Antoinette Nawezi
Scarborough,ON
Summary
2Nd year Nursing Student with hands on patient care experience and excellent academic standing seeking to join a medical association as a nurse extern to improve nursing skills and experience.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing Student
Birchmount Health Network (Medicine unit)
Toronto, ON
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Assisted with activities of daily living by helping patients with
bathing, changing clothes, eating and daily hygiene tasks.
- Communicated with patients to ascertain feelings and need for
assistance or social and emotional support.
- Practiced patient care by taking vital signs and providing wound care
for patients.
- Observed and examined patients to detect symptoms requiring
medical attention such as bruises, open wounds, or signs of trauma.
- Utilized wheelchairs and hospital beds to transfer patients.
- Applied clean dressings, stockings, and support bandages to protect
patient wounds and prevent infections.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms and
accurately documented it onto computer.
Personal Support Worker
Paramed Redefining Care
Toronto, ON
06.2017 - 08.2020
- Provided personal care to client (personal hygiene, dressing, etc.)
- Aided with variety of household tasks (meal assistance, light clean-up duties, etc.)
- Provided cognitive, social, emotional, psychological, support to client and family
- Monitored blood sugar, blood pressure, or other vital signs
- Helped organize and administer medications under supervision of RN
- Used company-provided work device, documents information required for each client visit
- Adhered to Paramed policies in all interactions with clients, families or other parties ensuring privacy and confidentiality
- Escalated client-related issues to supervisors as needed
Consolidation Student Nurse
Providence Health Care System (Rehab unit)
Toronto, ON
04.2017 - 05.2017
- Collaborated with patients, families and multidisciplinary health team in identifying needs and goals to ensure positive health outcomes
- Actively promoted patients to participate in own care to improve autonomy
- Assisted patients with ADLs and physiotherapy exercises to promote recovery and rehabilitation
- Continuously monitored and documented clients’ physiological and mental states in timely manner to ensure quality health care can be provided
- Processed doctor orders and necessary paperwork (i.e., lab work, MAR, consents)
- Medication administration through oral, subcutaneous injection and dermal
- Completed patient admissions with necessary assessments and discharges with appropriate teachings for care at home
Nursing Student
Sunnybrook Hospital (Mental health unit)
Toronto, ON
02.2017 - 03.2017
- Demonstrated knowledge base to properly care for individuals diagnosed with psychosis, schizophrenia, depressions, Alzheimer, and dementia
- Displayed respect and empathy for patients, families, and interprofessional healthcare team while collaborating to ensure positive health outcomes
- Provided safe environment for patients through providing quality care
- Assessed patient care needs and prioritized treatments in accordance to individualized nursing care plans
- Observed patient care outcomes to facilitate ongoing quality care
- Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures
Nursing Student
Sunnybrook Hospital (General Medicine unit)
Toronto, ON
01.2017 - 02.2017
- Demonstrated knowledge base to properly care for individuals diagnosed with cerebral vascular accident, COPD, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, and dementia
- Established therapeutic relationships and worked collaboratively with patients, families and interdisciplinary team in achieving health goals
- Fully engage in nursing process of assessing, planning and implementing care, followed by evaluating patients’ post-interventions to determine if health goals were met
Nursing Student
North York General Hospital (Orthopedic Unit)
Toronto, ON
09.2016 - 12.2016
- Performed head to toe health assessments and completed health histories to achieve holistic pictures of patients
- Utilized evidence-based research and RNAO’s Best Practice Guidelines pertaining to pain management
- Documented in patient charts and flow sheets with relevant data (i.e., Braden scale, flowsheet, progress notes)
- Performed learned skills such as changing wound dressings, using aseptic and sterile techniques, indwelling catheter, in and out, emptied bag catheter
- Completed patient admissions with necessary assessments and discharges with appropriate teachings for care at home
- Medication administration through oral, subcutaneous injection, dermal and intravenous routes
Nursing Student
Toronto East General Hospital (Geriatric Unit)
Toronto, ON
01.2015 - 04.2015
- Demonstrated knowledge base to properly care for individuals diagnosed with cerebral vascular accident, STROKE, COPD and diabetes.
- Assisted with ambulation, positioning and transferring using mechanical lifts
- Assisted or provided total personal care such toileting, bathing and perineal care
- Assisted with eating, dressing and grooming
- Did Computer documentation of Activities of Daily Living and other
- Findings Perform head to toe health assessments and completed health histories to achieve holistic pictures of patients
- Utilized evidence-based research and RNAO Best Practice Guidelines pertaining to pain management
- Document in patient charts and flow sheets with relevant data (i.e. Braden scale, flowsheet, progress notes
Education
Bachelor of Science - in Nursing
York University
Toronto, ON2024
Certification - Pre-health
Seneca College
King City, ON2019
Diploma - Practical Nursing
College Boreal
Toronto, ON05.2017
Skills
- Patient Condition Checking and Monitoring Vital Signs
- Wound dressing and ADLs
- Exhibit patience under stress
- Medication Administration
- Accurate Documentation
- Patient safety
- Strong communication and technology skills
- Attitude and Confidence
- Teamwork and time management
- Critical Thinking and creative problem solving
- Empathy
- Conflict resolution
Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Standard first aid
- WHMIS
- Mask Fit n95
- Police clearance
- Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19, Second dose
Area of Interest
- General Medicine
- Geriatric
- Rehab
- orthopedic
- ICU
References
1. Name: Simon Reid
Position: Clinical Instructor from Seneca collaborative with York University
Contact Number: 437 215 4808
Email address: simone.reid@senecacollege.ca
2. Name: Kenia Mateus
Position: supervisor at Paramed Redefining Care
Contact number: 647 892 4995
Email address: keniamateus@gmail.com
3. Name: Nana Kofi Asafo-Adjei
Position: Registered Nurse
Contact number: 647 866 9920
Email address: asafoadjei@gmail.com
Timeline
Nursing Student
Birchmount Health Network (Medicine unit)
09.2021 - 12.2021
Personal Support Worker
Paramed Redefining Care
06.2017 - 08.2020
Consolidation Student Nurse
Providence Health Care System (Rehab unit)
04.2017 - 05.2017
Nursing Student
Sunnybrook Hospital (Mental health unit)
02.2017 - 03.2017
Nursing Student
Sunnybrook Hospital (General Medicine unit)
01.2017 - 02.2017
Nursing Student
North York General Hospital (Orthopedic Unit)
09.2016 - 12.2016
Nursing Student
Toronto East General Hospital (Geriatric Unit)
01.2015 - 04.2015
Bachelor of Science - in Nursing
York University
Certification - Pre-health
Seneca College
Diploma - Practical Nursing
College Boreal
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Standard first aid
- WHMIS
- Mask Fit n95
- Police clearance
- Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19, Second dose
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