Nina Alphonsa Antony Kannampuzha
Goulburn
Summary
A dedicated Nurse with 13 years of experience in effective and efficient delivery of intensive care nursing services.
Registered healthcare professional with strong background in critical care environments, equipped to handle high-stress situations and complex patient needs. Excel in team collaboration, adapting quickly to evolving circumstances and ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Skilled in advanced patient monitoring, emergency response, and therapeutic interventions. Known for reliability, empathy, and strong communication abilities that enhance patient care and team efficiency.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse - Rehabilitation Unit
Southern NSW Local Health District
Goulburn, New South Wales
02.2025 - Current
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- To work with occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech therapists during their rehabilitation process.
- 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.
- To help patients who experience Chronic illness or significant injury to have an improved quality of life in gaining function and independence.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team meetings by presenting relevant clinical data about patients'' progress toward reaching established goals of care.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent , United Kingdom
10.2021 - 09.2024
- Assessing, planning and evaluate critically ill patient through approved critical care standards
- Medication administration
- Pre- and post-operative care
- Male and female Catheterization
- Catheter and wound care
- IV drug therapy management and inotropes/vasopressors
- Patient education
- Vital signs
- Discharge procedures
- Adult critical care
- Provide compassion care to patients in providing support and guidance
- Participate in clinical audit and review
- Assisting in invasive procedures - central lines, arterial lines, chest drain insertion and intubation and ventilation procedures
- Handling patients on mechanical ventilator, feeding tubes and central lines.
- Care of ventilated patients requiring vasopressors
- Handling renal replacement therapy (CVV-HDF) in intensive care patient
- Wound management and Vac therapy
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary team in rehabilitation of intensive care patients
- Complying with Infection control policies and guidelines in the unit
Registered Nurse, Neuro High Dependency Unit
King Fahad Medical City
06.2012 - 04.2019
- Providing specialised post operative care for patients after neurosurgery and spinal surgery that has experienced brain injury, neuro trauma and spinal damage
- Care of patients with conditions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, motor neuron Disease, meningitis, encephalitis, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy
- Close monitoring patients with ionotropic support and continuous hemodynamic monitoring
- Using neurological assessment tools
- Actively participating in neuro rehabilitation process
- Demonstrate good clinical practice
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
DR. Mehta's Multispeciality Hospital
Chennai, Tamilnadu , India
03.2011 - 05.2012
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Demonstrated advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients.
- Handled ventilator support, feeding tubes and central lines.
- Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans for critically ill patients.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to establish optimal care plans, resulting in improved patient satisfaction.
- Streamlined workflow by efficiently prioritizing tasks during high-stress situations, leading to better overall performance of the ICU team.
- Implemented identified treatment plans for patients to maintain stable conditions and achieve reasonable improvements.
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Apollo Speciality Hospital
Chennai, Tamilnadu , India
10.2007 - 12.2009
- Proficient in working with surgical post-op issues that include patients with altered level of consciousness, post-operative hematomas, seizures, severe AKI, trauma, Brain oedema, electrolyte imbalances, monitoring with VP shunt and External Ventricular Drains
- Cared for patients with various neurological disorders with emphasis on patients with strokes, aneurysms, vascular malformations, post Angio therapy, post tPA therapy, spinal cord injuries, traumatic head injuries, and terminally ill oncology patients
- Assisted doctors for procedures such as central line cannulation, intubation, Bronchoscopy, endoscopic arterial line cannulation, Lumbar puncture, ICD insertion and External Ventricular Drain
- Proficient in operating and monitoring patients on respiratory ventilators and BIPAP
- Performed peripheral line cannulation and atrial blood gas sampling
Education
Bachelor Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Dr MGR Medical University
Tamilnadu08.2007
Skills
- Medication administration
- Pre- and post-operative care
- Male and female Catheterisation
- IV drug therapy management
- Handling patients on Inotropes and vasopressors
- Patient education
- care of patients with external ventricular drain
- Discharge procedures
- PICCO monitoring
- Care of ventilated patients
- Handling renal replacement therapy CVV-HDF
- Wound management
- Vac therapy
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary team
- Infection control practices
- Assisting in Intubation and Extubation procedures
- managing Local anaesthetic pumps and Epidural pumps
- Wound care assessment
- Care of invasive lines - arterial and central lines
- Arterial blood gas analysis
- Sedation assessment
- Sedation scoring
- Care of stomas - Colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy
- Enteral feeding
- jejunostomy feeding
- Pain assessment
- Mental status assessment
- Neurological observations
- Endotracheal suctioning
- Tracheostomy care and suctioning
- Oropharyngeal suctioning
- Documentation and charting
- analysing,identifying cardiac rhythms and its management
- management of Cardiac Arrest patients
- Nursing protocol development
- Care of patient with Chest drainage
- Care of patient on Non invasive ventilation therapy and high flow nasal oxygenation
- helping patients in their critical care Rehabilitation process
- Care of Stroke patients and its nursing management
- Haemodynamic monitoring
- ECG
- Neurological assessment
- Ventilator management
- Problem-solving
- Task and work prioritization
- Blood transfusion administration
- handling and care of patients with PCA pumps
Certification
- Registered Nurse, The Tamil Nādu Nurses and Midwives Council, 89569, 07/31/28, Santhome, Chennai, 600004, India
- Registered Midwife, The Tamilnadu Nurses and Midwives Council, 93900, 07/31/28, Santhome, Chennai, 600004, India
- Registered Nurse, The Saudi Council Of Health Specialties, 12-R-N-0046694, 09/30/21, Saudi Arabia
- Registered Nurse-Adult, The Nursing and Midwifery Council, 21J1580O, 10/31/27, 23 Portland place, London, W1B 1PZ, United Kingdom
- Registered Nurse (Division 1), The Nursing and Midwifery board -AHPRA, NMW0002704648, 05/31/25, level 7,111 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Languages
English
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Personal Information
- Citizenship: Indian
- Date of Birth: 29/05/1986
- Marital Status: Married
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Timeline
Registered Nurse - Rehabilitation Unit
Southern NSW Local Health District
02.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
10.2021 - 09.2024
Registered Nurse, Neuro High Dependency Unit
King Fahad Medical City
06.2012 - 04.2019
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
DR. Mehta's Multispeciality Hospital
03.2011 - 05.2012
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Apollo Speciality Hospital
10.2007 - 12.2009
Bachelor Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Dr MGR Medical University
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