My name is Natasha. I was born and raised in Canada, but come from a Russian background. I really value time with my family, friends, and church community. I also really love spending time in the outdoors (e.g., rock climbing, hiking, camping, etc), dabbling with music (e.g., singing, piano, etc), and being creative (e.g., digital art, drawing, painting, etc).

I most recently did community support work in a Care Aide with Healthy at Home Senior Care (November 2021 - June 2022). In this position, I worked with clients at their own homes (primarily focused on supporting an individual with advanced dementia). I helped patients with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and eating. I provided both personal care and companionship for individuals. I also worked as a Registered Nurse at Vernon Jubilee Hospital (January 2019 - November 2021). I worked in various settings, but the two main units I spent my time working at were the Acute General Medical Unit and the Women's and Children's unit. Because of this, I have worked with a wide range of ages, from newborn to elderly. Some of the general key responsibilities and tasks I held were: administering medications (epidural, intravenous, oral, etc.), caring for wounds, educating and informing about nutrition, educating patients about self-care disease prevention, triage for expectant mothers who need medical attention (e.g., unusual bleeding, decreased fetal movement, labour assessments, etc.), breastfeeding support, labour support/coaching, infant care, tube feeds, antenatal, intra-partum and postpartum care (including, but not limited to: non-stress tests, assistance with pelvic exams, fetal heart monitoring, pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of pain), and performing lifesaving measures as outlined in the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Basic Life Support (BLS) training. Prior to my time as a Registered Nurse, I worked as a Care Aide with We Care Home Health Services (May 2017 - December 2018). At this job, I worked with clients at their own home, helped patients with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and eating, provided care and companionship for individuals, kept track of medications and performed routine housekeeping duties such as laundry, washing dishes and making beds.