Preston Koehn

Organizing a conducive environment and resources for learning, demonstrating step-by-step nursing skills to students, monitoring student activity during practice, and creating simulated scenarios for competency evaluations

Assisting elders thoughtfully and respectfully with ADL's and medication administration in a comfortable and home-like environment

Communicating pertinent concerns related to changes in residents' conditions with the facility's nurses on-call

Serving as a proponent of increased resident satisfaction, safety, and quality of care

Facilitating communication and comfort for the ease of the residents' family members, including family members with a dying loved one

Providing written and verbal feedback after assessing student needs in writing structure, development of ideas, voice, and source citation.

Maintaining a welcome and nonjudgmental environment for a culturally diverse body of students who have special learning needs

Studying the effects of climate change in the ecosystem of Flathead Lake, regarding the toxicity and teratogenicity of methyl mercury in large freshwater fish, while learning about freshwater biosystems and the significance of environmental research in the local community.

Developing and cultivating practical and clinical skills in the fast-paced patient care and teamwork environment

Upholding high standards of patient care under compromised staffing circumstances

Achieving the skill and flexibility to float throughout the facility on all shifts