Andrew Bennett

Responsibilities

• Assisting clinical staff with supervised exercise sessions for cardiac and pulmonary patients • Monitoring patient vital signs including heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and RPE • Provide patient education on exercise techniques, safety, and lifestyle modifications • Document patient progress and session data under staff supervision • Observe interdisciplinary collaboration between nurses, exercise physiologists, and physicians • Ensure a safe exercise environment by following clinical protocols and infection control standards • Shadow different departments such as ECG,EKG, physical therapy, and pulmonary functional testing

Accomplishments

Was getting comfortable with being around patients and being able to assist with blood pressures, oxygen saturation, and exercise prescription.

Learning experience

It's really important to stay active throughout your life. Exercise has shown many health related benefits especially when you start to age.

What advice would you give?

Find out what kind of setting you would want to work in and from there try to pick peoples brains and ask as many questions as possible. The more you can learn is better!