Jennifer Kirkaldy

• Assessment and care of obstetrical patients during acute antepartum and intrapartum phases of care.
• Obstetrical OR nursing- in scrub nurse, circulating nurse and recovery nurse roles
• Trained and mentored new RN staff.
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
• Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.

• Participated in faculty committees focused on curriculum development, program evaluation, and resource allocation decisions within the nursing department.
• Monitored progress of each student and provided formal evaluation upon completion of clinical placements.
• Identified student learning needs and prepared “Action Plans” for students to achieve success.
• Delivered information and valuable instructions to students during clinical rotations.
• Maintained open lines of communication with students, offering support and guidance throughout their educational journey.
• Developed and created clinical assignments to assess student skills.
• Coached underperforming students to help meet clinical objectives

• Assessment and care of neonatal patients, family and discharge teaching and planning, worked collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to provide high quality family-centered patient care.
• Promoted a safe and healthy environment by adhering to infection control policies, maintaining equipment, and ensuring cleanliness of the unit.

• Public health nursing on influenza campaign including assessment of client status and eligibility for immunization
• Participated in outreach immunization and mass immunization clinics.

• Assessment and nursing care of emergency department patients.
• Expanded professional knowledge and maintained licensure by participating in ongoing educational opportunities and conferences related to nursing practice.

• Undergraduate Student Scholar
• Under the mentorship of Associate Dean Dr
• Florence Myrick, focused on teaching and learning and the undergraduate experience
• Authored two scholarly articles for publication to the Faculty of Nursing’s weekly Faculty publication.

• Band Director, Music Educator, Teacher
• Created and piloted a novel school band program for home-schooled students and students without access to band at their schools, this program then continued to operate in subsequent years
• Developed music curriculum in line with Alberta Education curriculum to meet the learning needs of students age 7 to 18 years
• Developed methods of assessing learning in the music classroom.

• Junior High Band Director and Social Studies Teacher
• Taught instrumental music to students in grades 7-9
• Taught 9th grade Social Studies Curriculum
• Assisted with development of International Baccalaureate Curriculum for music program to meet requirements to achieve official IB accreditation.

Distinctions: True

• Graduation with Distinction, December, 2011