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Paige Nantais

Paige Nantais

Belle River,Canada

Summary

Hardworking and dedicated individual with hands-on experience in hospital and community environments. Successful in quickly building therapeutic nurse-client relationships with patients and families. Proficient in patient care, assessments, medication administration and health education. Possesses and demonstrates strong clinical knowledge and excellent communication and collaboration with healthcare professionals and patients.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse

The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County
09.2023 - Current

Provides compassionate and empathetic end-of-life care. Demonstrates skills in pain management, palliative treatments, and emotional support for patients and families. Adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, ensuring patient dignity and comfort in the Hospice setting. Known for strong communication, empathy, and maintaining a calm demeanor in challenging situations.

Medical Receptionist/Room Loader

TMC Urgent Care Walk-In Clinic
06.2017 - 10.2023

Verified and entered patient information and demographics into the database. Performed skills that included initial assessments, vital signs, wound care, and EKGs. Communicated and collaborated with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

Undergraduate Nursing Extern (UNE)

Windsor Regional Hospital
11.2021 - 09.2022

Communicated abnormal findings or patient care needs to the assigned nurse. Obtained vital signs to monitor patient stability. Performed direct patient care such as feeding, bathing, dressing, toileting, turning and repositioning, ambulating, transferring, and blood glucose monitoring.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Windsor
Windsor, ON
06.2023

Pre-Health Sciences -

St Clair College
Windsor, ON
04.2019

Skills

  • Culturally safe care
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem-solving
  • Nursing related skills
  • Communication skills
  • Collaboration skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Intrapersonal and interprofessional skills
  • Patient and family advocacy
  • Compassion and empathy

Clinical Experience

Windsor Regional Hospital (Metropolitan Campus) – Windsor, ON.  Obstetrics Individual, Preceptorship Year 4 Placement (192 hours) & Clinical Placement (48 Hours)

Provided safe and efficient postpartum care to mother and newborn. Performed skills such as mother and newborn assessments and vital signs, interpreting fetal heart monitoring strips, APGAR scoring, health teachings, medication administration, newborn bathing, and blood product administration. Participated in newborn deliveries vaginally or cesarean section.


Erie Shores Hospice – Leamington, ON. Hospice Residential Home - Individual, Preceptorship Year 4 (192 Hours)

Provided empathetic and compassionate care to patients and families at end-of-life as well as provided enhanced symptom management to ensure patient comfort.


Windsor Regional Hospital (Ouellette Campus) – Windsor, ON. Orthopedics (72 Hours)

Provided efficient and safe care while assisting with activities of daily living for a general population with post-orthopedic surgical care needs. Performed nursing related skills such as suture removal, medication administration, dressing changes, and catheter insertion.


Windsor Regional Hospital (Ouellette Campus) – Windsor, ON. Clinical Teaching Unit (96 Hours)

Provided care for a variety of patient diagnoses and performed nursing skills such as medication administration, complex dressing changes, tracheostomy care, and catheter insertion/removal.


Windsor Regional Hospital (Ouellette Campus) – Windsor, ON. Neurosurgery (88 Hours)

Performed patient assessments specific to spinal cord injuries. Performed nursing skills such as medication administration, complex dressing changes, blood glucose monitoring, catheter insertion/removal.


Windsor Regional Hospital (Ouellette Campus) – Windsor, ON. Medical-Surgical (64 Hours)

Provided care to a variety of patient diagnoses as well as assisted with activities of daily living for a general population with post-surgical care needs. Performed nursing skills such as suture removal, staple removal, complex dressing changes, and medication administration.


Windsor Regional Hospital (Metropolitan Campus) – Windsor, ON. Surgery (112 Hours)

Provided safe and optimal care for patients recovering from a variety of surgical procedures and assisted with activities of daily living and hygiene needs.


Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, Windsor, ON. Inpatient Rehabilitation (48 Hours)

Established communication techniques and time management skills. Assisted patients with activities of daily living, transferring, vital signs, and hygiene needs.


Certification

  • First Aid & CPR
  • Fundamentals of Palliative Care - June 2024
  • Comprehensive Advanced Palliative Care Education (CAPCE) - November 2024

Timeline

Registered Nurse

The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County
09.2023 - Current

Undergraduate Nursing Extern (UNE)

Windsor Regional Hospital
11.2021 - 09.2022

Medical Receptionist/Room Loader

TMC Urgent Care Walk-In Clinic
06.2017 - 10.2023

Pre-Health Sciences -

St Clair College
  • First Aid & CPR
  • Fundamentals of Palliative Care - June 2024
  • Comprehensive Advanced Palliative Care Education (CAPCE) - November 2024

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Windsor
Paige Nantais