Kayla Aarstad

• Adhered to laboratory safety procedures to maintain compliance with quality control standards. Specimen verification, identification, reporting, storage, and disposal.

Completed 48 hours of clinicals on General Pediatrics. Administered G-Tube Feeds and medications. Assisted with IV medications and IV removal. Education given to parents of child. Utilized critical thinking skills when assessing patients. Treated patients ages 3 months- 15 years old.

Completed 36 hours of clinicals on Postpartum, Antepartum and Labor and Delivery. Worked as part of a team to ensure proper care of body mechanics and safety of patient. Provided quality nursing to patient and newborn in emergency C-Section Delivery. Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care. Administered medications to patients on the unit. Performed newborn tasks.

Performed tasks with a patient- centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments. Completed 60 hours on Adult Medical Care Unit and 60 hours at Behavioral Health; Eating Disorders Clinic. I partnered with a team of Registered Nurses to ensure overall well-being and safety of all patients. Vital signs, weight and height. Attended group and individual therapies with out patients within the program.

Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient. Reported abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental, and emotional conditions to RN. Maintained patient charts and confidential files. Completed 40 hours on Renal floor in a nursing role.

• Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
• Taught patients about medications, procedures, and care plan instructions.
• Scheduled appointments and registered patients.
• Assisted physicians in Vasectomy surgeries, Cystoscopies, catheter changes/removals, including preparing operating room and sterilizing instruments.
• Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
• Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
• Completed clinical procedures and gathered patient data for interpretation by physician.
• Prepared lab specimens for diagnostic evaluation.
• Documented physicians assessment and evaluation during patient visit.

• Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
• Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
• Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
• Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
• Organized daily work based on collection priority.
• Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
• Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
• Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.