Tia Carter

Major: Kinesiology and Health

Minor/option/emphasis: Exercise Science

Company/Organization: Boone County Hospital

Company/Organization website: http://www.boonehospital.com

Destination: Boone, IA

Timeframe: Summer

Advisor/Coordinator Email: dpower@iastate.edu

Responsibilities

Participate in exercise prescription and wellness counseling Check in patients through obtaining vital signs and charting data Observe pulmonary function tests, nuclear stress tests, treadmill stress test, ECG Gain practical experience interpreting ECG and recognizing rhythms Research, create, and present educational bulletin board Administer fitness and psychosocial assessments Attend educational classes and teach at least one of the classes Acquire clinical thinking skills Provide high-quality service with confidentiality and compassion

Accomplishments

Being trusted to successfully and individually control the floor when both my supervisor and the other nurse were preoccupied with interviews and patient discharges.

What advice would you give?

If you enter a space with prejudice, that prejudice will prohibit you from exploring the possibilities that await. Enjoy the journey of the unknown, and who knows you may leave with fifty friends that are old enough to be your grandparents.

Career Connections