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Registered Nurse Health

Location:
Vaughan, ON, Canada
Posted:
October 08, 2014

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Sandra Bailey-Anglin

** *** ******* *****

Maple, Ont., L6A 0H9

905-***-****

acga9l@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Registered Nurse

HIGHLIGHTS OF

QUALIFICATIONS

. Over 10 years experience as a nurse

. BScN, MN, Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario

. Proven ability to comply with all standards, policies procedures and

all legislative requirements

. Demonstrated skills in observation, independent assessment, health

teaching, communication and interpersonal relationship building

. Exceptional organizational, prioritization and problem solving skills:

worked as nurse in charge of a 30 bed cardiac surgery unit

. Demonstrated communication skills and sound clinical perception

. Maintain currency in nursing through continuing education,

professional development courses and reading nursing literature

TECHNICAL SKILLS

. Monitoring of feeding pumps

. Blood glucose monitoring

. Phlebotomy and IV insertion

. Medication administration

. Catheter insertion

. Picc line maintenance

. Wound care and dressing changes for simple to complex wounds

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sanherb Enterprises Inc

Toronto, Ontario

Instructor

3 months

. Utilized a variety of strategies to provided clinical education for

Personal Support Workers

. Provided opportunity for skill development

. Evaluated and provided feedback for students

. Mentored students in classroom

. Increased adult learners appreciation for continuing education and

their role as personal support workers in the hospital sitting

Mount Sinai Hospital

3 months

Student Instructor

. Assigned student nurse with staff members to develop competency in

skills

. Provided opportunities in the laboratory setting for students to

conduct return demonstration of new clinical procedures

. Conducted online discussions with students to improve critical

thinking and judgment and application of nursing care

. Increased students learning outcomes by tactfully provided feedbacks

on students' performance

. Developed a guide for students' application of critical thinking

skills at the bed side: Alertness and skill in assessing, recognizing

and identifying symptoms and taking or identifying appropriate

treatments

. Monitored and observed students dispensing, administering medications

and assessing patients for unto effects of medications

Sandra Bailey-Anglin 905-***-****

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University Health Network

6 + years

Registered Nurse

. Utilized the Nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate

patient care to optimized treatment goals and modalities

. Set realistic therapeutic goals with patients to measure and expedite

recovery

. Conducted health classes with 4-6 patients to promote self management

skills, in bathing, exercise, medication administration and monitoring

of incision site

. Administered medication as prescribed by the physicians and educated

patients as to the potential side effects as well as monitored

patients for desired and undue effects

. Provided telehealth services to resolved queries from discharged

patients re current problems approximately 2 calls/day to reduce post

discharge morbidity rates and maintain client health

. Increased patient satisfaction by incorporating elements of patient's

preferences and culture in nursing care

. Instructed and counseled patients and their families on health

education issues in collaboration with other health care providers to

maximize patient education re diagnosis and disease process

Registered Nurse -Research Coordinator

1 year

. Provided comprehensive primary care for a 6 bed unit with 2 staff for

research

. Obtained vital signs and administered medication as ordered by

physicians and observed patients for desired effects for continuation

of the procedure

. Effectively decreased patients' anxiety through daily calls providing

information on pre-op, post-op education and accommodation for special

needs

. Examined, analyzed and interpreted critical information on laboratory

results and informed physicians

. Reduced the incidence of postprandial hypoglycemia by prioritizing

scheduled procedures for elderly diabetic patients and providing

snacks prior to discharge

Registered Nurse- medical, orthopedic, urology and telemetry floor

9 years

. Assessed patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions

. Collaborated with other members of the interdisciplinary team to plan

implement, coordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with

patients and their families

. Provided telemetry monitoring on an individual or unit basis

. Developed and implement discharge planning on admission of patients

. Obtained referrals for Community Care Access Service to improve

patients' health and decrease readmissions

. Supervised licensed practical nurses, student nursed and other health

care staff

. Utilized humour as a therapeutic intervention to help patients forget

their discomfort and enjoy their experience on the unit

EDUCATION

. Master in Nursing - Ryerson University

. BScN- Brock University

. Certificate in Health Education for health professionals- Humber

College

. Certificate in Physical Assessment -Humber College

. IV insertion- UHN in service education

. Certificate in Coronary Care 1&2



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