Whitney O'Brien
New Graduate Nurse
Nashua,NH
Summary
Empathetic Care Worker with sensitive and compassionate approach to cultivating trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for residents. Offers enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical, mental and emotional support to provide holistic patient centered care to all individuals and their families.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Resident Care Associate
Benchmark Senior Living
Nashua , NH
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Interact with residents and families daily
- Utilize customer service skills to ensure that residents have exceptional care
- Handle advanced directives and end-of-life care
- Follow Resident Care Standards and Practices to ensure proper procedures are followed
- Assist with meals, transferring patients using appropriate assistive devices, bathing, toileting, dressing, and grooming. Planned, prepared and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets
- Answer call lights and support patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment to maintain safe patient environment
- Monitor and maintains cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas..
- Remains alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
- Foster professional work environment and is team player.
Student Nurse
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
01.2020 - 04.2022
- Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
- Administered close patient care, checked vital signs and monitored telemetry.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Built rapport with patients and members of patients' support systems.
- Monitored each patient to meet appropriate care and document status changes.
- Changed out and monitored bandages, catheters, IVs.
- Researched different diagnoses to become familiar with presentation and treatment protocols.
- Collaborated with nurse preceptors and other medical staff to achieve quality patient outcome goals.
- Practicum experience in Dartmouth Hitchcock's Level One Emergency Department: February of 2022-April of 2022; worked with preceptor performing all nursing tasks other than delivering ACLS medications, administering blood and starting IV's.
Registration Assistant
Rising Star Basketball
Waltham, MA
06.2016 - 08.2019
- Greeted guests in with respect, friendliness and professionalism.
- Worked closely with director of camp to provide effective assistance for specific aspects of business operation
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Gathered and organized printed materials required for program participation.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Interacted with vendors to purchase and set up equipment and services.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Colby Sawyer College
New London05.2022
Skills
- Patient and Family Education
- Empathy
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Attention to detail
- Ethics and Professionalism
- Teamwork
- Professionalism
- Hardworking
- Provide individual holistic care
- Communication
Accomplishments
Bachelor of Science: Nursing
Deans List in 2021-2022
Varsity Field Hockey/Student Athlete
GNAC All Conference -Sportsmanship Award
Certification
BLS For Healthcare Providers (CPR, AED, First Aid) - National CPR Foundation ID#491A65
Timeline
Resident Care Associate
Benchmark Senior Living
06.2021 - 06.2022
Student Nurse
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
01.2020 - 04.2022
Registration Assistant
Rising Star Basketball
06.2016 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Colby Sawyer College
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