I am an internationally educated nurse with more than 20 years of service, who has a Canadian Personal Support Worker certificate. I have experience assisting clients who suffer from different diseases and physical and cognitive disabilities, supporting and encouraging them according to their abilities, with the performance of activities of daily living respecting their individuality, dignity, privacy and preferences; this includes personal hygiene, dressing, toileting, positioning and repositioning, and nutritional support. Experience in using mechanical elevators to transfer, mobilize and elevate clients, considering their needs and cognitive and physical state if required. I am a compassionate and humane person with the ability to build trusting relationships with clients and families with continuous and effective communication.