Zachary Roundy

• Assisted nursing staff with essential tasks, ensuring efficient delivery of high-quality care to patients.
• Provided activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, ambulating, turning and positioning patients.
• Managed time effectively while multitasking between various responsibilities within a fast-paced clinical setting.
• Implemented fall prevention strategies, reducing patient injuries and increasing overall safety within the healthcare facility.

• Assisted in the development of patient care plans, including assessments and interventions.
• Provided direct nursing care to patients, such as wound dressing changes, IV therapy, and medication administration.
• Monitored vital signs and reported any changes to the supervising nurse or physician.
• Performed daily clinical rounds with the attending physician to review patient status and plan for further treatment.
• Conducted patient education sessions on health promotion activities such as nutrition, exercise, and smoking cessation.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members to ensure optimal care was provided to each patient.
• Improved patient care by diligently monitoring and recording vital signs and symptoms.
• Administered medications safely and accurately, adhering to strict protocols for dosage and administration.

Fundamentals of Nursing — 76 hours (Fall 2023)

• Cedar City Hospital — Medical-Surgical Unit, Cancer Infusion Clinic
• Cedar Health and Rehabilitation
• Stonehenge Rehabilitation
• Sun Tree Home Health & Hospice
• Intermountain Home Health & Hospice

Medical-Surgical — 144 hours (Spring 2024)

• Cedar City Hospital — Medical-Surgical Unit, Endoscopy Clinic
• St. George Regional Hospital — Orthopedics/Trauma, Surgical, Medical Oncology, Cardiac PCU
• Cedar City Instacare

Psychiatric Nursing — 12 hours (Spring 2024)

• St. George Regional Hospital — Inpatient Behavioral Medicine

Pediatrics/Maternal Newborn — 108 hours (Fall 2024)

• Cedar City Hospital — Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, Women and Newborns
• St. George Regional Hospital — Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, NICU, Inpatient Pediatrics
• Primary Children’s Hospital — Infant Medical-Surgical Unit
• South Preschool
• Josie Jensen, Nurse Midwife

Community Health — 93 hours (Fall 2024)

• Mass Casualty Simulation Event
• Cedar City Half Marathon — Registrations, Aid Stations, and Clean Up
• Cedar City Diabetes Clinic
• Southern Utah University Health Fair
• TRULA Student Meetings
• SUU Story Time
• STEAM Nights

Preceptorship/Capstone — 132 hours (Spring 2025)

• St. George Regional Hospital — Cardiac Medical-Surgical Floor

Critical Care — 72 hours (Spring 2025)

• St. George Regional Hospital — ICU, Cath Lab, Specialty Recovery
• Cedar City Hospital — Emergency Department
• Hurricane Valley Hospital — Emergency Department

Learning Lab — 124 hours (Fall 2023 - Spring 2025)

• Hands-on training in nursing simulation labs, including skills such as medication administration, telemetry monitoring, and sterile technique.

As a Summer III Nursing Intern, I gained hands-on clinical experience under the supervision of registered nurses in two distinct units: the Pediatric Ortho-Plastic Operating Room and the Family Medicine Unit. This role allowed me to enhance my nursing skills, develop clinical judgment, and contribute to patient care in both surgical and inpatient settings.

• Proficient in inspecting instruments for cleanliness, proper function, and breakage by viewing instruments before assembly.
• Distribute sterile and non-sterile supplies and medical equipment upon request or case cart requisition.
• Cleaned instruments to prepare for sterilization.
• Tray assembly and wrapped trays of instruments for operating rooms and clinics.
• Conducted daily rounds to collect equipment for processing and distributed equipment throughout facility to maintain required levels.

• Developed training plans and drills to improve swimmer performance.
• Organized and monitored daily practice sessions.
• Conducted stroke analysis, technique improvement, and skill development lessons for swimmers.
• Provided first aid when needed during practice or competitions.
• Communicated effectively with parents about their child's progress.
• Developed age-appropriate lesson plans based on each swimmer's abilities.
• Instructed swimmers on proper nutrition, hydration and recovery techniques.

• Measure vital signs, draw blood for labs, perform drug screenings, and take medical histories to prepare patients for examination.
• Relayed messages from patients to physicians about concerns, condition updates, or refill requests to facilitate treatment.
• Proficient in scheduling appointments for patients via phone and in person.