Arvin Tavakkoli
Nursing Student
Toronto,ON
Summary
Dedicated 2nd-year nursing student in an accelerated nursing program, seeking to gain hands-on experience and expand clinical skills. Passionate about providing high-quality, patient-centered care and eager to contribute to a healthcare team. Motivated to learn new techniques, enhance clinical judgment, and help improve patient outcomes through compassionate care and collaboration.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Complex Continuing Care
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
05.2024 - 06.2024
- Provided daily care to pediatric patients with complex medical conditions, including chronic illnesses and disabilities, focusing on improving quality of life and maintaining function.
- Assisted with the management of medical devices such as tracheostomies, gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes), and ventilators, ensuring proper functioning and monitoring for complications.
- Monitored vital signs, assessed patients for changes in condition, and reported significant findings to the healthcare team, facilitating early interventions.
- Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists to support rehabilitation goals and individualized care plans.
- Engaged patients in therapeutic play and activities, promoting psychosocial well-being and improving overall patient experience.
- Supported families in understanding and managing their child’s care needs, providing education on medication administration, wound care, and equipment use.
Labour and Delivery Unit
SHN
03.2024 - 04.2024
- Enhanced patient satisfaction with compassionate and personalized support during the birthing process.
- Assisted in the care of laboring patients, including monitoring fetal heart rates, maternal vital signs, and uterine contractions, ensuring early identification of complications.
- Supported postpartum care by conducting newborn assessments, facilitating skin-to-skin contact, and assisting with the initiation of breastfeeding, promoting bonding and early maternal-infant attachment.
- Educated new mothers on postpartum care, breastfeeding techniques, newborn care, and signs of potential complications, ensuring a smooth transition from hospital to home.
- Documented patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in electronic health records, ensuring accurate and timely updates for continuity of care.
C4 Internal Medicine
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
01.2024 - 02.2024
- Optimized patient care by working closely with multidisciplinary teams, including nurses, specialists, and support staff.
- Diligently assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated all nursing care for multiple clients in collaboration with the staff RNs.
- Expertly assessed the vital signs, intake and outputs, sedation, pain, mobility, activity and safety of adult clients and reported all abnormal findings to the RN using SBAR.
- Administered medications (under instructor supervision) and performed technical nursing skills professionally.
- Documented all care provided in paper charts in an accurate and timely fashion
Psychosis and Recovery PRT7
CAMH
11.2023 - 01.2024
- Provided client-centred care in a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental environment.
- Conducted accurate MSEs (mental status examinations) of clients diagnosed with schizophrenia and other mental illnesses
- Positively interacted with clients and taught them adaptive coping skills
- Practiced and implemented de-escalation techniques where appropriate
Veterans Centre LTSW
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Safely and respectfully provided all ADLs and hygiene for clients.
- Tailored my communication techniques and approaches to care based on the needs of each resident.
- Communicated with and cared for residents diagnosed with dementia and other cognitive impairments.
- Maintained accurate documentation of care provided and reported observations to registered staff to ensure continuity of care.
- Monitored and reported changes in residents' physical or mental health to nursing staff to ensure timely interventions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON 05.2001 -
Skills
- IM/Sub-Q/ ID Injections
- Point of Care Glucose Testing
- Catheterization/Bladder Scanning
- Removal of IV Catheters
- Recognition of Major Abnormal ECG Rhythms
- Restraint Application
- Oral/Mouth Only Suctioning
- Ambulating, Transferring, Repositioning
- Standard/ Isolation Precautions
- Hygiene Care/ ADL Assistance
- Intake and Output Measurements
- Head to Toe/Focused Assessments
- Vital Sign Assessment
Timeline
Complex Continuing Care
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
05.2024 - 06.2024
Labour and Delivery Unit
SHN
03.2024 - 04.2024
C4 Internal Medicine
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
01.2024 - 02.2024
Psychosis and Recovery PRT7
CAMH
11.2023 - 01.2024
Veterans Centre LTSW
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
09.2023 - 11.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Toronto
05.2001 -
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