Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
References
Registrations
Clinicalplacements
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Ganga Prajapati

Dunlop,ACT

Summary

Seeking a challenging mental health nursing position in a hospital where my underpinning knowledge, skill and extensive clinical professional, and practical experience will be fully utilised to foster wellbeing of patients in clinical settings specially in Mental health Nursing.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Developmental Nurse

Adult Mental Health Unit
, ACT
01.2024 - Current
  • Provide clinical education, preceptorship, clinical supervision, mandatory skills assessment, and competency assessment processes for nurses.

- Promote and support the clinical teaching of nurses within the workplace utilising adult learning principles and following practice standards and policies.

- Provide and/or facilitate clinical education, reflective practice, preceptorship, clinical supervision, mandatory skills assessment, and competency assessment for nurses working in AMHU.

Participate in risk management, quality improvement, nursing practice review, clinical audit, and clinical research activities.s.

REGISTERED NURSE

Canberra Health Services
10.2021 - Current
  • Conduct physical exams to assess patient health needs and problems
  • Implement and develop nursing care plans
  • Counsel patients and family members on disease prevention and health maintenance
  • Order and evaluate diagnostic tests to assess patients’ conditions and needs
  • Supervise the work of licensed practical nurses, nursing aides, and assistants
  • Educate consumers about their mental health conditions and treatment plans
  • Maintain a safe, hygienic working environment
  • Prepare rooms and medical equipment and decontaminate instruments
  • Provide emotional and psychological support
  • Conduct Mental state Examination
  • Assessment of Consumer’s Suicidal and vulnerability Assessment who are at risk of suicidal ideation

REGISTERED NURSE

MIRINJANI NURSING HOME, UNITING
10.2020 - 10.2021
  • In collaboration with the Manager Residential Care Services and Care Coordinator, effectively manage staff and volunteers involved in services that supports residents daily living
  • Provide support and assistance to maintain high standard services to residents by reviewing current methodologies, identifying, and implementing strategies for Better practice service provision
  • Ensure professional communication by positively interacting with the staff, members of health team, residents, and their representatives
  • In the absence of the Manager, Care Coordinator and Clinical Nurse be responsible for continuous service provision at the facility and respond to any emergencies
  • Use of Patient Centred Software and Best med for documentation and medication management
  • Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being
  • Documented residents’ behaviour in terms of mental status, sleeping and eating patterns in medical record books
  • Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to case manager
  • Scheduled and accompanied clients to medical appointments
  • Recorded vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff
  • Helped clients with hygiene-related tasks such as brushing teeth, bathing, grooming and toileting

Registered Nurse (Medical-Surgical ward/ ICU)

Woodland Hospital, India
, India
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviours and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability
  • Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
  • Monitored patients before, during and after surgical operations to evaluate patient care and maintained aseptic techniques
  • Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake
  • Competent in invasive procedures like blood withdrawal, Intravenous cannulations, Ryle’s tube insertion, ABG monitoring, Catherization Male/Female

Education

FUTURE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH NURSES -

01.2023

Entry Program for Internationally Qualified Registered Nurses -

Australian College of Nursing
Parramatta, NSW
09.2020

Masters in Nursing International -

University of Wollongong
01.2019

Bachelor of Nursing -

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science
01.2014

Skills

  • Mental Health Nursing
  • Preventative Health
  • Intravenous Therapy
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Staff Supervision
  • Infection Control and Aseptic Procedures Assessor
  • Triaging
  • Acute Care Expertise
  • Basic Life Support Assessor

Certification

  • Future Clinical Leader Program, 2023
  • Work Health and Safety Representative, 2024
  • First Aid/CPR Certified, 2023
  • Manual Handling Certified, 2022
  • COVID-19 Certified, 2020
  • Working with Vulnerable People, 2021
  • Hand Hygiene, 2023
  • Blood safety, 2022
  • Use of Patient Controlled Analgesia, 2022

Accomplishments

  • Current registration with the AHPRA, NMW0002421557
  • Working with Vulnerable People Card, 579198, ACT
  • Current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check Certificate
  • Patient Transfer - Safely lifted to 80 pounds and pushed 300 pounds on wheels.
  • Training - Trained team of staff nurses in medical office procedures to ensure consistent quality of care.
  • Vitals Testing - Measured an average of 30 patients' weight, height, body temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure and ECG daily.
  • Implementation - Assisted in implementation of new tracking system that resulted in improved patient care.
  • Intensive Care - Responsible for unit of 18 patients, providing daily functions such as grooming, bathing, feeding, and turning in bed.
  • Surgical Preparation - Assisted in patient surgery preparation by administering proper medication, monitoring patients' conditions and charting abnormalities.
  • Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Has ability to work in flexible, adaptable and comfortable with a changing and challenging working environment.

References

  • Garima Maharjan, CNC AMHU, Canberra Health Services, 0410221995
  • Ankita Pradhan, CNC, Canberra Health Services, 0420681163

Registrations

  • AHPRA, NMW00024221557
  • Nepal Nursing Council, 38179

Clinicalplacements

  • Neringah Hospital, Wahroonga, NSW
  • Opal Aged Care, Waitara, NSW

Timeline

Clinical Developmental Nurse

Adult Mental Health Unit
01.2024 - Current

REGISTERED NURSE

Canberra Health Services
10.2021 - Current

REGISTERED NURSE

MIRINJANI NURSING HOME, UNITING
10.2020 - 10.2021

Registered Nurse (Medical-Surgical ward/ ICU)

Woodland Hospital, India
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Future Clinical Leader Program, 2023
  • Work Health and Safety Representative, 2024
  • First Aid/CPR Certified, 2023
  • Manual Handling Certified, 2022
  • COVID-19 Certified, 2020
  • Working with Vulnerable People, 2021
  • Hand Hygiene, 2023
  • Blood safety, 2022
  • Use of Patient Controlled Analgesia, 2022

FUTURE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH NURSES -

Entry Program for Internationally Qualified Registered Nurses -

Australian College of Nursing

Masters in Nursing International -

University of Wollongong

Bachelor of Nursing -

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science
Ganga Prajapati