Natasha Nyakabau

AS STATED IN SKILLS and

• Provided airway management interventions, tracheal intubation and ventilatory support.
• Participated in consultations and preoperative assessments with anaesthesiologists before surgeries.
• Obtained detailed health history from each patient and conducted physical examinations to calculate exact dosages prior to anaesthetic administration.
• Pretested and calibrated anaesthesia delivery systems and monitors.
• Handled emergency situations by stepping in to perform CPR on patients until anaesthesiologist arrived.
• Performed blood gas analysis, using blood gas analyzing and centrifuge equipment to monitor and determine carbon dioxide, sodium, pH and oxygen saturation in patients.
• Operated invasive haemodynamic monitoring equipment, intubation bronchoscopes and ultrasonic scanning devices under direction of licensed anaesthesia provider.
• Adjusted and monitored injectable and inhaled anaesthesia and sedation by thoroughly assessing vitals and health of patients.
• Assisted with transports of invasively monitored O.R. and I.C.U. patients.
• Assisted anaesthesia personnel with insertion and setup of temporary pacemakers, catheters, invasive monitoring lines and central lines for haemodynamic monitoring.
• Followed infection control procedures to maintain cleanliness of anaesthesia monitors and apparatuses.
• Maintained and cleaned anaesthesic machines by changing soda-lime, refilling vaporizers with anaesthetic agents and replacing nitrous, oxygen and air cylinders.
• Participated actively in professional development opportunities, consistently expanding knowledge on best practices within the field of anaesthesiology support services.