ANN MARY VARGHESE

• Ability to provide direct nursing care utilizing clinical skills, education, and support to babies/families and nursing staff within special care nursery
• Provision of best practice and quality patient care in a family-centered environment
• Ability to practice independently and interdependently
• Able to work within a partnership model of care to provide clinical care and support to babies, their families, and nursing staff within the Neonatal unit
• Able to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care in collaboration with individuals, peers, and the healthcare team to achieve goals and health outcomes
• Adhered to established guidelines, protocols, procedures, standards, and systems of work as set out by the organization
• Knowledge of legal and professional responsibilities.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.

• Ability to comprehensively assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with the multidisciplinary team, patients, and other stakeholders
• High standards of written and oral communication skills within the multidisciplinary team, patients, and their families.
• Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution, and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviours and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.

• Performed medical treatments such as administering medications, intravenous fluids, and blood transfusions
• Provided direct nursing care to critically ill patients in accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards of practice
• Identified changes in patient conditions and reported them to the supervising physician immediately
• Utilized evidence-based practice guidelines while providing nursing interventions for critically ill patients.

• Provided comprehensive nursing care to neonates, including assessment of vital signs, administering medications and treatments, and monitoring for changes in condition
• Assessed respiratory status of infants requiring ventilator support, CPAP and managed airway suctioning as needed
• Responded quickly to life-threatening situations in a calm manner while maintaining professional standards of practice
• Monitored preterm infants for potential complications such as apnoea, bradycardia and desaturation episodes requiring immediate intervention
• Kept track of patients' changing pain levels and proactively worked to minimize excess pain or discomfort

Assisted in the treatment of various cases.

• Respiratory distress syndrome/Hyperactive airway disease.
• Meconium Aspiration/Sepsis/Seizure/Meningitis.
• Pneumonia/Pneumothorax/IUGR/Encephalitis/Hyperbilirubinemia