APEKSHYA POKHREL
Adelaide,SA
Summary
Reliable, caring certified nursing assistant with 4+ years of caring for elderly and vulnerable adults. Undertaken theatre nursing care activities, Work well with bedridden, physically challenged and memory impaired residents. Friendly and compassionate with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to obtain a position in a renowned healthcare setting that will allow room for advancement.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant in Nursing (AIN)
Healthcare Australia (HCA)
11.2022 - Current
- Performs moderately difficult nursing care tasks requiring knowledge of specific patient/resident conditions and treatment.
- Identifies nursing needs of individual patient/residents and takes an active part in admissions, dietary needs, safety and comfort.
- Participates in teaching both patient and families regarding care being provided.
- Learned how to manage medical records, follow care plans, and providing Activities of daily living (ADL) to patients.
- Duties are performed with intermittent supervision by the registered nurse and enrolled nurse.
- New and unusual tasks are checked during progress and upon completion until an employee is determined to be competent.
- Managed reports on patients conditions and other matters that require attention.
Student Nurse
Flinders Private Hospital
11.2022 - 12.2022
- Worked closely with physicians, surgeons, nursing staff as part of unit team.
- Documented patient vitals and changes in status in medical charts.
- Performed basic patient care activities under Registered Nurse (RN) direction, including respiratory procedures, dressing changes and initiation of peripheral IV lines.
- Assisted nursing personnel in responding to over 50 emergency patient situations.
- Observed patient condition and reported status and changes to supervising RN.
Personal Carer
Uniting SA Westminster Village
11.2020 - 11.2022
- Provide nursing care to patients in an aged care setting under the supervision of Registered Nurses.
- Work with residents with conditions including dementia, muscular dystrophy. Parkinson's disease, type 1 and 2 diabetes, hearing and vision loss or impairment, cancer, mental health disorders, COPD, cognitive decline, renal failure and loss of mobility.
- Observe, measure and record patients' vital statistics and reporting changes in patients' conditions to RNs and doctors.
- Provide physical/emotional support to patients and families.
- Assist and support residents with activities of daily living in the areas of personal hygiene, grooming, oral hygiene, continence management, mobility, food and fluids, maintenance of hearing aids, glasses, physiotherapy exercises, use of wheelchairs and other aids.
- Record resident information in charts and/or forms in a timely manner.
- Manage and oversee the distribution of meals throughout the shift.
- Comply with Workplace Health, Safety and Environmental practices.
Assistant in Nursing (AIN)
Belmore Nurses
02.2021 - 11.2021
- Assist patients with bathing, feeding and transferring rooms with the hospitals.
- Answer calls for help and observe changes in a patient's condition or behaviour, and maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment.
- Collect samples for examination, measure and record temperatures, pulses, respiration and blood pressure to update patient status and advance patient recovery.
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
- Assisted with transporting, moving and positioning patients to and from the OT and for surgical procedure under supervision of RN and physician.
- Cleaned stretchers after each patient in OT to avoid cross-contamination.
- Relieved patient physical pains with massages, exercises, stretches and medications.
Student Nurse
Port Lincoln Hospital
06.2020 - 07.2020
- Worked under the direct supervision of RN providing bedside care, treatments and clinical documentation for patient.
- Proficiently analyzed patients lab works, radiology results, EKG readings and reported abnormal findings to RN.
- Monitored pre/post-op vitals, fluids, reviewed pre/post-op orders and completed pre/post-op procedures.
- Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.
- Collaborated with medical personnel and communicated with patients and family members to provide education and to ensure the best and most cohesive care possible.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing
Flinders University
Adelaide, SA11.2024
Certificate III in Individual Support
SMP Training Centre
Adelaide, SA01.2020
Diploma of Nursing
Asha Hospital
Chitwan, Nepal05.2018
Skills
- Patient-focussed care
- Assessments and vitals
- Teamwork and time management skills
- Companionship and emotional support
- Strong communication
- Charting and clinical documentation
- Behavioural observation
- Grooming and bathing assistance
- Quick problem solver
- Physically fit and able to lift patients
Certification
Working with Children Check (Valid until March, 2025)
Manual Handling (November, 2023)
First Aid Certificate (October, 2023)
Infection Prevention Training (October, 2023)
CPR Certificate (December, 2023)
Certificate of hand-hygiene non-clinical (December, 2023)
References
Professional and Personal references will be provided upon request.
Timeline
Assistant in Nursing (AIN)
Healthcare Australia (HCA)
11.2022 - Current
Student Nurse
Flinders Private Hospital
11.2022 - 12.2022
Assistant in Nursing (AIN)
Belmore Nurses
02.2021 - 11.2021
Personal Carer
Uniting SA Westminster Village
11.2020 - 11.2022
Student Nurse
Port Lincoln Hospital
06.2020 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Nursing
Flinders University
Certificate III in Individual Support
SMP Training Centre
Diploma of Nursing
Asha Hospital
Working with Children Check (Valid until March, 2025)
Manual Handling (November, 2023)
First Aid Certificate (October, 2023)
Infection Prevention Training (October, 2023)
CPR Certificate (December, 2023)
Certificate of hand-hygiene non-clinical (December, 2023)
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