Vanessa Morton 1741 Ala Moana Blvd., #57 Honolulu, Hawaii 96815 808-943-0363 cell: 551-2110 vm130dcd0@westpost.

net OBJECTIVE: Seeking position in Health Science where I can incorporate my nursing skills to help others in a healthcare facility. EDUCATION: Hawaii Pacific University Bachelor of Health Science in Health Science Minor: Psychology Tax Preparer H&R Block Tax Course Accounting/Banking courses University of Alaska Certified Dental Assistant (1994) Certified Real Estate Agent Hale Koa Real Estate (1989) Certified Travel Agent Alaska Pacific University (1984) Key Nursing Courses: * * * * Fundamentals of Nursing Therapeutic Communication Gerontology Nursing Pediatrics Nursing Adult Health I Nursing Concept/Process Altered Mental Health Labor and Delivery

Internship: American Lung Association 95 hours-health fairs, education, and data input Kaiser Permanente 108 hours- health fairs, marketing Nursing Clinical 240 hours- listed below Forensics Nursing and Health Science 70 hours. Clinical Sites: Kuakini Hospital, Straub, Queens Medical Center, Kapiolani Women s & Childrens Hospital, and Castle Medical Center. NURSING/CLINICAL AND OTHER EXPERIENCE: Honed nursing skills by adapting classroom knowledge into clinical and internshi p. Demonstrated active listening skills and assessed patients' comfort needs. Admin istered Injections, wound care, dispensed medications, and took accurate vital signs. Co nsoled patients, Clarified care plans with sensitivity and patience. Improved patient's emotional health by advocating self-care. Performing Head-to-Toe Assessment and using Droplet Precau tions when necessary. THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION: * Demonstrate effective, therapeutic communication skills. * Apply critical thinking, diagnostic reasoning, and reflective practice to the care of clients.

* Develop the caring ethic as the foundation of nursing practice (moral and ethi cal reasoning). * Begin to apply knowledge from the humanities, arts and sciences to provide com petent nursing service with a multi-cultural society (diagnostic reasoning; cult ure & world view). * Apply the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementing & eva luating) to the care of clients using the concepts of dynamic integration of bod y, mind, and spirit. * Begin to apply & integrate the nursing concepts and processes with selected ha nds on skills in the care of a client in a health care setting (reflective pract ice; nursing process; individual; environment; diagnostic reasoning). * Demonstrate the roles and responsibilities of the beginning professional nurse (leadership). NURSING CONCEPTS/PROCESSES, ADULT HEALTH I, AND ALTERED MENTAL HEALTH: * Define the role of research as it relates to nursing practice. Perform, using appropriate interviewing techniques, a complete health history as evaluated by a passing grade on a physical assessment report. * Begin to identify health history information that indicates further assessment is required to evaluate a variation from norm as indicated by the nursing probl ems recorded at the end of the health history form, prior to interacting with ac tual clients. * Logically and systematically perform, using safe and correct techniques, a com plete physical examination, prior to interacting with actual clients, as evidenc ed by receiving a passing grade on the required videotape. * Identify normal and abnormal findings found on a client as evidenced by the pr oblems identified on the client write-up. * Describe, in writing, normal and abnormal findings found on a physical examina tion and receive a passing grade for all write-ups. * Consistently use Universal Precautions in performing a physical examination as evidenced by observation of laboratory and videotape performance. * Identify which physical examination tests need to be performed for screening, episodic, and integrated and complete physical examinations as evidenced by info rmation on clinical write-ups at the end of the course. LABOR AND DELIVERY & PEDIATRICS: * Demonstrate appropriate verbal and/or non-verbal family-centered communication strategies in consideration of moral and ethical issues. * Integrate the concepts of cultural competency and caring in the provision of h ealth care to children and their families, during anticipatory guidance, or via routine activities of daily life * Incorporate the use of play for educational, leisure, and/or therapeutic reaso ns in the preparation of the child for care/procedures/surgeries/discharge based on assessed developmental levels. * Perform, verbalize, and document comprehensive history, physical and developme ntal assessments of infants, children, and adolescents in a systematic manner. * Formulate a comprehensive plan of care utilizing information systems and evide nce-based research. * Demonstrate safety for all parameters of knowledge related to pediatric medica tion administration. * Perform health-promoting activities essential for growth and development of ch ildren. * Serve as a child advocate by understanding and applying health care policies a nd legislative issues related to childrearing families. * Manage the stressors of caring for children and their families. * Integrate learning and self-reflection to establish personal goals in caring f or pediatric patients and families. ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE 2004-2007 Nordstrom Rack - Cashier/Customer Service 1999-2004 H&R Block - Tax Preparer

1996-1999 1995-1996 1994-1995

Ala Wai Marine Store - Assistant Manager Magic Island Petroleum - Store Manager Marine Systems Pier 18 - Office Manager

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