Registered Nurse - Bheki Mlangeni hospital
(2022-03 - 2023-12)
2022 was my community service year and 2023 I was absorbed. In 2022 I rotated from casualty, maternity, medical intensive care unit and ended in a psychiatric unit where I worked for 1 year and 3 months.
- Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments
- Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care plans
- Monitor patients' mental and physical health status
- Administer medications safely and monitor for therapeutic effects and side effects
- Assess and manage patients at risk of self-harm, suicide, or aggression
- Provide therapeutic communication, emotional support, and crisis intervention
- Maintain a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment
- Observe, document, and report changes in patients' behaviour and condition
- Collaborate with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other members of the multidisciplinary team
- Educate patients and their families about mental illnesses, treatment plans, medications, and recovery strategies
- Participate in discharge planning and coordinate continuity of care
- Apply de-escalation techniques and manage challenging behaviours using the least restrictive interventions
- Maintain accurate, confidential, and timely patient records
- Adhere to infection prevention, patient safety, and professional nursing standards
- Supervise and support junior nursing staff and nursing students when required
Registered Nurse - Alberton Netcare
(2024-01 - 2024-03)
In 2024 I was permanently hired in adult medical intensive care unit.
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill and unstable patients
- Perform continuous assessment and monitoring of patients' vital signs and clinical condition
- Administer medications, intravenous infusions, blood products, and other prescribed treatments accurately and safely
- Operate and monitor advanced life-support equipment, including cardiac monitors, infusion pumps, and mechanical ventilators
- Recognize and respond rapidly to changes in patient condition and medical emergencies
- Assist with emergency procedures such as intubation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and central line insertion
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes
- Collaborate with intensivists, physicians, respiratory therapists, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team to develop and implement individualized care plans
- Provide wound care, infection prevention, and pressure injury prevention measures
- Educate and support patients' families regarding treatment plans, progress, and critical care procedures
- Ensure strict adherence to infection prevention and control protocols
- Prepare patients for diagnostic tests, surgical procedures, and transfers when required
- Deliver compassionate, patient-centred care while maintaining patient dignity and safety
- Mentor and support junior nursing staff and nursing students when appropriate
Registered Nurse - NHC medical center
(2024-04 - 2025-12)
This is a medical center where I assisted Doctors and carried our orders.
- Doing lung function test, stress and resting ECG
- Assist doctors during patient consultations and clinical procedures
- Prepare patients for examinations and treatments
- Record patients' medical histories, vital signs, and symptoms
- Administer prescribed medications and injections within your scope of practice
- Collect blood and other specimens for laboratory testing
- Perform wound care, dressings, and basic clinical procedures
- Prepare and sterilize medical instruments and examination rooms
- Schedule patient appointments and coordinate follow-up visits
- Maintain accurate and confidential patient medical records
- Educate patients on medications, treatment plans, and preventive healthcare
- Monitor patients' conditions and promptly report any changes to the doctor
- Ensure infection prevention and control measures are followed
- Manage medical supplies and ensure equipment is clean and functional
- Collaborate with nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide high-quality patient care
- Respond appropriately to medical emergencies within the clinical setting
Registered Nurse - life Wilgeheuwel
(2024-07)
In 2024 January, I started doing Locums at life Wilgeheuwel Hospital in adult intensive care unit and other netcare hospitals. Currently i am in theater, they training me for anesthetic and recovery.
- Prepare patients for anaesthesia and surgical procedures
- Perform pre-operative patient assessments and verify consent, allergies, and medical history
- Assist the anaesthetist during the induction, maintenance, and emergence phases of anaesthesia
- Prepare and check anaesthetic equipment, medications, and monitoring devices before procedures
- Monitor patients' vital signs, oxygen saturation, ECG, and level of consciousness throughout surgery
- Assist in airway management and provide support during emergency resuscitation when required
- Receive and care for patients in the Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) following surgery
- Continuously assess patients' airway, breathing, circulation, pain, and level of consciousness during recovery
- Administer prescribed medications, intravenous fluids, oxygen therapy, and pain management treatments
- Recognise and respond promptly to post-operative complications such as respiratory distress, bleeding, nausea, and adverse reactions
- Maintain accurate documentation of anaesthetic and recovery care
- Educate patients and families on post-operative care and discharge instructions
- Ensure strict adherence to infection prevention, patient safety, and perioperative standards
- Collaborate with surgeons, anaesthetists, and the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality patient care
- Maintain and restock theatre and recovery equipment, ensuring readiness for procedures
