- 450+ hours of placement as a Practical Nursing student under RPN Preceptor- Interacted with members of the healthcare team (incl. nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, social workers, geriatric doctors, Speech Language Pathologist, families of patients)- Experience with Omnicell and Meditech- Worked 12-hour shifts (incl. Days, Nights and weekends) - Duties:  Performed medication administration safely and effectively (IV, PO, IM, SC, INH, OPTH, SUPP, TOPICAL) Primed & administered IV bolus/continuous medication  Wound care dressings using strict sterile technique Assisted with restraint administration  Bed baths, perineal & oral care Managed full patient load on day and night shift  Interpreted lab results for medication administration Used hoyer ceiling & portable lifts  Tracheostomy care (incl. Suctioning)  Documented both on computer and paper progress notes Administered blood transfusions Managed NG and G-tubes (flushing, feeds with kangaroo pump, medication) Provided emotional support to families and patients  Assessed outcomes of nursing interventions Admitted patients (incl. MRSA & VRE swabs, assessments, questionnaire and database entry)  Head to toe assessments Monitored & took vitals Maintained IV & PICC lines Changing PICC line dressing Taking blood glucose Catheter insertion and maintenance Behavior and stool charting Managed chest tube and dressing changes Gave and received report on patients  Assisted patients with range of motion activities  Discharged patients & explained instructions

- Providing friendly customer service (ie. Complaints, assistance) and solutions to optimize customer satisfaction -Serving customers and filling orders in fast-paced environment with proficiency and accuracy-Organizing shelving to increase sales; taking stock and ordering items/products- Receiving and signing off on shipments/invoices, faxed & scanned documents

- Worked with Behaviour Support Nurse and Director of Care-Created fall prevention pamphlet and fall procedure of staff, drafted one-to-one summaries for at risk clients, completed fall documentation, mini mental assessments-Created client behavior pamphlets for families and videos for PSWs and nurses to use alarm equipment properly along with demonstrations-Audited documentation on falls, fall supplies, behavior risk, heat risk and falls risk assessments- Assisted in post fall huddles to educate staff on changes and worked with interprofessional team including (LHIN, social work, physiotherapy, nurses and PSWs)- Assisted with in service presentations on documentation to decrease mistakes and improve charting -Involved in Grace Manor butterfly project and cat project - Problem solving in a fast-paced environment to deescalate situations and provide long lasting solutions

• Organized and filed invoices and important documents• Completed deposit books • Answered phones, provided customer service• Filing; Input data, customer information etc. into computer program