Carmen Dizon

• Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
• Comply with legislation, regulations and codes in the workplace
• Workplace Health & Safety Responsibilities.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
• Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
• Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Provide rapid assessment and treatment to patients in the initial phase of illness or trauma and often in life-threatening situations.
• Cleaning and dressing wounds, drawing blood and administering medications.
• Documenting observations, assessments, and changes in patient's condition; liaising with health care members in achieving the best outcome for the patient.

Responsible for delivering person-centred care using best practice evidence in collaboration with individual/s and the multidisciplinary health care team, in providing optimal care for patients prior, during and post-surgical procedures

Anaesthetic nurse:

• Works in collaboration with the anaesthetist, preparing patients for surgery, preparing medication including managing s4's and s8 drugs, equipment, delivering general, regional or local anaesthesia, monitoring the patient's condition, and preventing pressure managing complications that may occur.
• Assists the anaesthetist at the end of the procedure as the patient emerges from the effects of anaesthesia.

Instrument nurse:

• Responsible for all supplies used within the surgical theatre with the goal of anticipating the needs of the surgical team, ensure that all needed surgical supplies and instruments are sterile and functional, furthermore, the ability to respond quickly and efficiently to the surgeons' requests.

Circulating nurse:

• Ensures that all surgical supplies are correctly and promptly provided to the operating theatre, responsible for the management and documentation of all supplies used in the surgical area, collection of patient specimens, verifying patient consent forms, preparation of surgical equipment, and ensuring an accurate count of instrumentation.

Recovery nurse:

• Responsible for ensuring the patient's airway passage remains open, making and recording results from regular observations of the patient, responding to changes in the patient's condition and reporting to the Anaesthetist, taking corrective action for any post-operative complications, and handing over using ISBAR to the appropriate ward for the continuing care of the patient. Additionally, monitor emergence from anaesthesia, dressings, intravenous lines and drainage tubes.

• Responsible for paring and administering Covid vaccines utilising aseptic technique, maintaining accurate documentation, engage with patients of all ages, and monitoring patients for any adverse reactions or side effects following immunisation and reporting reactions to the appropriate health care professional.