Farheen Alidina
Karachi,Pakistan
Summary
Dedicated and diligent nursing professional with 3 years of experience providing exceptional care to patients. Possessing extensive knowledge of requirements and adept at maximizing patient comfort and safety while adhering to strict cost control standards. Highly organized and forward-thinking in managing patient needs. Experienced in delivering top-notch patient care and ensuring high standards of practice. Proficient in clinical procedures, patient assessment, and care planning. Strong emphasis on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Known for adaptability and reliability in fast-paced environments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse, Emergency Department
Aga Khan University Hospital
11.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Aga Khan University is Pakistan's largest private medical institute and hospital
- The hospital provides a broad range of secondary and tertiary care
- Website: https://www.aku.edu
- Practices comprehensive nursing care in accordance with professional values and moral principles and maintains confidentiality as appropriate
- Critical thinking and quick response to the situation
- Perform basic and advanced nursing procedures according to physician's order
- Wound care, Triage patients according to category
- Blood transfusion
- Prioritizes client’s needs and give care accordingly
- Assesses, plans, implement, and evaluates the nursing care of each client by client’s individuality, abilities, culture, and choices
- Assess the quality and appropriateness of client care and resolve identified problems
- Implements, reviews, and revises plan of care according to changes in patient’s status
- Implements plan of care according to identified physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs
- Prioritizes nursing interventions commensurate with patient’s needs
- Utilizes effective verbal and written communication skills through the presentation of pertinent information
- Coordinates and documents appropriate discharge planning and referrals to ensure continuity of care after discharge
- Performs nursing care in response to clients’ needs supported by nursing knowledge, research, and reflective practice
- Promotes an environment that maximizes client safety by utilizing infection control practices and implementing the standards of clients’ safety programs
- Utilizes and ensures maintenance of equipment and instruments as appropriate
- Doing medications according to EMAR sheet
- Demonstrated excellent time management skills while juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behaviour to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
Staff Nurse Gastro & Surgical Unit
Aga Khan University Hospital
03.2019 - 04.2021
- Guiding patients for surgeries through good communication skills
- Health teaching providing on specific needs of patients
- Proper documentation according to procedures and policies
- Perform head-to-toe assessment and notify any abnormality
- Identify Patients for risks, fall prevention
- Perform tasks as a wound Nurse, colostomy and ileostomy care, removing sutures and stitches
- Assist doctors in procedures and carryout doctor’s orders
- Assess patients for pain and administer Medication
- Transfer patient
- Proper knowledge of material safety data sheet
- Maintain patient’s privacy and confidentiality
- Equipment Used: PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) Machine Suctioning Machine, Thermo Scan, sphygmomanometer, Pulse oximeter, Stethoscope, Nebulizer, Glucometer, Desktop computer, crash Cart, standing scale, Oxygen equipment, Dinamap
Staff Nurse (Nurse Assistant) Retairement Village
Anglican Retirement Villages
06.2010 - 11.2014
- Company Overview: Anglican Retirement Village provides care to assisted living, respite care, and care for elderly people who are in need.
- Perform Routine Care Plans for the Residents.
- Provide Hygiene care and responsible for personal grooming of residents.
- Perform Manual handling procedure correctly. Utilizes and ensures maintenance of equipment and instruments as appropriate.
- Working with Dementia patients.
- Promotes an environment that maximizes patient safety by utilizing infection control practices and implementing the standards of clients’ safety programs.
Critical Care Nurse (RN) ICU
Aga Khan University Hospital
10.2006 - 11.2008
- Company Overview: Aga Khan University is Pakistan's largest private medical institute and hospital
- The hospital provides a broad range of secondary and tertiary care.
- Website: https://www.aku.edu
- Provide safe, competent, individualized nursing care to patients.
- Delivers critical planned and organized care to all assigned patients and take prompt and appropriate action in emergencies
- Identify care needs according to the assessment formulate nursing care plans, evaluate the goal, review and update it periodically
- Assessment of patient thoroughly from head to toe and utilizing functional health patterns for e.g
- Nutritional status, skin assessment of CBR patients, cardiac, respiration, and neurological system
- Plan and prioritized work to provide the best quality care according to patient’s need
- Conduct sessions for staff
- Responsible for teamwork and good interpersonal skills
- Organize workload and work as an active team member
- Plan and prioritize with invasive monitoring (arterial line, central venous pressure, swan ganz catheter)
- Maintain patient’s daily chat (Documentation)
- Assesses, plans, implement, and evaluates the nursing care of each patient by the patient’s individuality, abilities, culture, and choices
- Delivered top-notch care exceeding department, hospital and Joint Commission standards.
- Performed timely resuscitation and stabilization of acutely ill patients.
- Documents the nursing care of each client from admission to discharge in accordance with the general principles and legal requirements for documentation
- Promotes an environment which maximizes client safety by utilizing infection control practices and implementing the standards of clients’ safety programs
- Mentored new nurses in critical care skills, fostering professional growth and development within the team.
- Personalized bedside care and interactions based on cultural backgrounds of different patients.
Volunteer Vaccinator Nurse
Gulshan-e-Noor Colony, Health Area committee
02.2021 - Current
- Administer vaccines to patients who are eligible and give post administration teaching
- Provide medical services to geriatric patients
- Take sessions for community after identify problems
Education
Bachelors of science in nursing - Nursing
AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY
Karachi, Sindh12.2022
Diploma in Midwifery (RM) -
AYAAZ SAMOON NURSING TRAINING INSTITUTE
Karachi, Sindh12.2017
Advance Diploma of Tourism -
AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF VOCATIONAL STUDIES
Sydney, NSW02.2013
Diploma in Business -
AICL(AUSTRALIAN INSTITUE OF COMMERCE AND LANGUAGE)
Sydney, NSW04.2011
Intermediate Diploma -
BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE
Karachi, Sindh01.2007
Diploma in Nursing(RN) -
DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Karachi, Sindh12.2006
Skills
- Computer desktop operation
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Microsoft Office programs
- English language
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient Safety
- Clinical judgment
- Compassionate Care
- Airway Management
- IV Insertion
- Advanced Life Support
- Health Promotion
- Quality Improvement
- Emergency Care
- Ethical Practice
Certification
- Pakistan Nursing Council, A-41747, 04/04/27
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Boot Camp for Emergency Department Nurses, 6.00 credit hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
- Aga Khan University Hospital, IV Cannulation, 11/01/22
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Medication Recertification, 11/01/22
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Infection Control Practice, 04/01/19
- Pakistan Life Savers Programme, Life Savers Course, 07/01/24
Bedsidenursingexperience
- AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Stadium Road, Karachi, Sindh, 3500, Pakistan, 11/01/22, Present, 21 months, Staff Nurse (part time), Emergency department, Practices comprehensive nursing care in accordance with professional values and moral principles., Critical thinking and quick response to situation., Perform basic and advanced nursing procedures according to physician order., Wound care, Triage patients according to category., Blood transfusion., Prioritizes client’s needs and gives care accordingly., Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the nursing care of each client.
- AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Stadium Road, Karachi, Sindh, 3500, Pakistan, 03/11/19, 04/24/21, 25 months, Staff Nurse, Gastro and surgical unit, Providing guidance to patients for surgeries., Health teaching on specific needs of patients., Proper documentation according to procedures and policies.
- Anglican Retirement Villages, Diocese of Sydney, 62, Norwest Boulevard, Baulkam Hills, New South Wales, 2153, Australia, 06/21/10, 11/10/14, 53 months, Carer (Care staff), Perform Routine Care to Residents., Assist them in daily activities., Provide Hygiene care.
- AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Stadium Road, Karachi, Sindh, 3500, Pakistan, 10/16/06, 11/10/08, 25 months, Critical Care Nurse (RN) ICU, Provide safe, competent, individualized nursing care to patients., Delivers critical planned and organized care to all assigned patients.
Seminarsandtrainingsattended
- Wound care Training
- Critical Care Symposium Attended
- Basic Life Support Training
Resumeupdated
08/23/24
Volunteer Experience
Gulshan-e-Noor Colony, Health Area committee, Karachi, Pakistan, 02/02/21, Current, Volunteer Vaccinator Nurse, community clinic, Administer vaccines to patients who are eligible., Provide medical services to geriatric patients.
Nursingschoolinformation
- DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 01/01/20, 12/31/22
- AYAAZ SAMOON NURSING TRAINING INSTITUTE, Lyari, Karachi, 75660, Pakistan, 01/01/16, 12/31/17
- AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY, Stadium Road, Karachi, Sindh, 3500, Pakistan, 02/01/04, 12/31/06
- AICL (AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF COMMERCE AND LANGUAGE), Level 9, 815 George Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia, 10/01/10, 04/01/11
- AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF VOCATIONAL STUDIES, Cooper Street, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia, 02/28/11, 02/27/13
- BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE, Karachi, Sindh, 74600, Pakistan, 01/01/05, 12/31/07
Additional Information
SEMINARS AND TRAINING ATTENDED:
Wound care Training
Critical Care Symposium Attended
Basic Life Support Training
Timeline
Staff Nurse, Emergency Department
Aga Khan University Hospital
11.2022 - Current
Volunteer Vaccinator Nurse
Gulshan-e-Noor Colony, Health Area committee
02.2021 - Current
Staff Nurse Gastro & Surgical Unit
Aga Khan University Hospital
03.2019 - 04.2021
Staff Nurse (Nurse Assistant) Retairement Village
Anglican Retirement Villages
06.2010 - 11.2014
Critical Care Nurse (RN) ICU
Aga Khan University Hospital
10.2006 - 11.2008
Diploma in Midwifery (RM) -
AYAAZ SAMOON NURSING TRAINING INSTITUTE
Advance Diploma of Tourism -
AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF VOCATIONAL STUDIES
Diploma in Business -
AICL(AUSTRALIAN INSTITUE OF COMMERCE AND LANGUAGE)
Intermediate Diploma -
BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE
Diploma in Nursing(RN) -
DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
- Pakistan Nursing Council, A-41747, 04/04/27
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Boot Camp for Emergency Department Nurses, 6.00 credit hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
- Aga Khan University Hospital, IV Cannulation, 11/01/22
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Medication Recertification, 11/01/22
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Infection Control Practice, 04/01/19
- Pakistan Life Savers Programme, Life Savers Course, 07/01/24
Bachelors of science in nursing - Nursing
AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY
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