Pelo Zangqa

Delegation of daily duties to nursing staff according to rank and scope of practice Create a nursing care plan according to patients needs and diagnosis Demonstrate accountability and responsibility for delegating, directing, monitoring, and evaluating nursing care

Registered Professional Nurse - Tygerberg Hospital - Cape Town

(2023-08)

• Delegation of daily duties to nursing staff according to rank and scope of practice
• Create a nursing care plan according to patients needs and diagnosis
• Demonstrate accountability and responsibility for delegating, directing, monitoring, and evaluating nursing care
• Conflict management in the workplace
• Administration, controlling, recording, handling, and ordering of schedule drugs
• Administration of intravenous, intramuscular, and oral medication as well as the intravenous infusions
• Pre and Post-operative preparations of patients for surgery
• Administration of human blood transfusions
• Implementation of infection prevention control measures
• Checking and restocking of the emergency trolley
• Inserting nasogastric and orogastric tubes
• Effectively working with multidisciplinary team
• Able to work on Emergency patients during an emergency
• Able to carry out orders according to prescription and check for any errors that might have been made
• Maintain a therapeutic relationship and environment in which health care can be provided optimally and safely

Professional Nurse (community service) - Kayamandi Clinic - Cape Town

(2022-02 - 2023-01)

• Carrying out doctors or nurse practitioners orders eg giving IM/IV meds following 5 Rs
• Checking of schedule drugs and ordering of scheduled drugs according to policies and protocols
• Ordering of non pharmacy stock weekly and pharmacy stock weekly
• Drawing of bloods
• Providing optimal nursing care for all patients in my care using a holistic approach
• I administer medication as prescribed by the doctor with reference to five R's, monitor patient for any adverse effects and improvement towards medication
• Doing rounds daily and give report to all nursing staff and carry out all the doctors' orders
• Participated in emergency case e.g., e emergency trolley checks, triaging, CPR, and assisting doctors with intubation of very sick patient
• Provide close monitoring of critically ill patients e.g., sedated, or non-sedated patients in ventilators
• Assure record keeping by writing down every procedure or activity regarding patient state and ensuring eligibility of records e.g. entries dated and written in black ink, signed and designation provided
• Manage medication e.g. ordering, receiving, safekeeping and administration including schedule 5, 6 and 7 drugs
• I worked hand in hand with the multidisciplinary team through effective communication and with patient's relatives regarding prognosis of patient promoting health and giving health education
• I was responsible for delegation and supervision to junior staff and students
• Taking over and handing over to another
• Covid 19 and Tb screening
• Baby wellness (Vit A & Dworm plus weight checks) and immunisations
• Treatment of burns and wounds
• Specimen collection for laboratory testing
• Ear syringing
• Urine testing
• HIV counseling and testing
• Emergency care and referrals
• Providing nutritional support program to low weight for age children
• Prevention of mother to child transmission postnatal
• Postnatal care of both mother and child
• Ordering of non pharmacy stock and pharmacy stock
• Working independently
• First aider
• Leading role in an emergency situation plus prioritize emergency cases with queue marshal
• Carry out orders from doctors and CNPs
• Doing gastric washout and Monteux test plus reading of results
• Wound dressing
• Ulcer dressing
• Applying burn shield
• Clips removal
• Suture removal
• Sepsis check
• Administration of Depo-provera 150mg
• Administration of Nur-isterate 200mg
• Issuing Oral contraceptives such as Nordette and Triphasil
• Giving follow-up dates
• Giving health education

Bachelor's of Nursing Science - Nursing - University of the Western Cape (2018 - 2021)

National Senior Certificate - Qhayiya Secondary School (2015 - 2017)