1. Kent State University College of Nursing Experience Christy White cwhite4@kent.edu December 11, 2009

2. My Acceptance

3. My Philosophy I will not let my past failures prevent me from doing what I was truly meant to do in life. It will make much more sense the second time around. My dream is to be a nurse and I will not let anything or anyone get in my way. This is my true calling!

4. Sophomore Year Fall 2009  Interpersonal Communication Skills for Healthcare Professionals ▫Intro to APA writing ▫Assertive communication in nursing  Link to communication paper on nursing ethics assignment #4 final paper.docx assignment #4 final paper.docx

5. Junior Year Spring 2010 Foundations of Nursing Interverntions – 20030 with Mrs. Barbara Dantzler, RN, BSN, MBA ▫First semester in the clinical setting  Clinical location – Lake West Hospital – Willoughby Instructor – Lisa Huffman, RN, MSN Concept map assignment link: concept map.docconcept map.doc

6. Learned Skills NG tube insertion (PEG, J-tube, G-tube, & wall suction) Central line dressing change Indwelling catheter insertion (male & female) Incentive spirometry ACE bandage wrapping (fig 8)

7. Learned Skills cont…… Obtaining urine specimen from a foley catheter SQ, IM, and Z-track injections Drawing up Reg insulin and NPH insulin into the same syringe

8. Junior Year Spring 2010 Basic Pharmacology for Nursing Practice- 30060 with Mrs. Laura Klingensmith  Major classes of pharmacotherapeutic agents, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, dosage and administration; effects and nursing responsibilities.  Assignment on the differences between a cholinergic crisis and myasthenia gravis: cholinergic vs myasthenia.docxcholinergic vs myasthenia.docx

9. Summer 2010 Nursing of Adults with Rehabilitation Needs and/or Gerontologic Changes- 30040 with Mrs. Barbara Dantzler; Mrs. Bonnie Fellows for clinical  Clinical site located at Altercare of Mayfield Village  This course encompasses care of persons and families dealing with gerontologic changes and/or rehabilitation needs.  IPR assignment link: gero.docxgero.docx

10. Summer 2010 Nursing of Adults- 30030 with Mrs. Barbara Dantzler; Lisa Huffman for clinical  Clinical site located at Lake West Hospital- Monitored Care Unit – (MCU)  This course emphasizes health promotion and prevention of episodic illness and maintenance of health status. Utilizes nursing process as foundation to provide nursing care composed of clinical experience in acute care settings.  Case study: adult case study.docxadult case study.docx

11. Summer 2010 Basic Nursing Informatics – 30050 with Mrs. Christine Wyers  This course focuses on the use of nursing informatics for clinical nursing practice, inquiry and communication.  Diabetes brochure: diabetes brochure.docxdiabetes brochure.docx

12. Fall 2010 Health Care of Children 30020, Instructor Kathy M. Dwinnells Clinical site at Akron Children’s Hospital, Boardman, OH  Provided care to children between the ages of 8 days old to 17 years old.  Provided teaching to breastfeeding moms regarding pump use, the importance of frequent pumping and feedings.  Nursing process paper link: nursing process.docxnursing process.docx