Preet Kaur

Dedicated and experienced Registered Nurse and Clinical Instructor with extensive experience supporting nursing students' academic and clinical development, including internationally educated nurses (IENs). Committed to fostering a supportive learning environment and enhancing students’ clinical competencies through individualized feedback, evaluation, and continuous mentorship. Currently serving as a clinical instructor and faculty member for enhanced practice for internationally educated nurses. Served as Interim Clinical Educator focusing on professional growth, safe practice, and collaborative patient care. Highlights of Qualifications

• Workplace Liaison Officer, Waterloo Chapter- RNAO interest group, Toronto, Ontario, 09/01/24, Present, Maintained an up-to-date contact list for NSO/RNAO student representatives at each nursing educational institute in Ontario and on the provincial committee, Bring out current workplace issues and share with team to bring out to RNAO for call to action
• Volunteer at Emergency Department, Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Cambridge, Ontario, 01/01/18, 07/31/18, Communicates with patients and help them with their needs., Demonstrate problem-solving by helping patients with their needs in a systematic manner, Demonstrate relational practice by using relational skills to calm patients and their families using empathy, respect and simple eye contact
• Membership Officer, Nursing Student of Ontario- RNAO interest group, Toronto, Ontario, 06/01/15, 06/30/16, Maintained an up-to-date contact list for NSO/RNAO student representatives at each nursing educational institute in Ontario and on the provincial committee, Facilitate workshops and presented at Trent University about RNAO membership and its benefits to student bodies, Demonstrated mentorship by encouraging student liaisons to develop membership campaigns

• Crafting to soothe my soul
• Meditation and journaling to practice concentration and know myself
• Gardening and cooking
• Self-care

• Clinical Instructor, Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ontario, 02/01/23, Present, Sessional faculty teaching Enriched assessment courses to students enrolled in the Enhanced Practice for Internationally Educated Nurses (EPIEN) program at Conestoga College., In the lab setting teach basic concepts and skills of interviewing, health history taking and physical examination of clients., Emphasize the application of assessment skills to a variety of clinical settings and nursing roles while providing learning activities which include lectures, demonstrations supervised hands-on practice and role-playing.
• Clinical Instructor, Fleming College, Peterborough, Ontario, 01/01/22, Present, Part-Time Clinical Instructor for Registered Practice Nurses at Fleming College, Works with students during their professional practice placements and be a mentor to provide guidance as they apply their knowledge to practice, Provides timely verbal feedback to students, identifying successes and encouraging growth, Evaluates students’ assignments using guidelines in the course manual, as well as associated rubrics and other feedback templates, Uses learning resources effectively to enhance student learning and effectiveness as a teacher, Works in collaboration with staff nurses on the unit to provide opportunities for students to learn skills such as patient assessment, medication administration, documentation, wound care, ostomy care, intermittent catheterization, indwelling catheterization etc.
• Interim Clinical Educator for Medicine, Express Admission Unit and Centralized Resource Team, Brant Community Health Care System, 10/01/23, 06/30/24, Providing nursing in-service and involved in creating plans to implement and evaluate specific educational program needs., Conduct educational need assessment to identify staff learning needs and implement plans to fulfill those learning needs with different strategies such as educational hurdles, facilitating workshops, email updates and part of corporate orientation, Assist in the development of patient teaching programs and conduct education needs assessments for targeted education strategies, Assisting with policy and procedure development to facilitate evidence-based practice., Continually upgrades expertise by attending seminars, conferences, workshops and educational courses, Working along with the team to provide recommendations on professional practice, education and research, quality improvement, professional advocacy, professional standards and regulatory requirements.
• Clinical Extern / New Graduate Guarantee Coordinator, Brant Community Healthcare System, Brantford, Ontario, 04/01/22, 09/30/23, Collaborates with Clinical Managers and other operational, practice and clinical leaders to support the coordination, integration, recruitment, mentorship, education and onboarding of Clinical Externs and New Graduate Guarantee participants in the hospital., Provides regular updates and reports to the leadership team, Demonstrates and instructs Clinical Externs in clinical skills within their scope of practice. Support clinical teams in the unit, and help them understand the scope of practice of Clinical Externs., BCHS has started a New Graduate Residency program to support new nurses and as NGG coordinator, I help educators develop content for workshops and also facilitate workshops for new graduate nurses., Maintain regular unit presence to support ongoing education needs and tracking of required skills attainment of Clinical Externs and New graduate nurses through regular check-in and written evaluations, Disseminate information to the unit Manager and nurses involved in supervising and training Clinical Externs. This involves regular program updates at staff forums/meetings as needed., Provide support to nurses on the units and answer questions related to the scope of practice of clinical externs and clarification of delegation/assignments of tasks.
• Registered Nurse, Brantford General Hospital, Brantford, Ontario, 04/01/18, Present, Demonstrates integrated discharge planning by providing resources to patients pertaining to their diagnosis, inquiring LINC for available services for patients and setting patients up for services required for patients’ wellbeing., Exhibiting competency of nursing skills by performing illness-specific assessments, medication administration, enteral feeding & residual volumes, ostomy care, oxygen therapy, PICC lines, wound care, CADD PUMPS (patient-controlled medication administration pumps), blood products administration and protocols, TPN, palliative care, Administers PO/IV/SC medications via PIV or CVAD, Assisting patients with their activities of daily living and helping them recuperate in collaboration with the allied health team, Active collaboration between Respiratory Therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapies for the care of patients, Documents electronically via PCS software of the Brant Community Healthcare System, Demonstrating professionalism by taking continuing education courses, teaching nursing students and orientating new staff on the medicine unit., Demonstrated person-centered and compassionate care to patients with dementia by using a general persuasive approach.
• Clinical Instructor, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario, 05/01/21, 12/31/22, Part-Time Clinical Instructor for Registered Practice Nurses and Registered Nurse students at Mohawk College in collaboration with McMaster University, Works with students during their professional practice placements and be a mentor to provide guidance as they apply their knowledge to practice, Provides timely verbal feedback to students, identifying successes and encouraging growth, Evaluates students’ assignments using guidelines in the course manual, as well as associated rubrics and other feedback templates, Uses learning resources effectively to enhance student learning and effectiveness as a teacher, Works in collaboration with staff nurses on the unit to provide opportunities for students to learn skills such as patient assessment, medication administration, documentation, wound care, ostomy care, intermittent catheterization, indwelling catheterization etc.
• Registered Nurse, GI Health Center, Burlington, Ontario, 10/01/18, 07/31/21, Monitoring and maintaining an excellent standard of nursing care by preparing patients for booked procedures and asking detailed questions about health history and medications, Demonstrate nursing skills such as starting intravenous access prior to endoscopy, colonoscopy and/or gastroscopy and taking vitals in a timely manner., Maintaining timely and accurate nursing records and ensuring confidentiality and respect when providing care., Ensuring the patient’s safe discharge after the procedure by monitoring vitals and providing proper discharge instructions and teachings, Ensure to provide excellent nursing care to patients attending the clinic while working within the company’s policies and procedures.
• Personal Attendant, Nightingale nursing registry, Lakefield, Ontario, 12/01/14, 04/30/15, Helped chronically ill and cognitively challenged older people in their daily routine, Demonstrated professional capacity by following protocols set by the Nightingale nursing registry to ensure the safety of clients, Assisted recently released patients with short-term needs by providing psychological support, and instruction on nutrition and medicines.