Sithembile Mpungose
Professional Nurse Practitioner
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About
I am a 33-year-old professional nurse practitioner residing in the city of Johannesburg. I am dedicated to my work, my profession and committed to the oath taken with South Africa Nursing Council. I understand the importance of my role in the community, and I take it seriously. I have years of experience in the primary health care setting and am confident that I would be a great benefit for the clients, the community at large, and a great benefit investment for the city of Johannesburg.
Experience
Clinic Nurse Practitioner - Dis-Chem Greenstone - Greenstone
(2021-01)
- HIV screening counselling and testing
- STI screening and testing
- TB screening
- Screening of mental health
- Cardiovascular screening
- Screening of cervical cancer, HPV and PSA
- Assessing, diagnosing and treating acute aliments
- Performing medical health assessments with different medical aids
- Ear syringing services
- Administration of prescribed IMI medication
- Collection of bloods for laboratory tests
- Removal of stitches
- Wound care
- Provision of appropriate referrals within the multi-disciplinary team such as the Dr's, social workers, psychologist etc.
- Provision of health-related information as per client request or questions
- Contraception initiation and continuation including management of possible side effects
- Basic antenatal services
- Performing 2D sonar
Midwife - Ladysmith Regional Hospital - Ladysmith
(2017-01 - 2021-12)
- Admission of patients in labour and those not yet in labour
- Assessment, monitoring and provision of nursing diagnosis accordingly
- Monitoring progress of spontaneous and induced labour
- Midwife delivery duties (deliveries, episiotomy, suturing, initiating breastfeeding etc)
- Preparation of delivery rooms
- Assist Dr's with complicated delivery cases
- Provision of emotional support and encouragement to patients
- Provision of prescribed treatment and following Dr's orders
- Post natal care support until discharged
- Performing PCR tests where necessary according to guidelines
- Provision of prophylaxis accordingly where necessary
Education
Matriculation - Mashinga high school (2011)
R425 Diploma - Nursing - Ngwelezane Nursing Campus (2016)
Family planning short course - Family Planning (2023)
