Bhawna Dhunna
Registered Nurse with 7 years experience in Emergency and Orthopedics
About
Registered nurse with CNO LICENSE NO. 24909413 and CRNA LICENSE NO. 144955. Registered nurse with 7 years experience of working in emergency (3.5 years) which includes experience as a LEAD NURSE IN ONE OF THE ASIA'S BIGGEST HOSPITAL WHICH IS 2233 BEDDED HOSPITAL - PGIMER WITH LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IN TRIAGE AND EMERGENCY, and Orthopedics department (3.5 years) with a passion to serve and provide quality nursing care and apply critical thinking skills along with 2 Years of SENIOR LEAD NURSE INVOLVED IN 55 BEDDED WARD ALONG WITH EDUCATING AND TRAINING NEW NURSES AND MAINTAINING RECORDS, SERVED AS BEST NURSE TO KEEP MANAGEMENT OF EXPENSIVE DRUGS LIKE ANTI SNAKE VENOMS, IMMUNIGLOBULINS, THROMBOLYTICS AND OPIOD DRUGS AND ANTIBIOTICS. As a MANAGER AND LEAD NURSE DURING PANDEMIC IN 2019, FOR 6 MONTHS, STOOD AND OUTSHINED IN LEAD ROLE IN ASSIGNING STAFF TO THEIR ROLES AND DUTIES, PPE MANAGEMENT, ARRANGING STAFF, BUDGETING AND KEEPING RECORD OF HOSPITAL. 2 month experience of LEADERSHIP in Community Nursing with CAREKW KITCHENER ONTARIO CANADA due to past experience of 9 years of nursing career.
Dual Line ER/CCU RN experience in BRANTFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL, BRANTFORD. MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION.
Experience
Registered Nurse: DUAL LINE ER/CCU - BRANTFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL - Brantford
(2024-09)
- Observing and recording symptoms of patients' conditions and doing detailed head to toe assessment of critically ill patient those on AIRVO, CPAP, BIPAP, and Ventilators, Intubated patients and patients with High flow and low flow oxygen
- Documenting patients' medical histories
- Recording a patient's treatment plans
- Administering medication following the doctor's orders PO, SC, IV, IO, via enteral tubes
- Observing patients' fluid intake and output
- Detecting emerging problems, such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances, monitoring patients' diets and physical activities
- Supervising less-skilled health-care personnel
- Providing advanced life support
- Treating patients' wounds
- Storing health care equipment after use
- Assessing and documenting patients' pain levels
- Providing education and support to patient's families
- Assisting physicians in procedures such as elective cardioversion and bronchoscopy
- Collaborating with other members of the critical care team, observing and managing reports and ICU patient records
Nursing Officer - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research - Chandigarh
(2017-01 - 2023-11)
- Assess needs of patients to plan and prioritize appropriate nursing interventions
- Monitor and assess patients' conditions by monitoring Vital Signs and Glasgow Coma Scale status of the patients, record and report symptoms and manage any deterioration in patients' conditions
- Communicate and co-ordinate with other members of a multidisciplinary healthcare team to plan and evaluate patient care in order to provide holistic care to the patient
- Assisting surgeons and physicians in surgical and medical procedures like, lumbar puncture, insertion of lumbar drain, tracheostomy tube insertion, endotracheal intubation, central line insertion, chest tube insertion, et cetera
- Insertion and maintenance of various lines and tubings, like, intravenous cannulation, Ryle's tube insertion, Foley's catheter insertion, endotracheal and tracheostomy tube care and suctioning
- Give direct nursing care and perform personal hygiene procedures according to patients' assessed needs
- Administer medications and treatments through different routes as prescribed by the doctor, like, oral, naso-gastric, Oro-gastric, rectal, inhalation (nebulisation and steam inhalation) and parenteral routes like intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, et cetera
- Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and endotracheal tube insertion
- Give health teaching to admitted patients
- Counsel patients and their families regarding home-based care after discharge (nutrition, physical therapy, exercise, medication, diagnostic tests, etc.) and subsequent follow ups in the outpatient department
- Operate medical and surgical equipment like infusion pumps, patient monitoring systems, defibrillator, crash cart, et cetera
- Admit and discharge patients, maintain patient care records accurately
- Supervise junior nurses and nursing students and conduct rounds with doctors
- Follow infection control protocols when providing direct nursing care, preparing drugs and administering medications and treatments to ensure safe delivery of care and prevent cross infection
- Experienced in taking care of patients who need emergent care and suffering from acute and chronic conditions
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (2012-09 - 2016-09)
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA - HEALTH, FAMILY WELFARE EDU - PANJAB UNIVERSITY CHANDIGARH (2021-07)
