VALENTINA KHAN

• Cared for the patient load of 5-6 patients on several different units during a 220-hour preceptorship assigned to a float pool nurse at Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital.
• Over 900 clinical hours throughout nursing school.

Clinical Rotation Units:

- Orthopedic Joint Replacement - St. Mary's Hospital

- ICU - St. Mary's Hospital

- Neurosurgical Step-Down Unit - St. Mary's Hospital

- Cardiac Step-Down Unit - Memorial Regional Hospital.

- Pediatrics unit/PICU - St. Mary's Hospital

- Labor and Delivery - St. Mary's Hospital

- Behavioral Health Unit - Richmond Community Hospital.

• Under the supervision of an RN, deliver high-quality patient care by taking vital signs, performing phlebotomy, IV and Foley insertion, assisting in triage, EKG performance, and dressing wounds.
• Applied splints, casts, and joint immobilizers.
• Contribute to patient care plans, and act as a patient advocate to ensure quality care.
• Provided direct patient care in fast-paced emergency department environment.
• Triaged incoming patients and communicated with doctors to encourage timely attention to urgent situations.

• Assessed patients and administered emergency medical treatment, including advanced trauma and CPR.
• Assisted with care for adults, pediatrics, geriatrics, and patients with special needs.
• Initiated, monitored, and discontinued intravenous infusions efficiently.
• Managed airways for respiratory distress through oral and nasal airways.
• Controlled hemorrhage using tourniquets, pressure bandages, and splints.
• Executed wound care with sterile techniques, including dressing changes and cultures.
• Educated patients on medication regimens, special diets, and exercise plans.