Nursing Resume

If you are interested in caring for people, nursing is the best profession for you. It is a rewarding and a challenging career. Some nurses start their career in supporting roles and then go for degree or diploma education to become a registered nurse. You can start as a health care assistant and then apply for nurse as and when you get your degree. Licensed practical nurses work in rehabilitation centers, hospitals, nursing homes and home health care centers. They can further go into teaching and assessing roles. They can work as private health care providers or work with charitable institutions. The candidate in the profile has worked for positions like sales clerk, resident advisor, and certified nursing assistant for more than ten years. She is C.P.R. certified and N.A.R. licensed nurse. Her major responsibilities are to operate and maintain bio-medical equipments, to maintain sterile fields and application of dressing, and to educate patients for discharge and planning, home care. 

Jennifer Desouza
4312, Howard Lane
Austin Town, TX 23112
Phone: 213-334-0088
Email:jenyy@hotmail.com

SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Experience working in health care. Registered Nursing student at the College of St. Catherine. Caring, hard working individual who has supervisory and leadership experience.

EDUCATION:
REGISTERED NURSE PROGRAM; College of St. Catherine, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
G.P.A.: 3.1. Anticipated graduation: May 2004

CLINICALS: 3/2003-5/2003

• HCMC: Performed nursing duties in a level one trauma hospital
• Fairview Riverside Hospital: Med-Surgery Unit
• Augustana Nursing Home: Long term care

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• Direct care of patients
• Educated patients for home care and discharge planning
• Operated and maintained monitors of bio-medical equipment
• Medical terminology and medication administration skills
• Maintained sterile fields and application of dressings
• Catheter, IV, and suctioning training
• Charting and documentation of patient care
• Acute and chronic care experience
• P.C. and Microsoft Office literate
• N.A.R. license # 3779948, State of Minnesota, 2002
• C.P.R. and First Aid Certified, American Red Cross, 2003

EXPERIENCE:

Certified Nursing Assistant: Walker-Methodist Care, Minneapolis, MN. 11/2002-Present

• Performed patient care in a long term, geriatric care center
• Hospice and terminally ill care of patients and families
• Responsible for patient care of 13 bed unit
• Bathing and care of patients
• Charted and documented activities
• Worked in teams with doctors, H.U.C.’s and ancillary personnel

Resident Advisor: College of St. Catherine, Minneapolis, MN; 12/2002- Present

• Supervision and support of students in a dormitory setting
• Organize and implement social and academic activities
• Acted as tutor for students in college learning center

Sales Clerk: TJ Max, Bloomington, MN; 9/1999-9/2002

• Assisted customers for sales and marketing of clothing items
• Operated cash register, kept inventory and trained new employees

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS:

• Photography
• Listening to Music
• Martial arts
• American Football

REFERENCES:

1. Dr.Phillip Campbell
   Surgeon, Walker Methodist Care
2. Miss Silvia Morris
   Registered Nurse, Walker Methodist Care