Eliza De Los Santos

Dedicated third-year nursing student passionate about delivering high-quality patient care with five semesters of clinical practicum experience in long-term care, medicine, mental health, diabetes education, and pediatric units. Skilled at conducting patient assessments, developing individualized care plans and implementing prescribed orders in a fast-paced environment. Highly motivated with a desire to take on new challenges and grow as a nursing student.

• Basic life support (HCP), last recertified 2024-05-28

Lakeridge Diabetes Education Clinic

Whitby, ON - 01/2025 - Current

• Collaborates with preceptor and registered dietitian to develop personalized education plans for newly diagnosed diabetes patients.
• Delivers health education by implementing care plans and demonstrating essential procedures, including insulin administration, blood sugar monitoring, and foot care techniques.
• Conducting follow-up sessions with patients, supporting goal setting, medication management, and providing guidance to improve adherence to treatment plans.

CAMH PRT 8 Schizophrenia 

Toronto, ON - 9/2024 - 12/2024

• Administered medications, including antipsychotics, antidepressants, and antidiabetics, ensuring accurate dosage and timely delivery.
• Conducted comprehensive mental status examinations and maintained detailed documentation using Cerner Powerchart.
• Collaborated with an interdisciplinary care team of pharmacists, social workers, physicians, and nurses to develop and implement individualized care plans for patients.
• Fostered and maintained trusting therapeutic relationships with clients within a vulnerable population, providing compassionate support and care.

Centenary Paediatrics

Scarborough, ON - 01/2024 - 04/2024

• Provided competent care to the pediatric population through acute care, clinic, and day surgery rotations in collaboration with a co-assigned nurse.
• Used effective communication techniques in accordance to different pediatric age populations in order to build therapeutic relationship with the client and family.
• Performed in depth patient assessments, medication administration, and prescribed orders in order to create and carry out an individualized plan of care to be documented on epic medical software.

Centenary Medicine

Scarborough, ON - 09/2023 - 12/2023

• Worked collaboratively under the provision of a co-assigned nurse to provide high quality care in acute medicine to a geriatric population with a two to three patient load.
• High quality patient and safety assessments, medication administration, and individualized client care were performed and documented using epic medical software.

Glen Hill Terrace

Whitby, ON - 01/2023 - 04/2023

• Collaborated with a co-assigned nurse and personal support workers in the care of the older health population through physical and psychosocial assessments, client care, and assisting with activities of daily living.
• Demonstrated effective and professional communication with the healthcare team to provide high quality care.