Tracey M Stewart
Nursing in Altoona, PA

Skilled new graduate with extensive student clinical experience in Long Term Care, Acute Care, Pediatric nursing and OB nursing with approximately 1000 clinical hours completed. Sought many opportunities to acquire nursing skills successfully to be used in future career including complete nursing assessments; taking and monitoring of vital signs; insertion, removal and care of urinary catheters; IV insertion, removal and maintenance; wound care; subcutaneous, intradermal and intramuscular injections; prevention and assessment of pressure ulcers; patient education; medication administration; charting; communicating with registered nurses, physicians and other medical staff; suture and wound drain removal; pin care; tracheostomy care; ostomy care; pre and post surgical preparation/care of patients; acquiring and preparing diagnostic test samples; and all other basic nursing skills. Computer skilled and very comfortable with learning new programs and systems due to many years of using those computer skills and staying up to date with the latest technology. Special interest and experience with childhood development and caring for the older adult. 3 months as the primary care giver to my grandmother who had advanced Alzheimers which helped me to decide to become a nurse.