Rachel Loomis

Hardworking and passionate nursing student with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Registered Nurse position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.

Medical Surgical- Augusta Health, Sentara Martha Jefferson, Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospitals

• Gained knowledge on how to correctly follow isolation precautions, actively observe, take patients’ blood glucose effectively, and safely administer medications PO and subcutaneously.
• Obtained observation experience in the Operating Room and Endoscopy.
• Took vital signs, performed ADLs, and shadowed a nurse throughout her shift.
• Ensured patient safety by thoroughly reading patient charts and listening to shift change reports.

Women's Health- Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital

• Learned how to accurately and correctly perform a newborn head to toe assessment and a mother post-partum assessment
• Observed the process of a vaginal birth from contractions through post-partum.
• Took vital signs, observed a nurse in her role, and assisted both mother and baby with hygiene and medical care

Psychiatric- Western State Hospital

• Learned how to perform an accurate and respectful mental status exam along with how to keep an audience engaged while giving a presentation
• Communicated with the patients, joined activities that interested them, performed a mental status exam, and observed a nurse in their role

• AHA BLS CPR Certification
• ELNEC Certification