Cassandra Behm

Providing holistic care to expectant mothers and newborns during labour and delivery process, including patient and newborn assessment, labour and emotional support, monitoring contractions, cervical dilation, fetal health surveillance, medication administration, managing and assisting with obstetrical procedures, antenatal, postpartum and intrapartum care, emergency response, resuscitation, complication management, documentation, inter-professional collaboration, anesthesia, infection control, following protocols, patient education, breastfeeding, circulating and scrubbing for surgeries, remaining calm under pressure, critical decision making and problem solving, compassion and empathy, organization in fast-paced, dynamic healthcare setting, mentoring and precepting.

Coordinated comprehensive nursing care to mothers and their newborns during the crucial postpartum period, including assessments of patient's physical and emotional well-being, medical care, administering medications, monitoring vital signs, managing pain, facilitating recovery process, education and guidance on newborn care, breastfeeding, counseling and assessing psychological needs, complication identification and management, discharge planning, connecting patients with resources, documentation and maintaining accurate patient medical records, providing holistic care through collaboration, infection control and harm prevention, adhering to policies and professional standards.

Care and rehabilitation of patients with orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions, including comprehensive patient assessment, care planning, post-surgery recovery and rehabilitation strategies, specialized post-operative care, assisting with mobility and strength training, pain management, medication administration, coordinating care with physical and occupational therapy, wound care, assessing and treating complications and infection, patient education, teaching proper fitting and utility of assistive medical devices, documentation, fall and harm prevention, collaborating with orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, and other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care, and adapting to evolving healthcare practices and technologies.

Played a critical role in delivering primary healthcare services to individuals and families in the community, including conducting assessments, acquiring medical history, routine check-ups and physicals, immunization, preventative care, chronic disease (diabetes, hypertension, asthma) management, developing care plans, health education related to nutrition, exercise, medication management, and disease prevention, assisting with and performing minor procedures, medication administration, family-centred care, referrals and collaboration with specialists, social workers, and other healthcare providers to address complex needs, maintaining thorough patient records, tracking progress, health promotion of community health initiatives, organizing health education events, and ensuring culturally sensitive care for patients from diverse backgrounds.

Cardiac specific nursing care to patients with conditions requiring short-term medical interventions and monitoring, some recovering from cardiac procedures or surgery, including patient assessment, cardiac monitoring of vitals, cardiac rhythms, and telemetry, anti-arrhythmic, antihypertensive, and anticoagulant medication management, specialized post-procedure care for patients recovering from catheterizations, angioplasties, and stent placements, patient education related to cardiac conditions, medications, lifestyle changes, and self-care management, operating and troubleshooting telemetry equipment and monitoring devices, rapid identification and emergency response to changes in a patient's cardiac status and initiating appropriate interventions, collaborating care with cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, and other healthcare professionals, maintaining precise patient records, documenting cardiac rhythms, and recording medication administration, adhering to strict infection control and prevention protocols to protect patients from infections and complications, and assisting patients in starting their cardiac rehabilitation journey and making referrals to appropriate programs.

Specialized nursing care to patients with neurovascular conditions, including those recovering from strokes, aneurysms, and other neurological issues, conducting comprehensive assessments of patients with neurovascular conditions, monitoring neurological status using Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and pupillary responses and assessing needs, administering and monitoring neurovascular specific medications such as thrombolytics and antiepileptic drugs, specialized care for patients recovering from ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, and implementing stroke protocols, providing specialized post-procedure care following neurovascular interventions like endovascular coiling or thrombectomy procedures, detailed neurological assessments, including cranial nerve exams and motor/sensory function evaluations, emotional and educational support for patients and their families regarding neurovascular conditions and recovery, coordinating care with neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiologists, and other healthcare professionals, responding promptly to changes in a patient's neurological status and initiating appropriate emergency interventions, rehabilitation planning and referrals, infections control and complication prevention and management.

Provided compassionate and comprehensive geriatric nursing care to residents in long-term care facilities, ensuring their physical and emotional well-being, including the conduction of initial and ongoing resident assessment to determine care needs and develop individualized care plans, intense organization for medication administration and management, monitoring closely for adverse reactions or side effects, would care and chronic conditions monitoring, such as pressure ulcers, diabetes, and respiratory disorders, assistance with activities of daily living, problem solving, finding solutions and introducing medical devices that help maintain resident independence, offering emotional support and companionship, particularly those facing end-of-life care, care planning and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to address residents' physical, nutritional, social, and psychological needs, fall and harm prevention, infection control, maintaining accurate and up-to-date records to track care plans, progress, and changes in residents' conditions, and palliative and end-of-life care with sensitivity and support for residents and their families.