Yvonne Wong
Hilo
Summary
Dynamic nursing professional with 17 years at the University of Hawaii, excelling in patient care and education. Proven ability in time management and team building, enhancing student performance and patient outcomes. Committed to fostering a supportive environment while implementing best practices in nursing, ensuring high-quality care and safety standards.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Caregiver
Arzaga Adult Residential Care
Hilo
01.2025 - Current
- Provide compassionate care to clients in daily living activities.
- Administer medications according to established schedules and protocols.
- Support bathing, dressing and personal care needs.
Educator
Maikai Elderly Care Home Agency Train
Hilo
10.2024 - Current
- Provide engaging lectures, hands-on demonstrations, and clinical skill labs covering patient care, safety protocols, and infection control.
- Assess student performance through written exams, practical evaluations, and skill checklists to ensure competency in core CNA skills.
- Speak at educational seminars and professional conferences to share insights on CNA training, certification standards, and workforce development.
Nursing House Supervisor
Hilo Medical Center
Hilo
01.2007 - 12.2021
- Completed daily rounds of the nursing department to verify nursing service personnel performance alignment acceptable nursing standards.
- Maintained the correct number of staff to meet budget parameters while promoting high levels of patient care.
- Called upon staff members to discuss patient care and daily flow of the facility and departments.
- Managed cases and oversaw nursing care with strong commitment to offering patients optimal treatments, resources and quality care.
- Enforced disease prevention protocols among staff members, patients and visitors.
- Investigated and reported accidents, leveraging new knowledge to improve protections for patients and staff.
- Participated in patient and family concerns, provided instructions and addressed questions and/ outcomes.
- Recruited, interviewed, hired and coached employees.
- Partnered with organizational and unit leaders to devise QA/QI initiatives, continuously improving delivery of care, patient outcomes and overall services.
- Travel Nurse 10 years experience within the United States.
- Registered Professional Nurse in a Long Term Care Facility (Intermediate Care, Extended Care) for 3 years at Hilo Benioff Medical Center.
Preceptor
University of Phoenix
- Monitored student growth.
- Instructed students on community projects/timelines.
- Observed and evaluated student performance in meeting course objectives and student learning outcomes through assignments, projects and examinations.
- Committed passionately to student development through hands-on training.
- Remaining current in instructional methods and evidence-based, best practice nursing concepts and impact such concepts place on nursing program students' education.
- Supervised student laboratory and clinical work, offering knowledgeable advice to advance learning and abilities.
- Contributed professional feedback to student inquiries in class, online or during established consultation hours.
- Supplied each student with syllabus complying with course requirements, attendance requirements and related course procedures.
- Instructed nursing students how to perform vital sign checks, code responses and chart updates.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Professor for University of Hawaii for 17 years.
Education
Doctorate Nursing Practice - Nursing Practice
University of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii01.2016
Master of Science - Nursing Education
University of Phoenix
Honolulu, Hawaii01.2011
Bachelors - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Honolulu, Hawaii01.1996
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hawaii Community College
Hilo, HI01.1993
Associate of Arts - Licensed Practical Nurse
Hawaii Community College
Hilo, Hawaii07.1986
Associate of Arts - Business
Leeward Community College
Honolulu, Hawaii01.1979
Skills
- Time Management
- Good Work Ethic
- Active Listening
- People Skills
- Team Building
- Reliable & Trustworthy
- Lesson Planning
- Customer Service
- Family Support
Certification
- NCI (Non-violent Crisis Intervention), 2013
- PEARS Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization, 2013
- Adult Cardiopulmonary Life Support, 1998
- Trauma Nurse Core Course, 1998
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 1998
- Certified Inpatient Obstetric Nurse, 1994
- Basic Life Support in Adult, Child, Infants, presently up to date
- Parish Emergency Preparedness Plan, 2024
- The Governance Institute, A Leadership Conference, 2024
Accomplishments
- University of Hawaii, Kapiolani Community College, Clinical Instructor (Queens Medical Center), Honolulu, HI
- University of Hawaii at Hilo School of Nursing, Clinical Instructor Specialty areas: Medical and Surgical Nursing, Community and Collaborative (Hilo Medical Center/Community), Hilo, HI
- Thesis: Practicum Project for Masters of Nursing - Nursing Students Surviving Nursing School, 01/2011
- Publication Dissertation: Practice Inquiry Project - Improving Health Awareness Through an Educational and Health Screening Program, 01/2016
- Publication Co-Author: Manuscript submission complete and under scientific review: 'An Exploratory Study of Bone Health in Native Hawaiian Women in Rural Hawaii'. Morel, R. Daub K., Goltshalk, L., Earle, N., Wong, Y. Journal of Transcultural Nursing.
- Bone Health and Native Hawaiian Women: A Focus Group Report from University of Hawaii at Hilo, School of Nursing, 12/01/2016
Languages
- English, native
- Hawaiian, limited
Activities
- Hawaii Nurses Association
- Hui Haukapila of Hawaii
- Honor Society of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau International (Omicron Delta Chapter)
- HGEA membership
- Holy Rosary Parish Council
- Hilo Benioff Medical Center Board of Directors
Timeline
Caregiver
Arzaga Adult Residential Care
01.2025 - Current
Educator
Maikai Elderly Care Home Agency Train
10.2024 - Current
Nursing House Supervisor
Hilo Medical Center
01.2007 - 12.2021
Preceptor
University of Phoenix
Doctorate Nursing Practice - Nursing Practice
University of Hawaii
Master of Science - Nursing Education
University of Phoenix
Bachelors - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hawaii Community College
Associate of Arts - Licensed Practical Nurse
Hawaii Community College
Associate of Arts - Business
Leeward Community College
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