ANJANA THOMAS

• Conducting comprehensive patient assessments to monitor progress, identify changes in condition, and promptly notify physicians while initiating appropriate interventions.
• Administering medications safely and accurately in accordance with established guidelines, closely monitoring for potential side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Utilizing critical thinking and clinical judgment to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients’ acuity levels, and individual needs.
• Developing and implementing individualized care plans that support patient recovery, functional improvement, and independence
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including physiotherapists, physicians, speech therapists, and social workers, to ensure comprehensive and coordinated patient care.
• Supporting patients and families during challenging medical decisions or transitions to long-term care, ensuring compassionate and patient-centred advocacy.
• Promoting a safe, therapeutic environment by adhering to infection control policies and fall prevention strategies.

Achievements:

• Enhanced patient recovery outcomes by implementing individualized, evidence-based rehabilitation care plans, leading to improved mobility and independence for patients.
• Improved medication safety by closely monitoring patients for adverse reactions and side effects, ensuring timely intervention and enhanced patient safety.
• Increased patient satisfaction scores through compassionate care, clear communication, and emotional support, particularly during challenging medical decisions or transitions.
• Contributed to fall prevention efforts, reducing incidents through proactive risk assessments, patient education, and adherence to safety protocols.

• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
• Promoted a culture of safety within the healthcare facility by participating in quality improvement initiatives, identifying potential hazards, and advocating for best practices in nursing care delivery.
• Implemented evidence-based fall prevention strategies, resulting in a significant decrease in patient falls within the unit.
• Demonstrated expertise in wound management techniques resulting in accelerated healing times for patients with complex wounds or pressure injuries.

Achievements:

• Accurately administered medications to residents following strict protocols, reducing medication errors and enhancing patient safety.
• Proficiently managed complex wound care, including pressure injury prevention and treatment, achieving positive healing outcomes and reducing complications.
• Responded promptly and effectively to medical emergencies, stabilizing residents and initiating appropriate interventions to prevent further deterioration.

• Provided nursing care for patients on mechanical ventilators, CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy), and ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation).
• Assisted doctors in performing invasive procedures, including arterial line, central line, vas Cath, and endotracheal tube insertion.
• Managed emergencies such as cardio-respiratory arrest and arrhythmias.
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• Responded efficiently to medical emergencies within the hospital setting, providing life-saving interventions as needed.

Achievements:

• Instrumental in setting up new infection control protocols, reducing ICU-acquired infections by 30%.
• Successfully led a project to improve patient handover processes, resulting in a 25% decrease in medical errors.
• Recognised for outstanding performance and awarded "Nurse of the Year" in 2020.