Kim Abdelaziz
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Experienced nursing professional with proven teaching expertise and devotion to building up new nurses with skills necessary to excel in today's healthcare settings. Top-notch clinical expertise, sound judgment and strengths in workflow optimization and strategic planning. Vigilant and conscientious about isolating and resolving concerns. Results-driven Clinical Instructor and Registered Nurse specializing in multiple fields, offering 42-year background to growing nursing program. Expert in all aspects of nursing with success in developing strong nurse leaders focused on improving patient care and delivery models. Focused Clinical Instructor with over 42 years' success in developing and improving nursing programs, designing innovative curricula and creating highly engaging didactic and clinical lessons. Excited to bring talent to growing nursing program and developing highly knowledgeable and skilled practical and registered nurses. Organized and motivated with dedication to teaching. Passionate about advances, trends and techniques applicable to program. Experienced Registered Nurse with advanced formal training in nurse education. Well versed in education program, curricula and lesson plan development. Focused on producing positive student outcome results when simultaneously providing high-quality care to patients.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Wound Care Nurse
Tempe St Luke
01.2021 - Current
- Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
- Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
- Maintained comprehensive understanding of genitourinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems and provided treatment for wounds impacting them.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
- Implemented plans to prevent pressure ulcers and other wound developments.
- Assessed and treated draining of wounds and burns.
- Provided post-surgery treatment and care for patients with ostomies.
- Documented and examined patient recovery and reported progress to doctors for effective management.
Adjunct Faculty Nursing Clinical Instructor
Arizona College
01.2013 - Current
- Prepared course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments and handouts for distribution or use within classroom.
- Compiled, administered and graded examinations to evaluate and record student comprehension levels.
- Prepared and delivered lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing and community health care practices.
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Assessed student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
- Supported student educational and vocational planning to help each optimize learning strategies and reap long-term career benefits.
- Strived to continuously update course strategies and content based on current trends and technological advancements in healthcare.
- Oversaw laboratory and clinical environments to help students advance knowledge and abilities.
- Educated nursing students on successful methods for performing [Type] and [Type] techniques.
Nursing Faculty
Fortis College
02.2011 - 03.2016
- Oriented and provided instruction to students during clinical rotations.
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Assessed student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
- Supported student educational and vocational planning to help each optimize learning strategies and reap long-term career benefits.
- Strived to continuously update course strategies and content based on current trends and technological advancements in healthcare.
- Educated nursing students on successful methods for performing clinical skills and test taking methods.
- Delivered information and valuable instructions to students during clinical rotations.
- Created training materials and implemented instructional strategies to track student progress, ascertain skills and development and perform staff assessments.
- Prepared training materials and instructional strategies to track student progress, accurately report skills and conduct competency assessments.
- Monitored progress of each student and provided formal evaluation upon completion of clinical placements.
- Developed and created clinical assignments to assess student skills.
- Coached underperforming students to help meet clinical objectives
- Coordinated with clinicians to develop and coordinate student assignments.
- Liaised with medical and nursing personnel to evaluate and improve teaching and nursing practices.
- Prepared and administered weekly examinations to test student skills.
Nursing Faculty
Breckinridge School Of Nursing
10.2013 - 01.2016
- Oriented and provided instruction to students during clinical rotations.
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Assessed student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
- Supported student educational and vocational planning to help each optimize learning strategies and reap long-term career benefits.
- Strived to continuously update course strategies and content based on current trends and technological advancements in healthcare.
- Delivered information and valuable instructions to students during clinical rotations.
- Created training materials and implemented instructional strategies to track student progress, ascertain skills and development and perform staff assessments.
- Prepared training materials and instructional strategies to track student progress, accurately report skills and conduct competency assessments.
- Monitored progress of each student and provided formal evaluation upon completion of clinical placements.
- Coached underperforming students to help meet clinical objectives
Charge Nurse
Maravilla
11.2014 - 04.2015
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Collaborated with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ04.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Phoenix08.2009
Skills
- Accurate Documentation
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Pressure Wound Treatment
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Patient Care Assessment
Accomplishments
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Documented and resolved wounds which led to significant healing.
- Improved student outcomes 30% within 30-60days
- Instrumental in developing and introducing curriculum for new NCLEX review and test taking strategies.
- Achieved excellent results through effectively helping with test anxiety.
- Instructed over 200 students during over 5 years.
Additional Information
I have been very successful in teaching both NCLEX and test taking strategies for students of all educational programs who suffer with test anxiety in at least 4 different nursing schools. I have extensive experience teaching a multitude of nursing specialties as I have been a nurse for so many years. I have not listed all the hospitals that I have worked in both NJ and AZ as there are so many. I also have tutored for NCLEX and test taking strategies for students from ASU, GCU and maricopa colleges, and have had very high success rate. I have made it a point to keep myself updated to the new changes for NCLEX Next Generation. I have been recommended by Dr. Holly Howard who currently works for your organization. Her phone number is 480-310-0311. Thank you for your consideration.
Timeline
Wound Care Nurse
Tempe St Luke
01.2021 - Current
Charge Nurse
Maravilla
11.2014 - 04.2015
Nursing Faculty
Breckinridge School Of Nursing
10.2013 - 01.2016
Adjunct Faculty Nursing Clinical Instructor
Arizona College
01.2013 - Current
Nursing Faculty
Fortis College
02.2011 - 03.2016
Master of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
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