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Lydaina Porykali

Morwell,VIC

Summary

Detail-oriented team player with strong compassion and communication skills. Throughout my nursing placements and work experience as a personal carer, I’ve always been a strong advocate for my patients/residents. I strive to do the best I can by dedicated my best efforts in ensuring my patient/residents voices are being heard and their concerns are addressed. I ensure that a quality person centred approach is being achieved by being proactive in the pursuit of options that best serve their interests, and I stand firm against opposition or challenges that may arise. To me the term “advocacy”, goes beyond mere representation; it is about being deeply invested in the client’s success and being prepared to fight on their behalf with determination and integrity.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Caring For You Home Health
05.2024 - Current
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
  • Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
  • 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.
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.

Personal Care Assistant

Caring For You Nursing Agency
10.2019 - 04.2024
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
  • Assisted with transferring and positioning clients, ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury for both parties.
  • Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
  • Improved client comfort by providing exceptional personal care and maintaining a clean, safe environment.
  • Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
  • Planned, prepared, and served meals and snacks according to prescribed diets.
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
  • Adapted quickly to new client situations, building rapport through active listening skills and an empathetic approach towards individual needs.
  • Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
  • Recognised and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
  • Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
  • Maintained detailed documentation of client progress, sharing updates with family members and healthcare providers as necessary.
  • Supported clients'' mental health by actively listening to concerns and offering compassionate companionship during challenging times.
  • Promoted independence with structured routines and clear communication to support clients in their daily lives.
  • Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
  • Prevented injuries through diligent observation of the environment and prompt intervention when needed during mobility assistance tasks.
  • Collaborated with healthcare professionals to develop individualized care plans addressing each client''s specific needs.
  • Monitored vital signs regularly, promptly reporting any abnormal findings to medical professionals for further evaluation.
  • Empowered clients by providing education on self-care strategies and encouraging them to take an active role in their own health management.
  • Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
  • Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
  • Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.

Personal Care Assistant

Bluecross
05.2023 - 03.2024
  • Assisted with daily living.
  • Assisted with personal hygiene
  • Assisted with feedings
  • Documenting food and fluid intake and notifying nurses of changes in tolerating diet.
  • Assisted with transfers, using bed mechanics and Manuel handling machines
  • Monitoring catheter output, inspecting catheter site for signs of abnormalities and reporting finding to nurse, as well as documenting findings.
  • Monitoring changes in mobility status’s and reporting to physiotherapist and nurse regarding the change.
  • Responding to call bell in a timely manner.
  • Collaboratively work with a multidisciplinary team to ensure quality care is achieved.

Personal Care Assistant

Royal Freemasons
08.2020 - 09.2023
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Respected clients and their dignity when providing care.
  • Excellent documenting skills using EMR in hospitals and Ecase at Moe Freemasons aged care.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives. Documenting the intake on food and fluid chart.
  • Assisted with transferring and positioning clients, ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury for both parties.
  • I’ve Built strong relationships with clients to deliver quality care
  • Assisted during the covid outbreak. Correct procedure of donning and doffing, hand hygiene to prevent the spread of covid 19.
  • I’ve worked overtime during the covid 19 pandemic due to staff shortage.
  • Trained agency nursing staff on how to use ecase, as well as teaching them the Am, PM, and NS routine.
  • Improved client comfort by providing exceptional personal care and maintaining a clean, safe environment.
  • Attended to pressure area care, by turning and positioning bed bound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
  • Mentored new personal carers. Assisted in training and Mentoring new personal carers, contributing to a positive work environment and high quality patient care.
  • Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
  • Ensure every task done is documented.
  • Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
  • Notified nurses of concerns voiced by clients.
  • Notified nurses if client wants his/her care plan amended.
  • Adapted quickly to new client situations, building rapport through active listening skills and an empathetic approach towards individual needs.
  • Conducted comfort and safety checked.
  • Conducted pain assessments on a client that is in pain and notifying nurse if the client as a PRN order written.
  • Notifying nurses 30mins prior attending to a palliative client, so that PRN for pain can be administered for comfort prior attending to client to minimise discomfort.
  • Served as a preceptor for personal carer students during their placement, providing valuable real world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
  • Documented residents' mental status, sleep, and eating patterns in medical record books.
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to nurses in charge.
  • Supported clients with mental support and physical activities to accomplish quality of life and sustain needs.
  • Maintained detailed documentation of client progress.
  • Provided care for palliative clients, ensuring comfort care, mouth care, eye care, personal hygiene and repositioning is conducted.
  • Providing comfort for families of palliative clients and providing assistance when needed.
  • Carefully monitoring catheter output, catheter sites, for signs of infections or abnormalities, and reporting findings to nurse as well as documenting findings.
  • Promoted independence with structured routines and clear communication to support clients in their daily lives.
  • Closely assisted the nurses with would assessments by turning clients if required to apply new dressing on their back.
  • Prevented injuries by ensuring that the clients environment is clean, with no obstacles to prevent falls.
  • Prevented injuries through diligent observation of the environment and prompt intervention when needed during mobility assistance tasks.
  • Collaborated with healthcare professionals by addressing changes in mobility status, ability to tolerate current diet, for further evaluation.
  • Reporting abnormal vital signs, skin tear, changes in food and fluid intake to medical professionals, for further evaluation.
  • Educated and encouraged clients to take an active role in their own health management.
  • Conducted Post fall assessments, ensuring fundamental vitals like temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff taken care of. Also, Conducted neurological assessments.
  • Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
  • Provided compassionate and patient-focused care to cultivate well-being.

Nursing Student Mentor

Federation University
03.2020 - 11.2020
  • Mentored 30 nursing student both international and domestic students.
  • Supported them in their studies when faced with difficult assessments.
  • Provided support for international students when feeling overwhelmed in another country. Notified them of the free counselling sessions that were available, if they wish to seek help.
  • Provided education and debriefing sessions every two weeks.
  • Showed my students around the campus so they are aware of the environment.
  • Notified them of the help that is available on campus if requiring help.
  • Notified students if I’m not available on campus, there are other mentors available on campus, in the library.

Education

Bachelor Of Nursing - Nursing

Federation University Australia
Churchill, VIC
03.2024

Skills

  • Strong Clinical Judgment
  • Compassion and Empathy
  • Basic life support (BLS) – airway management & oxygen delivery using bag & mask (air viva), safety principles and use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Management of patient in simulated BLS scenarios
  • Professional handover and application of communication principles using -Introduction, Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (ISBAR)
  • Identification of common clinical indicators and method for instigating a Medical Emergency Team (MET) call, clinical documentation and early patient management strategies
  • Performing an advanced cardiovascular assessment Nursing management of chest pain Performing a 12 lead ECG and interpretation of basic cardiac rhythms
  • Preparing, calculating and performing - intramuscular & subcutaneous injections
  • Preparation, calculating and administration of intravenous antibiotics and intravenous fluids
  • Performing an advanced respiratory assessment and basic chest x-ray interpretation
  • Patient application and use of various oxygen devices based on flow and % of oxygen delivery
  • Performing basic airway clearance, suctions via Yankee and catheter suction
  • Managing fluid balance charts and understanding fluid summaries (significance of input/output)
  • Performing a neurological assessment, and neurovascular asssesment
  • Insertion and care of the person with a nasogastric tube and percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy (PEG) tube inclusive of administration of nutrition and medications
  • Nursing colostomy care for patients
  • Care of the surgical patients including removal of sutures, surgical staples and surgical drain tubes Application of the aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT) and complex dressings Use of sterile gloves
  • Management of diabetic emergencies (hyperglycaemia, hypoglycaemia) and insulin infusions
  • Performing Venipuncture
  • Insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter (IDC) for both male and female patients
  • Care of the person requiring continuous bladder washout
  • Performing bladder scan
  • Central venous access devices management (central lines, PICCs)- accessing, administration of medications, fluids, drawing of blood and dressing changes
  • Cytotoxic, standard precautions
  • Administration and care of the person with a blood transfusion
  • Mental health status examination & risk assessment
  • Preparation of person-centres mental health recovery plan
  • Infection control principles and hand hygiene
  • Documentation and clinical handover- written and verbal- Introduction, Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (ISBAR)
  • Nursing Process- History taking/ Health interview
  • Physical Assessment Techniques- History, inspection, Palpation, Percussion & Ausculation (HIPPA)
  • Primary Assessment- Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation & Disability (DRABCD)
  • Vital signs measurements ( TPR, SaO2, BP,RR), Level of consciousness- Alert, Respond to Voice, Responds to pain, Unconscious (AVPU), use and documentation of clinical findings on the Adult Deterioration Detection System (ADDS) chart
  • Nutritional Assessment Assisting patients/residents with nutrition Nutritional requirements across the lifespan Anthropometric measurements; height, weight, body mass-index (BMIFluid Balance Charts (FBC) documentation and practical application
  • Conducted numerous number of pre-op checklist assessments and post of assessments
  • Assisting with hygiene needs and activities of daily living Bed sponge technique, showering, perineal hygiene, mouth, eye, and skin care needs
  • Conducted safe patient handling techniques, manual handling & positioning of patients/residents (use of slide sheets, patient hoists and mobility aids), assisting with mobility and range of movement
  • Falls risk assessment
  • Wound management- aseptic non-touch technique (ANNT)- wound dressings, pressure sore risk assessment screening- Braden scale
  • Neurological assessment- Glasgow coma scale (GCS) & Blood glucose level (BGL) measurement
  • Respiratory Assessment- assessment of the thorax using; inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation (IPPA) Normal lung sound review Oropharyngeal suction techniques Oxygen administration via face-mask & nasal prong therapy
  • Cardiovascular Assessment – assessment using; using; inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation (IPPA) Method and basic lead for cardiac monitoring
  • Abdominal Assessment – abdominal assessment using; using; inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation (IPPA)
  • Normal bowel sound review Method of administration for enemas and suppositories Faecal specimen collection process
  • Urine Assessment; urinalysis – full ward test (FWT), Midstream specimen of urine (MSU), Catheter specimen urine (CSU) Indwelling catheter (IDC) care
  • Ability to recognise deterioration and escalate care to prevent deterioration

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Caring For You Home Health
05.2024 - Current

Personal Care Assistant

Bluecross
05.2023 - 03.2024

Personal Care Assistant

Royal Freemasons
08.2020 - 09.2023

Nursing Student Mentor

Federation University
03.2020 - 11.2020

Personal Care Assistant

Caring For You Nursing Agency
10.2019 - 04.2024

Bachelor Of Nursing - Nursing

Federation University Australia

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