Makenzie Kapphahn BSN, RN
ASI Gymnastics
Rockwall,TX
1
Certification
1
year of professional experience
Compassionate new graduate Registered Nurse with strong patient care and clinical skills, fostering effective communication within multidisciplinary teams. Committed to enhancing patient assessment and care planning to deliver high-quality care and positive outcomes. Eager to engage in continuous learning and professional development to support patient health and well-being.
Work History
Children’s Gymnastics Coach
11 Months- Coach classes in gymnastics to children ages 1-16
- Coach for summer camps as well as parents night out events
- Talked to parents after each class about how their child was progressing in the class as well as informing parents how they children are behaving during class
- Communicated with parents when they had concerns about their child, whether it was about wanting to know if they would be moved up to a harder class or just concerns about the class and their child in general
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
GPA: 3.5
- cum laude graduate
No Degree - Nursing prerequisites
- GPA: 3.734
- Dean's List
Skills
Safety awareness
Risk assessment
Parent engagement
Parent relationship building
Strong communication skills
Supportive understanding
Child development
Certification
- Texas Board of Nursing Licensed RN - Current
- BLS/American Heart Association
- CNA Certification/Legacy Career Institute
- TeamSTEPPS/Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Interprofessional Education Certification/TTUHSC Office of Interprofessional Education
- HIPPA Training Certification /Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Related Clinical Experience
- PICU, Summer 2026, Covenant Children’s, Lubbock, Texas (108 hours)
- Managed 1-2 patients per shift
- Worked with eating disorder patients according to the hospital eating disorder protocol
- Cared for many patients with different diagnoses
- Cared for patients with trachs, g-tubes, chest tubes, and central lines
- Med/Surg, Summer 2026, University Medical Center, Lubbock, Texas (144 hours)
- Managed 3-4 patients per shift; prioritized using SBAR communication with other healthcare professionals
- Foley insertions, Foley removal, IV insertion and maintenance
- Pediatrics, Spring 2026, Covenant Children’s, Lubbock, Texas
- Used non-pharmacologic techniques to help comfort the child with a broken arm, as well as monitoring their vital signs
- Helped monitor a psych patient that was being kept in the ER until there was placed for them
- Pediatrics and Families, Spring 2026, TTUHSC Simulation Center, Lubbock, Texas
- Did a 37-week appointment with an expecting mom and discussed what she wanted for her labor and gave her information that could be helpful after birth
- Did assessments on mannequin children the all had different problems and just had the complaint that they came in with
- Worked with mannequin children in different units like the PICU, Pedi ER, and the Pedi unit
Timeline
Children’s Gymnastics Coach
ASI Gymnastics
06.2022 - 05.2023Read More
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
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Texas Tech University
No Degree from Nursing prerequisites
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