Tessa Palmer
St. Cloud,US
Summary
Driven and passionate 3rd Semester Minnesota St. Cloud State University Nursing student with clinical experience in 6+ units. Passionate and driven work ethic with competencies in patient assessment, medication administration, and critical thinking environments. Committed to professional development, empathetic care, and excellence in the Nursing field.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Student Nurse
St. Cloud State University
08.2023 - 12.2025
- Maintained safe and comfortable environment for each patient.
- Collaborated with staff members to facilitate quality care.
- Monitored patient status, documented changes, and reported updates to senior medical staff.
- Built rapport with patients' family members and support system.
- Provided compassionate patient care in unique situations
- Established immediate and long-term care goals and worked with interdisciplinary team to create plans to achieve goals.
- Monitored and maintained catheters, IVs, bandages, chest tubes, NG tubes and more
- Supported personal hygiene needs and monitored fluid input and output in Epic
- Delivered meals and snacks, helped patients feed themselves and documented accordingly
- Investigated diagnoses to gain knowledge
- Observed medical procedures to advance nursing knowledge and prepare for more challenging experiences.
Nursing Tutor
St. Cloud State University
08.2024 - 12.2025
- Supported and enhanced student knowledge of nursing content and skills assessments
- Provided encouragement and constructive feedback to nursing students
- Oversaw laboratory environments and procedures
- Facilitated open communication between students and instructors
- Promoted critical thinking and problem solving
- Served as a mentor to future nurses by offering a safe learning environment and appropriate, compassionate guidance
- Offered a judgement free space to expand knowledge
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, MN12.2025
Skills
- Vital sign assessment
- Interdisciplinary collaboration and communication
- Medication administration and dosage
- Care plan implementation
- Epic charting
- Patient evaluation
- Sterile dressing changes
- Personalized patient assistance
- Bandage and wound care
- IV drug therapy management
- Body mechanics knowledge
- Anatomy and physiology competency
- Critical thinking
Certification
- BLS certification, American Heart Association - 2023
Timeline
Nursing Tutor
St. Cloud State University
08.2024 - 12.2025
Student Nurse
St. Cloud State University
08.2023 - 12.2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. Cloud State University
- BLS certification, American Heart Association - 2023
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