Bindu Kandel

Compassionate, punctual, and enthusiastic team player with strong academic results and four years as a Registered Nurse (Anaesthetics) in private and public hospitals in NSW and ACT. Three years of overseas work experience as a registered nurse (Anaesthetics), community, and mental health.

Four and half years of work experience as a Care Service Employee in an aged care facility. A dedicated, self-motivated, flexible and
patient-centred Nurse with strong clinical skill, seeking an opportunity to work on a Casual/Part time/ Full time basis with your supportive health care team.

• Providing anaesthetic nursing care to the patients in
  pre-operative, inoperative and post-operative period.
• Basic skills in managing airway including bag mask
  ventilation. intubation, nasal and oral airway insertion.
• Aware of handling Flexible Fiber-optic Laryngoscope for
  paralyzed or awake intubation.
• Performing lumber puncture and deliver spinal
  anaesthesia under supervision.
• Medication administration to patients following 8 rights
  to ensure safe administration of medication.
• Assist anaesthesiologist during General, Spinal, Epidural
  Anaesthesia, Cental Line insertion and various
  ultrasounds-guided peripheral nerve blocks.
• Aware of using sedation. Ultrasound for regional
  anaesthesia, lung scan and basic echocardiography.
• Prepare and perform intravenous access in elective and
  emergency situations.
• Access and plan nursing care needs of patients and
  implement the care.
• Perform nursing intervention in accordance with
  recognized standard of practice.
• Fluid and electrolyte balance (IV infusion, administration
  blood transfusion).
• CPR and effectively manage emergency situations.
• Wound management and palliative care.
• Provide health education to the patients.
• Recording and reporting

• Provide safe, effective patient care using professional
  knowledge and skills in accordance with Hospital Policies
  and protocols and within the Registered Nurse Scope of
  Practice and Nursing Practice Standards.
• Monitoring, recording and reporting symptoms and
  changes in patients.
• Ensuring quality of documentation to meet the
  prescribed standards.
• Helped patients with daily activities and wound
  management.
• Facilitate communication and help to boost morale of
  patients.
• Ensuring the delivery of high-quality service with the
  emphasis on person centred care and maintaining
  patient's Independence and dignity.
• Managing aspects of Clinical care including assessment,
  care planning, reviews and ongoing evaluation of patient
  care, Medication management and administration.
• Demonstrating 100% compliance with facility policy and
  procedure.
• Collaborating with health care and allied health team to
  achieve optimum patient's care and needs.
• Worked within the high care aged unit and cared for
  older persons with long-term nursing needs and
  dementia.