Joan Ackerman

Primary Healthcare Clinic. Administer intravenous therapy for clients requiring Aesthetic intravenous therapy.

Clinical Nurse Practitioner at Austerville Pharmacy-Durban (2024-05 – Present)

Primary Healthcare Clinic. Administer intravenous therapy for clients requiring Aesthetic intravenous therapy.

• Glutathione
• NAD
• Myer's cocktail
• Detox and inflammation
• Hair growth
• Weight loss
• Vitamin infusions

Registered Nurse at Nursing at Addington Hospital College Durban (1989-07 – Present)

From July 1989 to July 1993, attended lectures and gained valuable working experience as a student nurse. Placed in the following wards and areas for practical experience:

• Medical and Surgical wards
• Labour ward and Post natal ward. Including delivering of 15 babies, observations and nursing of pre Labour and Post Labour mothers and their babies
• Neonatal ICU
• Theatre department, including observations of surgical procedures and assistance as delegated by the Sister in charge
• Casualty and trauma department
• Paediatric wards
• Psychiatric ward
• Community municipality clinics

Clinic nurse Practitioner at Sparkport Pharmacy (2022-05 – 2023-02)

Primary Health Care.

• Medical Aid Wellness screenings eg: Discovery
• Wound care including diabetic ulcers and burns
• Childhood vaccinations/EPI schedule
• Injections administration
• Family planning
• Pap smears
• Customer wellness days
• Nebulization
• HIV testing and counsellings
• Covid testing

Clinical Nurse Practitioner at Clicks Group Limited-Durban (2020-11 – 2022-02)

Primary health care nursing duties:

• Administration of covid 19 vaccines, certified to do so by the Dept.of Health
• Up to date BLS certified as well for the next 2 years
• Well baby consultations and immunisations according to EPI Schedule
• Family planning, pap smears
• Screening tests: Blood pressure, glucose, total cholesterol, lipograms, PSA fingerprick tests, HB screening, medical aid wellness assessments eg.Discovery Vitality, Momentum Multiply etc.
• Urine tests
• Treatment of wounds or burns
• Minor ailment consultations
• Suture removal
• Administration of injections
• General health education

Registered Oncology Nurse at ADDINGTON HOSPITAL-Durban (2011-03 – 2015-07)

Duties and responsibilities

• Holistic nursing care to all patients, including Oncology, Medical and Surgical patients. Including hygiene and pressure care of patients as well as safety and comfort of all patients. Ensure that the activities of daily living are met
• Maintain safe environment
• Ensure that the unit is managed effectively and efficiently according to nursing policies and procedures, as well as hospital policies and procedures
• Emergency care of patients
• Erection of intra-venous therapy of adults and children as per doctors prescriptions
• Chemotherapy administration via intravenous lines as well as groshong line access
• Medication administration and strict control thereof
• Wound dressings done as prescribed
• Infection control as per nursing policies and procedures
• Effective control and management of all stock and equipment
• Health education of patients and also their family members
• Counselling of patients as necessary and showing patients empathy at all times
• Allocation of junior nursing staff as well as supervision as necessary
• Interaction with nursing staff and doctors to ensure adequate communication occurs in order to optimize all patients care and timeous recovery
• Maintain adequate documentaction and records of nursing care rendered, medication that was administered orally and intravenously, as well as recording and reporting of any adverse reactions to chemotherapy

Oncology Research Registered nurse at Westridge Medical Centre Durban (2007-08 – 2008-12)

Employed by Professor J.P.Jordaan to do the following:

• Assessment of oncology patients suitable to commence clinical trials as stipulated by various drug companies, as per the company's regulations, policies and procedures
• Phlebotomy procedures for obtaining various bloods as per protocols
• Obtaining intravenous access in order to administer chemotherapy as prescribed
• Maintaining accurate data records of all chemotherapy and medication administered
• Reporting and recording of any adverse reactions to chemotherapy and medication experienced by the patient to the Professor and the drug company
• Administration of nursing care as required and referrals as necessary
• Booking appointments for medical procedures e.g.bone scans
• Booking of follow up appointments
• Accurate recording of all patients care as well as keeping records of all communication with the various drug companies

Pupil Nursing Assistant at ADDINGTON HOSPITAL-Durban (1989-02 – 1989-06)

Worked in the Opthalmology and Vascular ward for 2months. Then placed to work in a Medical ward for 3months.

Registered Nurse at ADDINGTON HOSPITAL-Durban (1993-07 – 2007-06)

On completion of my Nursing Diploma in July 1993, I worked in the post natal ward, until March 1994. Administered nursing care to both mother and baby. In April 1994 I was allocated to work in the Oncology ward until December 1999. Thereafter I worked in the Oncology clinic from January 2000 until June 2007.

Pupil Nursing at ADDINGTON HOSPITAL-Durban (2007-06 – 2007-06)

Diploma in Nursing in Nursing – Addington Hospital Nursing College-Durban (1989-02 – 1993-07)

– Fairvale Secondary School-Durban (1983-01 – 1987-12)