clinical Experience
Victoria College
Victoria, TX
01.2023 - 12.2024
- Provided direct patient care to approximately 3–4 patients during weekly clinical rotations on medical-surgical units.
- Administered medications through multiple routes under the supervision of licensed registered nurses.
- Performed patient assessments, monitored vital signs, and reported changes in patient conditions to supervising nurses.
- Supported patient hygiene, mobility, wound care, and activities of daily living to enhance overall patient comfort and well-being.
- Created individualized patient care plans and executed nursing interventions to address specific patient needs under clinical supervision.
- Partnered with nurses and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to ensure delivery of safe, effective patient care.
- Completed clinical rotations across multiple healthcare settings, including medical-surgical units, geriatrics, and emergency medicine.
- Intensive Care Unit: DeTar Hospital Navarro
- Emergency Medicine: DeTar Hospital Navarro and Citizens Medical Center
- Psychiatric Nursing: Gulf Bend Center
- Day Surgery: DeTar Hospital Navarro
- Operating Room: DeTar Hospital Navarro
- Nursing Simulation Laboratory
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX05-2027
Associate Degree - Nursing
Victoria College
Victoria, TX12-2024
Skills
- Clinical Skills
- Medication Administration
- Patient assessment
- Vital Signs Monitoring
- Wound Care
- IV Insertion
- Patient safety
- Patient Education
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- Daily living activities
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Team collaboration
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Cultural Competency
- Communication skills
- Patient Advocacy
Timeline
Registered Nurse (RN) | Medical-Surgical Unit
Citizen's Medical Center
01.2025 - Current
Student Nurse Extern | Cardiac Intermediate Care Unit
CHRISTUS Spohn Shoreline
06.2024 - 08.2024
Nursing Student | Clinical Experience
Victoria College
01.2023 - 12.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
Associate Degree - Nursing
Victoria College