Clinical Skills

This page includes an overview of skills I have learned in the lab setting followed by skills I have completed in the clinical setting.

LAB SKILLS
First Year

• Assessment of Nutrition and Fluid Intake
• Assessing Dysphagia and Modified Diets
• Musculoskeletal Assessments
• Cardiac and Respiratory Assessments
• Introduction to Integumentary Assessment and Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity
• Personal Care Assistance
• Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Assessments
• Cognitive Assessments
• Pain Assessments
• Nerve Functional Assessments

     Simulations included:

• Feeding a patient with dysphagia
• Health assessment for admission to long-term care

Second Year

• Postpartum Care
• Safe Medication Administration: Oral Medications
• Aseptic Technique: Dressing Changes
• Neonatal Assessments
• Safe Medication Administration: Parenteral Medication
• IV Therapy Medication Management
• Aseptic Technique: Catheter Insertion and Care
• Breast and Testicular Exams
• STI Assessments

     Simulations included:

• Postpartum care
• Childbirth
• Street nurse interacting with homeless
• Substance use patient and schizophrenia patient

Third Year, First Semester

• Head-to-Toe Assessment
• Functional and Musculoskeletal Assessments of Older Adults
• IV Therapy and Maintenance
• IV Medication and Secondary Lines
• Teaching Self-Management Techniques
• Chronic Wound Care
• Aseptic Dressing Changes
• Urinary Catheterization and Urinalysis
• Palliative Care, Chronic Pain, and End of Life Care
• COPD Care, Suctioning, and Tracheostomy Care
• Nutritional Assessments and Enteral Feeding
• Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Mouth, Throat, Breast, and Testicular Exams

     Simulations included:

• Home assessment of patient with diabetes
• Care of a patient with peripheral vascular disease
• Virtual healthcare team simulation of research project
• Care for a patient and family at end of life

CLINICAL SKILLS
First Year, Centennial Place, Millbrook

• Personal care, including peri-care, bed baths, and showers
• Head-to-toe assessment of elderly residents

Second Year, Lakeridge Health, Oshawa

• Head-to-toe assessment of mothers 1-2 days postpartum
• Head-to-toe assessment of newborn babies
• Insertion of indwelling catheter
• Administration of oral medications

Third Year, First Semester, Peterborough Regional Health Centre

• Head-to-toe assessment of individuals of various ages living with chronic illness
• Cleansing and dressing change of Stage 2 pressure ulcer using sterile technique
• Irrigation, packing, and dressing change of deep tunneling wounds using sterile technique
• Cleansing of tracheostomy tube using sterile technique
• Deep suctioning of tracheostomy tube
• Administration of medications through a gastrostomy tube
• Administration of oral medications
• Administration of subcutaneous medications
• Administration of fleet enema
• Administration of inhalation medications