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Cindy Rafael
Mermaid Waters,QLD
Work Preference
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse with a Bachelor of Nursing and diverse experience across Mental Health, Aged Care, Community (NDIS), and Sub-acute geriatrics. Skilled in delivering patient care, supporting individuals with complex needs, and working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. Completed clinical experience in mental health and geriatric settings at Rockhampton Hospital, with a strong interest in Mental health and Rehabilitation nursing. Committed to promoting patient wellbeing, dignity, and recovery-focused care.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
NSW Health
Cudgen, NSW
02.2025 - Current
- Administered patient care plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Monitored vital signs and assessed patient conditions to ensure timely interventions.
- Provided education to patients and families regarding treatment options and health management.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviours and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Coordinated discharge planning, ensuring continuity of care post-hospitalization.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviours and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
Registered Nurse
FEROS CARE RESIDENTIAL VILLAGE
09.2023 - Current
- Administered medications and treatments per established protocols and patient care plans.
- Monitored vital signs and health status, providing timely interventions based on clinical assessments.
- Educated patients and families on health management, enhancing understanding of treatment plans and recovery processes.
- Mentored junior nursing staff, fostering professional growth and adherence to best practices in patient care.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- 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.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
- 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.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Team Leader/Registered Nurse
Feros Care Byron Bay/Bangalow
01.2021 - Current
- General nursing duties while managing clinical areas: admission, end of life care
- Ability to coordinate staff to shifts/times etc. while providing support to all team members
- Effective communication with multidisciplinary team regarding all resident needs of care
- When required, inform the Doctors regarding residents' medical issues
- The ability to work independently and in a team
- Perform urgent tasks in a professional manner and ensure serious matters are addressed
- Building genuine relationships with residents and their families ensuring best of care is always provided
- Ability to provide holistic approach which focuses on the needs and rights of the residents
- Diabetes and insulin management
- Palliative - end of life care
- Good understanding of wound care management
- Medication management
- Identify when residents are critical and transfer to hospital when required
- Document incident reports when needed as per protocol
Registered Nurse
QLD HEALTH
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Implemented infection control protocols to enhance patient safety and outcomes.
- Utilized electronic health record systems for accurate documentation and streamlined communication.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- 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.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Monitored vital signs and assessed patient conditions to ensure timely interventions.
Registered Nurse
Nurse Next Door
01.2021 - 04.2022
- Assisting clients with personal care, showering and ADLs using appropriate equipment.
- Assisting patients with hoist transfers in accordance with occupational and safety standards.
- Reviewing clients care plan prior to visit – documenting in progress notes post visit.
- Wound management and care
- Diabetes/insulin management
- Medication management.
- Behavioural management in patients with traumatic brain injury and mental health problems such as bipolar, depression, anxiety, PTSD and schizophrenia
- PEG feeding.
- SPC management and care
- Pressure Area Care
- Bowel and bladder management
- Caring for patients with complex neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, Traumatic Brain injury, spinal cord injury and motor neurone disease.
- Amputation care.
- Applying spinal precautions and hard cervical collar and spinal brace for patient with spinal injury living in the community.
Education
Strathfield Girls Highschool
01-2011
Higher School Certificate - undefined
Kellyville Highschool
01-2012
School Certificate -
Strathfield Girls Highschool
01-2011
Skills
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counselling
- Patient and family advocacy
- Wound care
- Compassion and empathy
- Patient monitoring
- Home health care
- Mental health nursing
- Palliative care awareness
- Acute care expertise
- Emotional intelligence
- Diabetes management
- Insulin medication assistance
- Relationship building
- FLUENT IN SPANISH
Accomplishments
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Documentation - Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation.
Certification
- Working With Children Check – issued in 2018, Expiry 2024
- First Aid/CPR – issued 2024
OTHER LANGUAGES
Fluent Spanish, some Japanese and French however not fluent
Timeline
Registered Nurse
NSW Health
02.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
FEROS CARE RESIDENTIAL VILLAGE
09.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
QLD HEALTH
04.2022 - 07.2022
Team Leader/Registered Nurse
Feros Care Byron Bay/Bangalow
01.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Nurse Next Door
01.2021 - 04.2022
Higher School Certificate - undefined
Kellyville Highschool
Strathfield Girls Highschool
School Certificate -
Strathfield Girls Highschool
PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT EXPERIENCES
- Neurosurgery (2019)
- Palliative Care (2018)
- Stroke/Rehabilitation (2018)
- Cardiology (2018)
- Operating Theatres (2018)
- Older Persons Mental Health Unit (2017)
- Intensive Care Unit (2015)
- Recovery (2015 & 2018)
- Emergency (2015 & 2019)
- Medical Assessment Unit (2014)
- Surgical Unit (2013 & 2017)
WORK PLACEMENT EXPERIENCES
- WESTMEAD HOSPITAL – EMERGENCY (AUGUST 2019 2-week placement)
- Comprehensively conducted pain assessments and ECG assessments
- Monitored patients post operation, including 15 minutely observations
- Analysed all patient information and acted accordingly to patient care plan
- LIVERPOOL-WESTMEAD HOSPITAL – OPERATING THEATRES (FEBRUARY 2018 2-week placement)
- Maintained and operate around a sterile field
- Donned appropriate personal protective equipment
- Conducted and documented new admissions
- Provided patient education post operation
- NEPEAN HOSPITAL – OLDER PERSONS MENTAL HEALTH UNIT (NOVEMBER 2017 2-week placement)
- Developed therapeutic relations by engaging with patients to provide care and support using recovery-based language
- Conducted risk assessments and mental state examinations to help develop individualised care plans and safety management of self and others.
- Observed and reported patient completion of and performance of tasks in line with care plan