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Amanda Volway

Dundas,ON

Summary

Compassionate and mindful Nurse Practitioner with comprehensive experience providing acute care, wellness exams and chronic disease management for diverse and challenging populations. Skilled at analyzing patient histories and preliminary test results to build diagnosis and treatment plans in a timely manner. In-depth knowledge of EPIC, OSCAR, and ACCURO software.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

McMaster Childrens Hospital
07.2016 - Current
  • Responsible for 2 to 4 babies
  • Fully trained charge nurse for 60 bed unit
  • Fully trained admission nurse capable of starting IV’s and attending high risk deliveries
  • Administered oral, topical, intramuscular, and intravenous medications
  • Honed skills in head-to-toe assessments of newborns to premature infants including developmental stages, Capillary bloodwork, sterile IV-line changes, and frequent monitoring of infants with respiratory distress and sepsis
  • Proper care of a premature infants including developmental care, minimal handling, positioning, and growth measurements etc
  • Ongoing interactions with the healthcare team, participating in morning rounds and TOA
  • Developed skills in IV therapy (PICC, PIV, UAC, UVC), enteral nutrition (NG and OG tubes), breastfeeding vs
  • Bottle feeding, oxygen therapy (CPAP, high flow, low flow), phototherapy(hyperbilirubinemia), accurate intake and output and calculating total fluid intake
  • Assisted with lumbar punctures and have developed skills in partial septic workups
  • Completed training with cooling infants (with infarcts to the brain/hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy)
  • Have completed several well-baby transfers to level 2 nurseries in the surrounding area
  • Documented each shift using EPIC and McMaster approved Intake and output flowsheets.

Pediatric RN

Saint Elizabeth Home Healthcare
01.2012 - 01.2019
  • Provide care to pediatric clients within their home or at school
  • Skills include, tracheostomy and ventilator care, diabetic care, medication administration, enteral feeding (g-tube and NG tube), use of mechanical equipment/lifts within the home, developmental care, wound care, catheterization, IV therapy
  • Paper charting: updating care plans, MAR’s, doctor’s orders, flowsheets, and progress notes
  • Responsible for updating case managers (CCAC or LHIN) and obtaining doctor’s orders for home and school purposes.

Education

Masters of Nursing Nurse Practitioner Specialization Primary Care -

Athabasca University
05.2024

Perinatal Continuing Education Program -

Mohawk College
07.2017

NCLEX -

07.2016

BSCN degree -

McMaster University
06.2016

Canadian Practical Nursing Registration Examination -

05.2012

Ontario College Diploma -

Mohawk College
01.2012

Skills

  • Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Clinical reasoning
  • Health Promotion
  • Family planning
  • Disease Prevention
  • Mental health care
  • Pediatric Care
  • Telemedicine
  • Gynecological Care
  • Electronic Medical Records

Certificates Licenses

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program, 11/2016
  • RN CNO General Class certificate, 2016
  • CPR Level HCP Certificate, 2010
  • Prescription and Management of Controlled Drugs and Substances, 03/13/2023

References

References available upon request

Timeline

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

McMaster Childrens Hospital
07.2016 - Current

Pediatric RN

Saint Elizabeth Home Healthcare
01.2012 - 01.2019

Masters of Nursing Nurse Practitioner Specialization Primary Care -

Athabasca University

Perinatal Continuing Education Program -

Mohawk College

NCLEX -

BSCN degree -

McMaster University

Canadian Practical Nursing Registration Examination -

Ontario College Diploma -

Mohawk College

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