Yashvi Dixit
Pickering,ON
Summary
Dedicated nursing student with clinical experience in long-term care and in-patient surgery, combined with a background in tutoring children. Eager to apply strong patient care, assessment, and communication skills in a Nursing Student Extern position to support patient-centered care and enhance clinical knowledge.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing Placement Student
Scarborough Health Network
Toronto, Ontario
01.2025 - Current
- Assigned to the pediatric unit, providing patient care for 2 pediatric patients per shift.
- Assisted with vital signs monitoring, documentation, and shadowed charge nurse.
- Administered medications, reconstituted and prepared medications for newborns.
- Supported pre-operative and post-operative care for 10 patients in the Day Surgery Unit.
- Performed head-to-toe assessments and observed anesthesia procedures in the operating room.
- Assisted with discharge teaching and contributed to accurate documentation of admission and discharge summaries.
Nursing Placement Student
Lakeridge Health
Oshawa, Ontario
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Provided patient-centred care to 1-2 patients per shift on the inpatient surgery floor.
- Assisted with oral medications, IV/SC injections, vital monitoring, and sterile dressing changes.
- Supported complex procedures, including removal of staples and stitches, catheter, in-out procedures, insertion/removal, and surgical wound care.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient assessments, medication administration, and procedural outcomes.patient-centred
Nursing Placement Student
Lakeridge Gardens - Lakeridge Health
Ajax, Ontario
01.2024 - 03.2024
- Completed 88 hours providing direct patient care on the long-term care unit, including head-to-toe assessments, vital sign monitoring, and assistance with morning routines such as bed baths and feeding.
- Developed skills in elder care, ensuring patient comfort and safety through compassionate, high-quality care.
Follow-Up Assistant
Ontario Tech University
Oshawa, Ontario
01.2025 - 03.2025
- Communicated with clients, providing information about campus services and maintaining customer satisfaction.
- Fostered relationships to improve client retention and engagement in the university program.
Tutor
Kumon Math and Reading
Pickering, Ontario
09.2023 - Current
- Guided children through personalized learning in mathematics and reading, fostering patience, empathy, and effective communication.
- Developed strategies to support individual learning needs, a skill directly translatable to providing personalized care in nursing.
Tutor
Sylvan Learning
Pickering, Ontario
10.2023 - 04.2024
- Prepared and administered tests to assess student understanding of course material.
- Conducted individual tutoring sessions with students to help them improve their academic performance.
- Developed lesson plans tailored to the needs of each student.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (Honours)
Ontario Tech Univeristy
Oshawa, ON12-2026
Skills
- Competent nursing care
- Nursing staff communication
- Post-op/pre-op orthopedic care
- Infection control standards
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Vitals monitoring
- Clinical judgment
- Pain Management
- Multitasking Abilities
- Medication and IV administration
- Physical Assessment
Accomplishments
- I have been awarded Dean's Honours List Recognition in Faculty of Health sciecnes for exceptional performance in academics.
Affiliations
- I hold positions of Peer-wellness educator, peer leader and International Student leader on-campus for the current academic year, this has helped me enhance my leadership skills and enhanced me with better time management skills.
Certification
- CPR certification for health care providers from St. John Ambulance Ontario which expires in July 2025.
- IPAC certifications for risk assessment, control of environment, additional precautions, administrative controls.
- Certificate of Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHIMS).
- Certificate of Workplace violence and harassment prevention and training.
- Certificate of Worker health and Safety Awareness.
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
French
Elementary
Hindi
Native/ Bilingual
Gujarati
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Nursing Placement Student
Scarborough Health Network
01.2025 - Current
Follow-Up Assistant
Ontario Tech University
01.2025 - 03.2025
Nursing Placement Student
Lakeridge Health
09.2024 - 11.2024
Nursing Placement Student
Lakeridge Gardens - Lakeridge Health
01.2024 - 03.2024
Tutor
Sylvan Learning
10.2023 - 04.2024
Tutor
Kumon Math and Reading
09.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (Honours)
Ontario Tech Univeristy
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