RACHEL POWERS

123 Northbrook Drive | Wilmington, NC 28405 | Email: rfp2925@uncw.edu | Phone: 601-918-8929

EDUCATION:
University of North Carolina Wilmington Anticipated Graduation: December 2017
Bachelor of Science, Nursing

Northwest Missouri State University Transferred August 2013

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Capstone in Labor & Delivery: New Hanover Regional Medical Center Fall 2017
Shadowing Summer 2017
Attended 40 hours with Nina Williams, MSN-NE, RN on L&D unit.
Participated in malignant hypothermia drills with current L&D nurses.
Study Abroad: San Ignacio, Belize March 2017
Toured local hospitals with a concentration on the L&D units.
Taught prenatal care to at-risk women.
Performed physical assessments on pregnant women, infants, and children.
Labor & Delivery Nursing Clinical: New Hanover Regional Medical Center Fall 2016
Engaged in care for antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum stages as well as newborns.
Performed fetal assessment, newborn care, cervical exams, and monitoring fetal activity.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:
MICU, STICU, CVICU, ED, OR: New Hanover Regional Medical Center Fall 2017
Collaborate with nursing team to assess patient status, administer medications, provide life-sustaining
treatments, and use critical thinking to determine best treatments.
Pediatric Nursing: New Hanover Regional Medical Center Spring 2017
Provided care for children with diagnoses including respiratory issues, MVC victim, and congenital defects.
Administered medications, respiratory interventions, and practiced infection control.
NICU: New Hanover Regional Medical Center Spring 2017
Monitored premature neonates with issues such as respiratory, nutrition, and dependence.
Community Nursing: New Hanover Health Department, New Hanover County Schools Spring 2017
Collaborated with home health to provide health and social services in the community.
Assisted in administering vaccinations, STD testing, and education.
Created teaching projects and mentored children in a vulnerable population.
Mental Health Nursing: New Hanover Regional Medical Center & Strategic Behavioral Health Fall 2016
Supported those with a variety of mental illnesses such as depression, schizophrenia, and addiction.
Collaborated with professionals on addictions and practiced therapeutic communication.
Worked with adolescents in a short-term and long-term treatment setting with mental illnesses such as depression,
schizophrenia, and suicidal ideations.
Medical/Surgical Nursing: New Hanover Regional Medical Center and Davis Health Care System Spring 2016
Assisted in postoperative care including wound care, catheterization removal, and medication administration.
Assisted with activities of daily living (ADLs), conducted physical assessments, assisted with total parenteral nutrition
(TPN) feedings, and monitored intake/output.

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE:
Bar Manager, Texas Roadhouse, Wilmington July 2015-August 2017
Communicated with alcohol representatives to order all necessary stock and took weekly inventory of all materials,.
Drafted weekly schedule, trained employees, and multi-tasked in fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated time management, communication, teamwork, memorization, and delegation skills.

INVOLVEMENT:
Nursing Class Chair, UNCW August 2016-Present
Member, Association of Nursing Students August 2015-Present
Member, Northwest Missouri State University Honors College August 2010-May 2012

CERTIFICATIONS:
CPR Certification, American Heart Association Expires August 2019
CNA II/I University of North Carolina Wilmington Expires December 2017