Lwandile Sodinga

A dedicated and hardworking nursing professional with strong motivation and enthusiasm, committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. Adaptable to fast-paced clinical environments and effective in managing multiple tasks while maintaining professional standards.

Community Service Professional Nurse - Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital - Cape Town

(2025-02 - 2026-01)

Contract Completed as agreed

• Received patients from sub-acute wards (ward 6 & 7) in Male Pre-discharge ward 4
• Assessed readiness of patients to leave treatment setting
• Assessed level of functioning concerning activities of daily living and discussed with MDT
• Ensured optimal health and well-being of patients
• Monitored patients for abnormal behaviours e.g. ongoing psychosis or delusional content
• Ensured early intervention during crisis and relapse e.g. giving sedation to aggressive patients
• Ordered discharge medication and gave health education on discharge about meds and importance of follow-up appointments
• Ordered ward stock medication, schedule 5 drugs, treatment meds and efficiently counted them
• Administered medication as prescribed
• Effectively controlled scheduled drugs
• Attended ward rounds and gave feedback to MDT on patient's condition prior to discharge
• Conducted and facilitated climate meetings
• Attended family meetings with MDT and gave feedback to staff
• Took over and handed over the ward in mornings/evenings, counted patients and scheduled drug balance
• Checked emergency trolley and fulfilled what was short
• Booked transport for patients going for appointments to other facilities
• Filled maintenance request book for equipment needing repair
• Admitted mental health care patients from other network hospitals in Lentegeur Adolescence Unit
• Conducted initial interviews with clients
• Performed physical assessment of patients on admission, checking for fresh wounds and scars
• Conducted TB screening on patients before allowing them to sit with other users
• Made first clinical calls to find out about patient's reasons for admission from relatives/close family members
• Communicated with patient's family concerning visiting days and client containment status
• Monitored patients for changes in behaviours and discussed with team
• Ordered, administered, controlled, and safekept psychotropic, treatment and scheduled medication
• Ordered weekend leave meds and assisted family members in filling MHCA 27
• Discharged patients following hospital procedures such as ensuring form 3 was signed and ordering discharge medication
• Administered antipsychotic intramuscular injections such as clopixol depot and fluanxol depot
• Administered intramuscular injections of sedations such as Lorazepams to very uncontained and aggressive patients
• Monitored patients and discussed with team the side effects of antipsychotic medication
• Transferred patients to sub-acute wards that were more stable
• Completed mental healthcare forms such as 72 hour assessment forms
• Oriented student nurses and warned them about patients in female high care unit
• Ensured close monitoring of patients in baths and dining area to reduce incidents of physical aggression
• Completed patient incident reports if incident occurred
• Completed seclusion forms and ensured seclusion procedure was followed
• Put and monitored aggressive patients in seclusion or any patient dangerous to self or others
• Ensured safe keeping of patient's valuables when they came to admission
• Completed staff injury on duty forms
• Made off duties for nursing staff and household staff
• Ensured proper diets for patients with specific medical needs such as diabetes and frail patients on required soft diets
• Ensured clients swallowed their oral medication and put pill swallowing care in place
• Physically restrained patients to take oral medication if reluctant
• Received patients from high care unit in Male sub-acute ward 5B
• Transferred more stable users to pre-discharge ward (ward 2)

Professional Nurse (Locum) - Mfuleni Community Health Clinic

(2025-04 - 2025-04)

• Immunised children from the age of 6 weeks to 12 years
• Integrated management of childhood illnesses from age 1 to 5 years
• Provided family planning services
• Triaged trauma and emergency cases
• TB screening for children and adults
• Practical approach to care kit for adult conditions such as Hypertension, TB, HIV, Cough, Headaches, and Pain
• Growth monitoring, developmental screenings and feeding advice for children
• Referrals to relevant health care providers within interdisciplinary team

Degree - B Nursing R425 - General Nursing, Psychiatry, Community Health Nursing, Midwifery - University Of the Western Cape (2024)

Grade 12 - Mzikayise Dalasile High