Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Clinical Hours
Additional Information
Timeline
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Vaishali Sharma

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Student Nurse

Island Health
04.2024 - Current

ESN

VIHA VGH 4A (General Medicine)
05.2023 - 03.2024

Student Nurse

VIHA RJH 7NS (Gen Surgery, Thoracics, Burns, Uro)
09.2023 - 12.2023

Student Nurse

VIHA RJH 6NS (Ortho Surgery, Rehab)
05.2023 - 06.2023

ESN

VIHA Priory Hospital
08.2022 - 03.2023

Student Nurse

VIHA VGH 5AB (Ortho Trauma)
05.2022 - 06.2022

Health Care Aide

Sandringham Care Center (Seniors' Tertiary Mental Health)
07.2021 - 06.2022

Student Nurse

VGH 4AB (General Medicine)
01.2022 - 04.2022

Student Nurse

VIHA RJH 4S/5N (Renal/Gen Med)
09.2021 - 12.2021

Student Nurse

VIHA (Priory & Gorge Rd Hospital LTC)
01.2021 - 06.2021

Education

Bachelor of Science: Nursing-RN -

Camosun College/University of Victoria
Victoria, BC
04.2025

Associate of Science: Microbiology Focus -

Camosun College
Victoria, BC
06.2019

Skills

  • Personal Care
  • Head to toe assessments
  • Med Admin (PO, IV, IM, SC and more)
  • Parenteral therapy (Peripheral & Central line IV infusions, TPN, dressing change, removal)
  • Urinary Catheterization
  • CBI
  • Wound care (Sterile & Non-sterile dressing change & care)
  • Ostomy care & maintenance
  • Enteral tubes feeding, care, removal, med admin
  • Diabetes management
  • Chest Tube, Tracheostomy Care & Maintenance
  • Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Surgical Discharge Teaching

Accomplishments

  • Dean's List [Winter 2021]
  • Dean's List [Winter 2019]
  • Dean's List [Fall 2018]

Certification

  • Basic Life Support HC
  • Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C

Clinical Hours

2390+

Additional Information

  • Conducted and documented regular head to toe assessments, vital signs, fluid intake & output, weight
  • Medication administration through a variety of routes such as PO, topical, vaginal, rectal, ophthalmic, IV, IM, NG tube, inhalation, SCBF
  • Administered meds Prn based on assessments utilizing critical thinking & decision making framework & evidence-informed practice
  • Provided holistic care through the conduction of physical, mental, emotional and psychosocial assessments
  • Advocated for patients and engaged in interprofessional collaboration to develop and implement plan of care for changing patient status, evaluating pt discharge plan & readiness, etc.
  • Identified pt care priorities based on assessments & engaged in multidisciplinary collaboration to recommend modifications in current health care care plan to meet emerging health needs
  • Performed & documented ostomy maintenance, care & assessments
  • Performed skin and wound care including applying sterile dressing changes, removal of sutures and surgical staples
  • Performed surgical & wound drains maintenance, care, assessments & removal
  • Engaged in relational care in the provision of prn mental health support for mental health emergencies
  • Performed & documented parenteral therapy such as successful IV starts & patency, administering IV fluids & meds, IV site assessment, troubleshooting IV problems, IV dressing change, removal and using IV pumps using both peripheral and central line
  • Diabetes management by checking blood glucose levels, administering insulin subcutaneously according to Clinical Order Set and managing hypo/hyperglycemia according to protocol.
  • Care and maintenance of enteral tubes, administering tube feeds and medications through enteral feeding tubes
  • Collected routine and culture specimens for urine, stool, nasal and throat

Timeline

Student Nurse

Island Health
04.2024 - Current

Student Nurse

VIHA RJH 7NS (Gen Surgery, Thoracics, Burns, Uro)
09.2023 - 12.2023

ESN

VIHA VGH 4A (General Medicine)
05.2023 - 03.2024

Student Nurse

VIHA RJH 6NS (Ortho Surgery, Rehab)
05.2023 - 06.2023

ESN

VIHA Priory Hospital
08.2022 - 03.2023

Student Nurse

VIHA VGH 5AB (Ortho Trauma)
05.2022 - 06.2022

Student Nurse

VGH 4AB (General Medicine)
01.2022 - 04.2022

Student Nurse

VIHA RJH 4S/5N (Renal/Gen Med)
09.2021 - 12.2021

Health Care Aide

Sandringham Care Center (Seniors' Tertiary Mental Health)
07.2021 - 06.2022

Student Nurse

VIHA (Priory & Gorge Rd Hospital LTC)
01.2021 - 06.2021

Bachelor of Science: Nursing-RN -

Camosun College/University of Victoria

Associate of Science: Microbiology Focus -

Camosun College
Vaishali Sharma