Nabina Dhamala
Shepparton,Australia
Summary
Organized and knowledgeable Registered Nurse experienced in patient care, providing fast and accurate assessments under pressure. Collaborates effectively with doctors to ensure top-notch healthcare practices.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Shepparton Private Hospital
Shepparton, Australia
03.2021 - Current
- Assessing, planning, providing, and evaluating care for people with acute, chronic, and complex health conditions
- Initiate and implement quality nursing care to allocated patients based on current best practice principles within the scope of nursing practice decision-making framework
- Acting as a clinical resource, problem solver and support person for other registered and enrolled nurses in the management of patient care
- Use effective communication skills when interacting with patients, families/carers, and health professionals
- Tracking life support equipment like heart monitors, responding rapidly to changes in the patient’s conditions, monitoring arterial line, in HDU.
Graduate Nurse
Epworth
Richmond, Australia
02.2020 - 02.2021
- Monitor patient vital signs
- Report any abnormal vital signs to the healthcare provider and proceed with any orders, protocols, or PRN medications accordingly
- Provide nursing skills, such as: head to toe assessments, collect urine samples, blood samples, and send for laboratory analysis, provide dressing changes, and assess patient and wound for signs of infection
- Create and enact client care plans, addressing emotional considerations and pain management
- Reposition patients safely according to their mobility and surgical restrictions
- Understand medication dosage, complications, contraindications, and interactions
- Work as a team with surgeon, physician, nurses, family members and patient to prepare an orthopaedic patient for lifestyle changes
- Educate regarding suitable medications and therapy services
- Blood transfusion, Intravenous Therapy, Catheter insertion and removal, Managing, administering medication, and drawing blood through PICC lines, Removal of Sutures/staples, Managing and Removal of Drain tubes/Chest Drain Tubes/Peripheral Nerve Catheter
- Admission and Discharge of a patient and answer any concerns of patients and families.
Personal Care Worker
Blue Cross Monterey
Glenroy, Australia
06.2018 - 07.2019
- Cultivation of a close and caring relationship-focussed approach with residents to sanction a sense of emotional wellbeing
- Provision of care closely monitoring residents with life-limiting illnesses including assistance with activities of daily living, pressure area care, changing of incontinence aids and altered mobility
- Advocating and supporting a range of cultural needs and traditions for the individual and their families.
Administration Officer/Cashier
2nds World
Mentone, Australia
12.2016 - 12.2017
- Answer queries by employees and clients
- Open and maintain customer accounts by recording account information
- Maintain financial accounts by processing customer adjustments
- Answering incoming and outgoing calls
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Receptionist
Melbourne Big4 Holiday Park
Coburg, Australia
02.2014 - 08.2016
- Welcoming guests as they arrive at the hotel
- Checking guests in and out
- Taking reservations by phone or email
- Preparing bills and dealing with payments
- Providing guests with information, answer queries and deal with complaints.
Travel Agent /Receptionist
Himalayan Experience
South Australia, Australia
08.2013 - 07.2014
- Arranging flights, insurance, and accommodation
- Collecting and processing payments
- Advising clients on travel arrangements
- Sending out itinerary and keeping clients up to date with any changes.
Ramsay Health Care Preceptor Program
Shepparton Private Hospital
Shepparton, Australia
01.2021
- Provide resources and support during the transition period of graduate nurse
- Identifying learning needs, set goals for improvement, and provide feedback on their progress
- Teaching time management and prioritization in patient care and promoting clinical reasoning, critical thinking and problem solving
- Applying effective communication, interpersonal, and conflict management skills to foster collaboration and patient satisfaction.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
Victoria University, St Albans Campus
12.2019
Diploma of Nursing -
Victoria University, St Albans Campus
12.2018
Diploma in Travel -
TAFE SA, South Australia
12.2014
Skills
- Emergency Response
- Wound Care
- Diabetes management
- Patient Management
- Medical assessment
- Nursing staff leadership
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Mobility Assistance
- ADL Assistance
- Chronic Disease Management
- Infectious disease control
- Care Planning
- Patient Assessments
- Physical assessments
- Patient discharging
- Staff Supervision
- IV drug therapy management
- Palliative and Pain Management
- Family and patient support
- Emergency Care
- ELNEC training (End-Of-Life-Care)
- Patient Care
- Family Education
- Patient reaction monitoring
- Nursing Plan Development
- Collecting vitals
- Managing deadlines
- Professional Bedside Manner
- Gastrostomy tube care
- Medication and IV administration
- Acute and rehabilitative care
- Procedure preparations
- Compassion and Empathy
Certification
- BLS Training
- Blood safe training - Clinical transfusion, collecting blood specimens, and transporting blood
- PIC C and Port competent
- Infection control measures especially for COVID
- Preceptorship Training 2021 - Trained novice nurses with supernumerary shifts
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Shepparton Private Hospital
03.2021 - Current
Ramsay Health Care Preceptor Program
Shepparton Private Hospital
01.2021
Graduate Nurse
Epworth
02.2020 - 02.2021
Personal Care Worker
Blue Cross Monterey
06.2018 - 07.2019
Administration Officer/Cashier
2nds World
12.2016 - 12.2017
Receptionist
Melbourne Big4 Holiday Park
02.2014 - 08.2016
Travel Agent /Receptionist
Himalayan Experience
08.2013 - 07.2014
Bachelor of Nursing -
Victoria University, St Albans Campus
Diploma of Nursing -
Victoria University, St Albans Campus
Diploma in Travel -
TAFE SA, South Australia
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