Registered Nurse - Trinity Care - Elmgreen Nursing Home - Castleknock, Dublin 15, Republic of Ireland
(2021-09)
Elmgreen Nursing Home is a purpose-built state of the art, comfortable and welcoming Nursing Home in Castleknock.
Quality
Care and a wide variety of care services (Long term Residential Care, Dementia Care, Alzheimers Care, Respite, Convalescence Care and Acute Brain Injury Care) and enjoyable daily activities support our residents to live life as fully and as independently as possible. With 120 spacious rooms all with ensuite bathrooms located in Castleknock Dublin 15. Have a person centered approach to individualized residents care planning and to the implementation and evaluation of care provided.
- To be actively involved in the care of residents on a daily basis.
- To be responsible for promoting best practice evidence based standards of nursing care.
- To be responsible for promoting the independence of residents by communicating with them and encouraging their active participation in care decisions.
- The training, mentoring and supervision of junior staff.
- Demonstrate clinical knowledge in the management of residents illnesses.
- Establish and develop effective communication between the residents, their relatives and all members of the care team.
- Assist in Doctors rounds and carry out the recommendations.
- Safe custody and administration of drugs in accordance with Department of Health and Bórd Áltranais Guidelines.
- Maintain a safe working environment and ensure effective and economical use of all resources.
- Report to Clinical nurse Manager/director of Nursing when changes occur in circumstances, which affect safe, competent practice.
- Maintain accurate and up to date nursing documentation for all for required clinical and legal records.
- Enhance & promote a home environment which reflects a commitment to respect and care for all who live and work in Elmgreen Nursing Home.
- Ensure competence in all professional practice through continuing education which is relevant to the role.
Registered Nurse - King Saud Hospital - Unaizha, Saudi Arabia
(2015-02 - 2019-01)
It is a full-fledged 294 bedded acute facility hospital offering services ranging from Pediatrics to occupation health, Laparoscopic surgery to Internal medicine. Its pediatric ward is well equipped with 30 bed capacity. It is also a referral center for the Alqassim region and accredited by CBAHI (Central Board of Accreditation for Health care Institution) and JCI (Joint Commission International).
- Monitor patients vital signs and changes in symptoms, health, and/or pain.
- Assist in doctors rounds and also in procedures.
- Administer medications with age-appropriate guidelines.
- Responsible in taking patients sample and transport to appropriate destination.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
- Communicate clearly and directly with patients and their family members, provide emotional support if they are under any stress.
- Always responsible to update patient informations and documentations (manual charts or in the computer).
- Always keep ready all needed equipments for routine procedures in ward and maintain full inventory of supplies.
- Continue professional education by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications etc.
- Including child's parents opinion in preparing care plans and explain about new interventions if they are unaware of it.
- Nurses serves as an advocate in childcare.
- Administering fluids on continuous IV pumps and adjustment of medication with proper IV sets and infusion pumps.
- Administering and monitoring Oxygen therapy.
- Administering blood and blood products according to the hospital policy.
- Confident in IV cannulation, Blood extraction, NGT insertion, Urinary catheterization.
- Performing Endotracheal, Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning aseptically.
- Administering nutrition or medications through PEG (Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) and NGT (Nasogastric tube).
- Performing basic nursing care to bedridden children, catheter care, tracheostomy care, ventilator care, gastrostomy care etc.
- Skills in handling most of the needed equipments and machines like bedside monitors, BP and suction apparatus, defibrillators, infusion pumps, ventilators, warmers, chest physiotherapy machine etc.
- Skills in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Registered Nurse - Tata Main Hospital - Jharkhand, India
(2013-04 - 2014-12)
Tata Main Hospital is a 914 bedded tertiary care hospital with General medicine and Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology. It has got various multispecialities like Neurosciences, Nuclear medicine, Prosthetic surgery, Plastic surgery, Orthopedics, Cardiology etc. It is an NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Health providers) accredited hospital, a national level recognition for quality patient care.
- Assisting Doctors In Patient Care.
- Monitoring patient conditions by taking temperature, pulse, and respiration and oxygen saturation including blood pressure.
- Preparing patient admissions and discharges.
- Taking handover from a previous shift.
- Making sure all equipment is sterilized and ready before procedures and treatments.
- Identifying ways to grow and develop the nursing services.
- Responding quickly to emergencies.
- Prioritizing a busy workload and allocating patient appropriately.
- Providing information, emotional support & reassurance to patients and relatives.
- Having the drive & determination required to deliver the highest possible standard of care to patients.
- Expert in CBAHI survey and process.
- Varied medical experience in acute hospital settings.
- Familiar with computerized patient information systems.
- Experience of working with clients with complex needs and care co-ordination.
- Perform nursing assessment, Plan, Implement and evaluating nursing care rendered.
- Monitoring of vital parameters, Monitoring of intake and output.
- Assisting procedures like lumber puncture, peritoneal taps and ICD insertion.
- Maintain isolation techniques.
- Admit and Discharge Patients.
- Attend to the nutritional needs of patients and feed helpless patients.
- Administration of medications, preparing patients, for various medical and surgical procedures, Stomach wash, Collecting and sending specimen including blood gas, Pre and post-operative care.
- Nursing documentation, waste disposal, infection control measures.
- Urinary catheterization, IV Cannula insertion, NGT insertion, leadership skills and able to supervise procedures.
