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Candidate Info
years in workforce
year at this job
Business Administration
Nursing
Candidate Msn
Volunteer Nurse
Assisted physicians in caring for the homeless and uninsured by providing care in a walk in clinic setting
- Performed initial assessments and assisted with physicals and follow up care
- Educated and advised patients on proper care of newly diagnosed as well as chronic illness
- Ensured with the assistance of the director patients were able to obtain medications and remain compliant
- Created and implemented a diabetic foot clinic night for university nursing project
Candidate Info
months in workforce
months at this job
Nursing
Volunteer Nurse
- Assisted with patient history taking, admissions, discharges or transfers and ensured that all
- Assessed vitals and observed patients to determine changes in their condition, recorded and reported it to the physician
- Consulted and coordinated with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate
- Administered patient's medications in daily basis and times, Monitored and assisted all aspects of patient care, including hygiene, diet and physical activity
- Prepared patients for, and assisted with examinations and treatments
Candidate Info
years in workforce
month at this job
Nursing
Nursing
Volunteer Nurse
- Provided direct patient care for Haitian victims of the January 12, 2010 earthquake.
- Provided pin care for post-op patients with hardware, complete care for quadriplegics and hemiplegics, and assisted with the application of prosthetics and treatment for wound care provided for amputees.
- Coordinated maintenance of suprapubic catheters, pain management for burn patients, and cardiac monitoring of PACU patients.
- Administered analgesics, antibiotics both orally and intravenously.
Candidate Info
year in workforce
months at this job
Nursing
Physical Therapy
Volunteer Nurse
Worked under the supervision of an RN providing bedside care, treatments and clinical documentation for patients on Medical Surgical Nursing, Emergency units.
- Coordinated medication administration, IV's and dressing changes.
- Facilitated admissions, discharges and transfers, prepared chart notes, documented care plans, assessments, interventions and responses and participated with the interdisciplinary team.
- Checked and recorded peripheral circulation or pulses.
- Assisted with patient blood product administration/transfusion.
- Collected sputum and urine specimen and sent to the laboratory for examination.
- Performed assessments, regulated Intravenous Therapy.
- Administered intramuscular, and subcutaneous injections, and oral medications.
- Inserted Foley catheters, removed sutures/staples, suction oral airways, and inserted NG tubes.
Candidate Info
years in workforce
year at this job
Nursing
Continuing
Nursing
Volunteer Nurse
Quezon City, a 766-bed tertiary hospital under the supervision of the Department of National Defense serving World War II Veterans, Retired AFP Military personnel and their dependents
- Provided direct bedside care and physical comfort to patients.
- Took vital signs, TPR and recorded in flow sheets.
- Went with doctors' rounds together with the regular staff nurses.
- Assisted in pre-operative, diagnostic, treatment procedures in the area.
- Assisted in effecting the therapeutic milieu, like keeping immediate environment clean and tidy, upkeeping the bedside tables.
- Engaged in and/or assisted in individual, group health teachings to patients' re-identified problems during hospital stay/discharge planning.
Candidate Info
months in workforce
months at this job
Nursing
Drama Therapy
Volunteer Nurse Aide
Assisted the volunteer nurses at a free clinic to provide quality health care to the uninsured.
- Took vital signs and assisted in intake interviews.
- Assisted in patient education on diet and medication compliance.
- Cleaned and prepared patient rooms.
- Assisted in organizing the pharmacy to facilitate more effective medication distribution.
Candidate Info
years in workforce
years at this job
Volunteer Nurse
- Obtained data and administered SVN treatments, Hemoglobin A1c, Accuchecks, EKG strips, Fast Streptococcus Test, and Urinanalysis tests.
- Successfully gathered patient history and prepared room for physical examination before and after physician consultations.
- Efficiently completed lab documentation in proper log book and/or computer database.
Candidate Info
months in workforce
months at this job
Certificate
Staff Nurse
Volunteer Nurse
- Assisted the Clinic Director as needed.
- Weighed patients and take their blood pressure and other vital signs; take patient medical history.
- Performed simple lab tests such as urine dipsticks, finger stick glucose and hemoglobin.
- Administered medications and injections as prescribed by the primary care provider.
- Assisted the primary care provider with procedures by preparing appropriate instruments and sterile field.
- Provided patient instruction and educational materials as needed.
Candidate Info
years in workforce
years at this job
Nursing
Volunteer Nurse
Worked in a team of nine to fourteen to coordinate for and provide triage and basic healthcare for the concerns of a school populace of 350 + international students and 20 staff
- Responsible for ordering lab work for students and teachers online through Care360 connected with an outside facility, Quest Diagnostics
- Helped to decide office hours for each of the team members based on the previously noted need on certain days as well as the schedule of each team member
- Involved with the inventory, filling and re-stocking of 40 first aid kits for the residences of the students
- Took part in weekly rotation to be on call 24/7 with the medical office cell phone
- Attended weekly coordination meetings with the senior physician overseeing the team concerning the current circulating health problems, any specific cases or concerns in general
- Contributed in discussions concerning emergency drills to evacuate all persons in the school building and the specifics of setting up a temporary field hospital at the evacuation location
- Took part in a fire marshal training session regarding how to approach and move injured persons in emergencies using different techniques
- Acted in emergency drills as fire marshal medical personnel
- Responsible with one other medical professional for the health care needs of 300 plus students and 40 staff during a week-long summer church college training
- Volunteer nurse/first aid personnel with two others at a weekend college conference to care for the needs of 200 plus students and staff
Candidate Info
year in workforce
year at this job
Nursing
Volunteer Nurse Aide
Assisted nurses and patients on a telemetry unit
- Restocked and organized medical cabinets. Ensured the safe transport of patients and patient's lab work to their appropriate location in the hospital
- Conducted a systematic review of research comparing the effectiveness of prophylaxis treatment in the prevention of deep venous thrombosis in hospitalized adult medical patients
- Developed and presented poster, "A shot or a squeeze: Which prevents DVT?"
Candidate Info
year in workforce
year at this job
Bachelor of Science
Volunteer Nurse - Florencio V. Bernabe, Sr. Memorial Hospital
Performed nursing assessment and procedures to clients of medical surgical ward
- Keep records and reports accurate and detailed
- Coordinated care, in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals
- Provided health teaching according to the health needs
- Always provide patient safety environment at all time
- Strictly follows and obey specific Hospital rules and protocol
- Administered medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions
- Interpret patient information and make critical decisions about needed actions
Candidate Info
years in workforce
years at this job
Nursing Lpn
Nursing Rn
Volunteer Nurse
Interviewing patients to obtain medical information and brief reason for visit.
- Maintaining exam rooms cleaned, stocked and ready for next patient.
- Skilled in taking vitals, phlebotomy and collecting laboratory specimens.
- Maintaining patient records, updating patient files, and maintain patient confidentiality according to HIPPA laws.
- Explaining treatments, medications, and procedure to Spanish speaking patients as instructed by physician.
Candidate Info
years in workforce
months at this job
Nursing
Communication Arts
Volunteer Nurse
Works with a variety of patients from pediatric to geriatric applying good nursing care practices.
- Consulting with physicians and other healthcare professionals
- Establishing treatment plans, operating medical equipment
- Performing diagnostic tests
- Treating medical emergencies, such as heart attacks, strokes, car accidents and burns as well as recovering post-operative patients
- Administering medications and treatments
Candidate Info
years in workforce
months at this job
Medical Assistant Instructor
Licensed Practical Nursing
Medical Assistant
Volunteer Nurse
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions and taking any necessary action.
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, and note times and amounts on patients' charts.
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration.
- Provide basic patient care and treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
- Clean rooms and make beds.
Candidate Info
years in workforce
year at this job
Practical Nursing
Arts
Science
Licensed Practical Nurse (lpn) Summer Camp Volunteer Nurse
Screen campers for lice, infectious diseases, lice, illnesses and other concerns, arrange medication administration schedules.
- Administer medication, first aid treatment, arrange transport to emergency department
- Campers ages range from first time away (5 years old) to Junior High and Senior High school aged (18 years) campers, including staff. Camping Sessions (July &August 2013 and June & July 2014)
- Spanish Communication used here during the July 2014 session to facilitate communication between a student worker and the second nurse.
Candidate Info
year in workforce
months at this job
Nursing
Biology
Volunteer Nurse Aide
- Assisted patients with their nutritional intake.
- Relayed patients' needs to nurses and nurse aides.
- Improved environment by cleaning up and preparing patients' beds.
Candidate Info
years in workforce
year at this job
Nursing
Biology
Professional Volunteer Nurse
Respond to the safety of NJ citizens during public health emergencies such as snowstorms, hurricanes, wildfires, bioterrorism, and infection outbreaks.
- Establish strategies and programs to promote disease prevention, improve health literacy, eliminate health disparities, and enhance public health preparedness.
- Provide emergency sheltering, disaster medical and mass-casualty support.
- Assist local hospitals, clinics, and health departments with surge personnel needs.
- Participate in mass prophylaxis and vaccination exercises and community disaster drills.
- Train and collaborate with physicians, public health officials, first responders, toxicologists, infectious disease specialists, mental health practitioners, pharmacists and other support personnel.
- Provide first aid services for fundraising and other community events.
Candidate Info
years in workforce
years at this job
Nursing
Nursing
Volunteer Nurse
Assisting the Medical Director and Clinic Administrator as needed.
- Weighing patients and take their blood pressure and other vital signs; taking patient medical history.
- Preparing patients in the examination room.
- Assisting the primary care provider with procedures by preparing appropriate instruments and sterile field.
- Administering medication as prescribed during office visit
- Providing patient instruction and educational materials as needed.
- Ensuring complete and proper documentation of all patient care and instruction in patient medical records.
Candidate Info
years in workforce
months at this job
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Science
Family Nurse Practitioner
Volunteer Nurse
- Volunteered in coordination with Partners in Health and Project Medishare in their post-earthquake relief efforts
- Worked with a medical team to support Haitian staff and patients in a 20-bed Intensive Care Unit and performed
- Worked as a transport RN transporting critical patients from hospital to various specialty medical care centers
Candidate Info
months in workforce
months at this job
Nursing
Nursing
Medicine
Volunteer Nurse
Promote and provide quality medical, palliative, and hospice care within a committed team for children and adult patients with HIV/AIDS, pneumocystis pneumonia, toxoplasmosis, tuberculosis, malaria, cancer, hepatitis, and other opportunistic infections
- Assist in accessing, prescribing, and managing antiretroviral therapy
- Provide medications, pain management, and lab resources
- Educate patients with HIV/AIDs on the disease, the importance of treatment adherence, and the disclosure process
- Offer physical, psychological, social, and spiritual care using a holistic approach
Candidate Info
years in workforce
years at this job
High School Diploma
Nursing
Volunteer Nurse
Administering prescribed medications to patients.
- Providing direct care to patients such as, direct one-on-one observation.
- Performing physical examinations and basic assessments.
- Checking of Vital Signs, changing of dressings and wound care as required.
- Giving client education about his/her condition and questions regarding his/her medications and treatment.
- Evaluating and documenting nursing interventions and patients' response to nursing care.
- Carrying out of healthcare provider's orders and interventions to patient.
- Assisting patients on their routine daily tasks such as, giving meals, bathing and assisting personal hygiene, and dressing.
Candidate Info
years in workforce
years at this job
Nursing
Nursing
Nursing
Volunteer Nurse
- Support Teachers and/or Administers on Medication Administration per DESE guidelines
- In-service teachers, administrators, and staff on EPINEPHRINE PEN use, Asthma action plans, and proper inhaler use with spacers
- Recognize, evaluate and assess injuries and provide immediate care when needed
- Apply protective or injury preventive devices such as tape, bandages and braces
- Provide education on how to reduce risk for injuries, proper use of equipment, and exercises to improve balance and strengths
Candidate Info
years in workforce
months at this job
English Literature / Communication
Master of Arts
Volunteer Nurse
Managed all aspects of nursing activities in a remote hospital in Darfur, Sudan, for the internally displaced and refugees, in the context of ongoing violence and civil war
- Trained and mentored local staff who most part had minimal education and clinical skills
- Initiated and managed weekly teaching sessions for the hospital staff and the local staff of other international aid agencies working in the area (Danish Refugee Council, Goal International). Teaching topics included basic patient assessment, hygiene and disease, basic wound management, aseptic techniques, nutrition, and sanitation
- Collaborated with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for transfer of patients requiring higher level of care to a hospital run by the ICRC in Salinger, Darfur
- Developed documentation process, using Microsoft Excel forms with Arabic subtitles to accurately chart patient observation and progress
- Provided proactive role in isolating and treating index cases of measles and participated in a mass vaccination and information campaign, involving local elders, sheiks, and teachers.
Candidate Info
years in workforce
year at this job
Nursing
Volunteer Nurse
- Prepare for Health Fair 2013; coordinate volunteers and patients
- Consult with patients on test results and health-related information
- Test cholesterol and glucose (Women's Heart Health Initiative Study-OHSU)
- Advocate for elderly, non-English speaking patients unfamiliar with U.S. healthcare system
Candidate Info
years in workforce
years at this job
Nursing
Volunteer Nurse
- Assist patients with information regarding their appointments, clinic information, healthcare and other non-health related topics.
- Document appropriate plan of care and treatment in patients EMR.
- Maintain accurate record keeping by updating medications list.
- Delegate medication refilling as requested by the patient and ordered by the Provider.
Candidate Info
years in workforce
years at this job
Applied Science (adn)
Investment
Pre-courses For Nursing
Volunteer Nurse, Angiography, Interventional Radiology, Special Procedures
- Assist Recovery Room staff with non-medical needs of patients, such as talking with the patients.
- Make up clean stretchers with clean linens.
- Assist the front desk attendant by doing some administrative tasks as needed.
- Restock linens and non-pharmaceutical supply carts.
- Deliver lab specimens to labs.
- Escort patients and their families to and from the waiting lounge, the procedure areas, and the recovery area.
Candidate Info
years in workforce
years at this job
Powerful Communication Skills
Volunteer Nurse
- Triage clients, obtain data for assessment through direct observation and interviews.
- Assessing and scheduling need for DME, Outpatient services and Doctor referral source.
- Schedule and maintain medical appointments for clients.
- Provide Patient Education for various disparities (HTN, DM) and community resources.
Candidate Info
months in workforce
months at this job
Health And Social Care (adult)
Nursing
Education
Volunteer Nurse
- Acts as a receptionist, take patient’s data, symptoms and vital signs during consultation.
- Refer patients to doctor for further evaluation and treatment.
- Give injections and medications as order, and assists in physical examination of the patients.
- Responsible for other medical needs and nursing interventions for the client.
Candidate Info
years in workforce
years at this job
Kinesiology
Volunteer Nurse Aide
- Assist in the Rapid Response Unit, Emergency Department and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
- Transport patients to tests such as x-rays, MRIs, ultrasound, and EKG
- Bring blood packets during emergency traumas alerts
- Observe doctors and nurses in the trauma bay working on patients
- Assist EMTs during dressings of wounds and observe doctors placing casts
- Talk to patients and make sure they are comfortable and offer water, pillows and blankets if needed
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