About Me
My Background
Tanya Twiss BN, RN
42 Cranston Drive SE, Calgary, Alberta * 403-919-4196 * tanyatwiss30@gmail.com
Work Experience
Carewest, Royal Park, Sarcee, Calgary, Alberta
Registered Nurse, Complex Continuing Care, Nov 2017 – Present
Clinical Educator RCTP, Hospice, Complex Care
Completes all required admission nursing assessments in a timely manner, including preparation and
follow up to ensure completion
Demonstrates comprehensive clinical assessment skills incorporating relevant clinical information
(e.g. lab, diagnostics, medications)
Identifies clients with changing, unstable health status and provides ongoing monitoring of client’s
response to interventions
Completes all required ongoing assessments for clients with unstable health status and assigns ongoing
monitoring appropriately to Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Health Care Aide (HCA)
Establishes client-focused goals and outcome measures at care
Demonstrates the ability to identify and address any issue or care approach that may impact client safety.
Preserves and promotes dignity through utilization of all information to provide a respectful
individualized approach to care.
Promotes kind and compassionate care and service
Adapts the environment to meet the client’s needs (e.g. reducing noise)
Provides compassionate end of life care that considers the clients beliefs
Coordinates and ensures efficient delivery of all medications in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Ensures the appropriate level of professional direction is provided to the team (e.g. support LPN and
supervise HCA as required)
Coaches team members to provide optimum care to clients and provides timely performance feedback to individuals and teams.
Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta
Registered Nurse, Intensive Palliative Care, Jan 2016 – Jan 2018
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions.
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient’s conditions.
Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
Manage patients’ pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients’ responses, and changing care plans accordingly.
Administer blood and blood product transfusions for intravenous infusion, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.
Assess urgent and emergent health conditions using both physiologically and technologically derived data.
Set up, operate, or monitor invasive equipment and devices such as colostomy or tracheostomy equipment, mechanical ventilators, catheters, gastrointestinal tubes, pleurex drains, chest tubes, and central lines.
Discuss illnesses and treatments with patients and family members.
Collaborate with patients to plan for future health care needs or to coordinate transitions and referrals.
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in acute care.
Assess needs of patients’ family members or caregivers.
Participate in patients’ care meetings and conferences.
Provide formal and informal education to other staff members.
Perform administrative duties that facilitate admission, transfer, or discharge of patients.
Treat, manage superficial, and complex wounds and dressings.
Obtain specimens and samples for laboratory diagnostics.
Undergraduate Nurse, Cardiac Sciences, General Internal Medicine, Pulmonary,
Mar 2015 – Feb 2016
Monitoring and interpretation of telemetry under RN supervision
Monitor patients’ blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.
Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
Monitor patients’ comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions.
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient’s condition.
Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
Undergraduate Nurse, Medical/ Alternate Level Care, Gerontological Nurse, Apr 2013 – Jan 2016
Document data related to patients’ care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.
Assess urgent and emergent health conditions using both physiologically and technologically derived data.
Discuss illnesses and treatments with patients’ and family members.
Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary health care teams to plan, manage, or assess patient treatments.
Obtain specimens or samples for laboratory work.
Collaborate with patients to plan for future health care needs or to coordinate transitions and referrals.
Treat wounds or superficial lacerations.
Distinguish between normal and abnormal developmental and age-related physiological and behavioral changes in acute, critical, and chronic illness.
Refer patients for specialty consultations or treatments.
Health Care Aide, Orthopeadic Trauma/ Surgery, May 2013 – Mar 2014
Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance.
Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager, primary nurse or supervisor.
Collaboration with members of rehabilitation team.
Assist with activities of daily living such as feeding, dressing, toileting, and ambulation.
Private Home Care
Personal Health Care Aide, In-Home, Calgary, Alberta
Provide client with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchair, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
Care for client by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their
Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to client.
Accompany client to doctors’ office or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship.
Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as running errands, organization of closet or personal belongings, typing emails, ensuring accessibility to items, and pre-packaging food.
Education
Athabasca University, Alberta
Enrolled in Master of Health Studies, Commencing May 2018
Mount Royal University, Calgary Alberta
Bachelor of Nursing 2016
Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta
Certificate, Early Childhood Care and Education, 2001
Additional Skills
Acknowledged for succinct, expeditious and active communication with patients’, family members and co-workers.
Adapt to ever changing situations in acute environment.
Demonstrated ability to identify and troubleshoot critical issues.
Consistent written documentation.
Notable time management and organizational skills.
Celebrated leadership skills with co-workers and students.
Certification in Epidural and Intrathecal medication administration and management.
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) administration.
Palliative Sedation monitoring.
Professional Development
Mary O’Conner Conference, 2017, 2018
Understanding Addictions Seminar, 2017
Compassion in Action Conference, 2017
Shades of Grey Conference, 2016
How to Care, What to Say, 2016
Edmonton Critical Care Symposium, 2015
Opiates for the Masses, 2014
Pediatric Oncology, 2014
Senior Abuse Response Team Awareness, 2013
Memberships
College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta 2016 – Present
Emerging Health Leaders 2018
United Nurses of Alberta 2017 - Present
Volunteer Work
Alberta Health Services, South Health Campus, Wayfinder, SIM, Jan 2013 – May 2013
Mentoring Practice
Mount Royal University, Student Orientation 2011, 2015
Provided activity support during nursing orientation, coaching and feedback regarding program navigation and success. Supported staff of nursing faculty in organization and execution of day events.
Mount Royal University, In class Guest Speaker 2016, 2017, 2018
Participant in discussion/information panel on transitioning from student to grad nurse and registered nurse. Provided feedback and support in effort to reduce anxiety and waylay rumors of NCLEX examination.
Mentoring of students in workplace, Unit 47, 2016 – 2017
Seeking to provide opportunities to students in clinical placement on unit. Observation and support in medication administration, catheterization, saline lock removal, etc.
Offering constructive feedback on time management, patient/family interaction in difficult situations.
Mount Royal University, Informational Support Presentation, Final Focus, 2015
Created and presented PowerPoint presentation with respect to self-care of palliative nurse and palliative awareness. Presented to five groups of Mount Royal University students, in each year of nursing.
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