Katie Riddiford

Education
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, Bachelor of Science in Nursing 2014-present
 Nursing/BSN Degree
 Expected Graduation: December 2018
 GPA: 3.211 cumulative
 Dean’s List, Spring 2016
 President’s List, Spring 2018
 Vice President of Society for Collegiate Leadership Achievement (2016-2017)
 Member in the Delta Gamma Fraternity (2015-2018)
 The JMU School of Nursing has educated me on the proper way to assess a patient,
pharmacology, and basic nursing skills that are vital to patient care.
 Nursing classes regarding pediatrics, mental health, critical care, and
interprofessional courses that involve ethical decision-making in healthcare.

Experience
Inova Fairfax Hospital (200 clinical hours) – Neurological ICU Oct. 2018 -

Winchester Medical Center (90 clinical hours) – Pulmonary / Renal Unit Aug. – Oct. 2018
 Provided patient care: head-to-toe assessments, glucose checks, took vital signs,
gave medications, charting in EPIC, therapeutic communication.
Suitcase Clinic, Healthcare for the Homeless (45 clinical hours) Jan. – Mar. 2018
 Provided basic patient care to groups of local residents who were homeless and in
need of medical attention, practiced paper charting, assessment skills, took vital
signs, therapeutic communication, foot care clinic, worked with PA students.
 Assisted at the Clinic at Sunnyside Retirement Community – took patient vitals,
helped with patient charting and organizing clinic, assisted in the foot care clinic
Claude Moore Precious Time (45 clinical hours) – Pediatric Clinical Jan. – Apr. 2018
 Worked with a special needs child and their siblings, therapeutic communication
and interaction with child, practiced social interaction and verbal communication
with child, educated child, maintain safe environment for children.
Oct. – Nov. 2017
Sentara RMH Medical Center (45 clinical hours) – Psych Department
 Provided basic patient care: taking vitals, head-to-toe assessments, therapeutic
communication, giving medications, charting in EPIC, writing SOAPI notes.
Sep. – Nov. 2017
Sentara RMH Medical Center (90 clinical hours) – Orthopedic & Joints
 Provided basic patient care: taking vitals, head-to-toe assessments, therapeutic
communication, giving medications, charting in EPIC.
Sep. – Oct. 2017
University of Virginia Health System (45 clinical hours)
 Worked mostly in labor and delivery, postpartum, and nursery. Providing basic
patient care for both mom and baby, head-to-toe assessments, monitoring and
taking vitals, helping with deliveries in both L&D and OR for C-sections.
Inova Loudoun Hospital Aug. 2017
 RN Shadowing Experience: Labor and Delivery, ED, CATH lab/Interventional
Radiology
Virginia Mennonite Rehabilitation Center (90 clinical hours) Jan. - Apr. 2017
 Provided basic patient care including: taking vitals, head-to-toe assessment of
patients, and therapeutic communication.
Walgreens, Ashburn, VA 2014-present
 Customer Service Associate
o Help customers with any questions and assist with locating products in the
store.
 Katie Riddiford
o Provide friendly services and welcome customers as they enter the store .
 Pharmacy Technician
o Filling medications, talking to patients about insurance and medications,
selling prescriptions at counter and through drive-thru station, worked with
pharmacist, selling over-the-counter and behind-the-counter medications.
Family Medicine at Lansdowne, Leesburg, VA Jun.-Aug. 2014
 Nurse’s Assistant
 This was an unpaid internship
 Took vitals of patients, performed EKG testing, shadowed the medical professionals
at this practice.

Skills & Abilities

 Trained to navigate and chart patient documentation within EPIC (2017).
 CPR certified in basic life support through the American Heart Association (2016).

References
Jayme Haynes – MSN, RN
Instructor at James Madison University
haynesjg@jmu.edu