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Medically Complex Care RN:• Skilled in rapid and comprehensive patient assessment, phlebotomy, and providing compassionate care to diverse patient populations, including those with tracheostomies, ventilator dependence, and multiple co-morbidities.• Successfully managed high patient turnover by prioritizing tasks and maintaining efficiency in a demanding environment.• Demonstrated effective communication, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills by facilitating open and… Show more Medically Complex Care RN:• Skilled in rapid and comprehensive patient assessment, phlebotomy, and providing compassionate care to diverse patient populations, including those with tracheostomies, ventilator dependence, and multiple co-morbidities.• Successfully managed high patient turnover by prioritizing tasks and maintaining efficiency in a demanding environment.• Demonstrated effective communication, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills by facilitating open and constructive feedback within the care team and during patient interactions.• Played a key role in an interdisciplinary team, integrating efforts with physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and social workers to devise and execute personalized care plans, leading to optimized patient recovery processes.• Provided mental health support by implementing empathetic communication and customized care approaches, significantly reducing anxiety and improving patients’ resilience.• Served as a dedicated patient advocate, effectively addressing and resolving the needs and concerns of patients and their families, ensuring their voices were heard and acted upon. Show less

London, Ontario, Canada

• Designed and implemented a comprehensive mentorship program that facilitates connections between nurses and mentors - providing guidance, encouragement, and camaraderie to foster professional growth and development.• Integrated published guidelines and expert insights to develop a robust tool for evaluating and enhancing program quality, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with industry standards.• Partnered with team executives to refine mentorship program policies and… Show more • Designed and implemented a comprehensive mentorship program that facilitates connections between nurses and mentors - providing guidance, encouragement, and camaraderie to foster professional growth and development.• Integrated published guidelines and expert insights to develop a robust tool for evaluating and enhancing program quality, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with industry standards.• Partnered with team executives to refine mentorship program policies and protocols, placing a strong emphasis on creating an inclusive and barrier-free environment, promoting diversity and equity for both mentors and mentees. Show less

London, Ontario, Canada

- Managed post-operative care for complex patients with acute surgical needs, ensuring optimal recovery and pain management.- Provided and led compassionate patient education, ensuring patients and families, ensuring they were well-versed in wound care, medication management, and lifestyle adjustments for optimal post-surgical outcomes.- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive patient care plans, leading to improved surgical outcomes. - Consistently… Show more - Managed post-operative care for complex patients with acute surgical needs, ensuring optimal recovery and pain management.- Provided and led compassionate patient education, ensuring patients and families, ensuring they were well-versed in wound care, medication management, and lifestyle adjustments for optimal post-surgical outcomes.- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive patient care plans, leading to improved surgical outcomes. - Consistently maintained open lines of communication with patients and their families, ensuring they were well-informed and empowered to participate in their care decisions.- Implemented personalized care plans, adapting to individual patient needs and preferences, resulting in enhanced post-operative recovery experiences.- Actively participated in ongoing professional development, staying current with the latest advancements in surgical nursing techniques and technologies to deliver exceptional care.- Regularly collected vital signs, urine, and blood samples, efficiently conducted subcutaneous injections, and skillfully initiated IVs, demonstrating expertise in key nursing procedures.- Recognized for maintaining exemplary charting accuracy, which significantly enhanced patient care quality and supported successful healthcare team collaborations. Show less

London, Ontario

• Developed and implemented comprehensive training that accommodated specific levels of CPAs while offering support to make certain each CPA was competent in advising career documents.• Facilitated LinkedIn workshops to improve students’ proficiency in LinkedIn profile building as well as provided job search strategies to increase students’ effectiveness in job searching. • Revised and developed new operative protocols to accommodate rapid changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic through… Show more • Developed and implemented comprehensive training that accommodated specific levels of CPAs while offering support to make certain each CPA was competent in advising career documents.• Facilitated LinkedIn workshops to improve students’ proficiency in LinkedIn profile building as well as provided job search strategies to increase students’ effectiveness in job searching. • Revised and developed new operative protocols to accommodate rapid changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic through switching all existing operations online and providing new and comprehensive online training to all staff. • Distributed tasks to the CPA executive team to better manage the overall CPA team functioning in a collaborative effort, thereby enhancing the efficiency of each aspect of team operation. • Interviewed new CPA candidates for three years and marketed the CPA role to potential clients, thereby ensuring candidates have the core CPA qualities to support the development of clients. Show less

Provided constructive feedback to clients on resumes, cover letters, CVs, personal statements, and LinkedIn profiles, which resulted in high client satisfaction and client return.

London, Ontairo

Managed and coordinated the flow of all e-advising emails for WERC for two years as well as created an e-advising template for all career documents to increase the efficiency of email replies.

Exeter, Ontario, Canada

• Demonstrated professional judgement, problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and superior time-management principles by prioritizing tasks while handling high patient loads.• Intergrated compassionate care through forming therapeutic relationships with clients based on empathy and respect while demonstrating holistic care. • Experienced in assessing the physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual dimensions of clients as well as their educational and discharge needs to… Show more • Demonstrated professional judgement, problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and superior time-management principles by prioritizing tasks while handling high patient loads.• Intergrated compassionate care through forming therapeutic relationships with clients based on empathy and respect while demonstrating holistic care. • Experienced in assessing the physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual dimensions of clients as well as their educational and discharge needs to formulate individualized care plans. • Communicated and summarized client health situations to physicians and nurses to quickly develop treatment plans that are evidence-based and culturally sensitive. • Assisted clients in making informed decisions by providing relevant information to promote holistic health Show less

London, Ontario, Canada

• Experienced in providing safe and therapeutic facilitation that supports activities in promoting the clients' mental wellness using a holistic nursing approach.• Advocated for clients' mental health by engaging in therapeutic conversation to understand their emotional needs and connecting them to appropriate resources such as social workers and families. • Experienced in delivering patient and family education regarding post-operation home care, adverse reactions, nutrition and… Show more • Experienced in providing safe and therapeutic facilitation that supports activities in promoting the clients' mental wellness using a holistic nursing approach.• Advocated for clients' mental health by engaging in therapeutic conversation to understand their emotional needs and connecting them to appropriate resources such as social workers and families. • Experienced in delivering patient and family education regarding post-operation home care, adverse reactions, nutrition and lifestyle modifications, fall precautions, and smoking cessation. • Excellent in organizing and prioritizing care using critical thinking and problem-solving skills to utilize the nursing process in planning and evaluating complex patient situations. Show less

Lodon, Ontario

• Established therapeutic nurse-client relationship with agitated clients using active listening skills to understand and respect their concerns while utilizing the appropriate communication skills to address their needs. • Demonstrated initiative through eagerness to learn and improve from preceptors and clinical instructors by actively participating in various learning opportunities.• Adhered to best practice guidelines and hospital standards when providing care, ensuring the practice… Show more • Established therapeutic nurse-client relationship with agitated clients using active listening skills to understand and respect their concerns while utilizing the appropriate communication skills to address their needs. • Demonstrated initiative through eagerness to learn and improve from preceptors and clinical instructors by actively participating in various learning opportunities.• Adhered to best practice guidelines and hospital standards when providing care, ensuring the practice was safe and ethical while maximizing positive outcomes. • Delivered effective health teaching upon client discharge regarding fall precautions, safe medication administration, adverse reactions, and diet recommendations. Show less

London, Ontario, Canada

• Designed quantitative and qualitative experiments to investigate the modulatory effect of carbon monoxide on vascular injury induced by inflammation. • Collaborated with the laboratory team to discuss experimental results while proactively seeking relevant literature to optimize research designs, which fostered a team-orientated research environment. • Conducted linear and non-linear regression analysis using GraphPad Prism and Microsoft Excel.• Organized research data according… Show more • Designed quantitative and qualitative experiments to investigate the modulatory effect of carbon monoxide on vascular injury induced by inflammation. • Collaborated with the laboratory team to discuss experimental results while proactively seeking relevant literature to optimize research designs, which fostered a team-orientated research environment. • Conducted linear and non-linear regression analysis using GraphPad Prism and Microsoft Excel.• Organized research data according to laboratory standards to effectively present research findings to various department professors while making the data accessible and understandable to everyone in the lab. Show less

Miaoli County, Taiwan

• Developed a strong foundation in quantitative research principles by collaborating with the research team to learn various in-vitro and in-vivo experiment techniques, such as cell culture, cryopreservation, cell viability assays, and medication administration in mice. • Designed and conducted experiments to investigate the effect of novel anti-cancer compounds on pancreatic cancer cells; performed regression analysis using SigmaPlot 13. • Presented research data to laboratory members… Show more • Developed a strong foundation in quantitative research principles by collaborating with the research team to learn various in-vitro and in-vivo experiment techniques, such as cell culture, cryopreservation, cell viability assays, and medication administration in mice. • Designed and conducted experiments to investigate the effect of novel anti-cancer compounds on pancreatic cancer cells; performed regression analysis using SigmaPlot 13. • Presented research data to laboratory members and incorporated their feedback and findings from relevant studies to improve research designs. • Certified in performing Intravenous injection, intramuscular injection, intraperitoneal injection, subcutaneous injection, per os administration, and cardiac puncture for blood collection in mice Show less

London, Canada Area

• Planned and coordinated various team bonding events such as team dinner, karaoke, and escape room which increased overall team dynamic and team bonding experience.• Advocated upcoming club events during booth hours and addressed the questions of club members in a professional and friendly manner to attract students to learn about the Taiwanese culture. • Collaborated with other executives in general meetings and large club events to effectively promote the Taiwanese culture to the… Show more • Planned and coordinated various team bonding events such as team dinner, karaoke, and escape room which increased overall team dynamic and team bonding experience.• Advocated upcoming club events during booth hours and addressed the questions of club members in a professional and friendly manner to attract students to learn about the Taiwanese culture. • Collaborated with other executives in general meetings and large club events to effectively promote the Taiwanese culture to the students at the university. Show less

London, Canada Area

London, Ontario

20 Tillplain Rd, Toronto, On M3H 5R2

Bachelor Of Nursing

Compressed Time Frame Nursing

Honors Specialization In Physiology, Medical Science

Bachelor’S Degree, Medical Sciences