Nothabo 'Laureen' Mbambo
Underwood,Australia
Summary
CAREER OBJECTIVES: I am an innovated and highly skilled, talented and professionally registered nurse with 14 years of extensive experience in providing quality patient centered care, evidence based practice, holistic approach care and working within my scope of practice as per hospital policy and procedures. Currently, I am working in a nephrology ward at Princess Alexandra Hospital. I continue to play a vital role as an educator, mentor, advocate and a positive role model within my work practices. I hold Masters in International Public Health (UQ 2017), which provided me with an opportunity to complete some qualitative research in Health Promotion and principles of primary health care. Greatly equipped with the understanding of social, cultural and economical health determinates. I am also a recognized Nurse Immunizer after completing an Immunization Program at Cunningham Centre (2018). I m a great advocate of patient and community health promotion and vaccinations. As an experienced Registered Nurse, I continue to put into practice my advanced knowledge of contemporary nursing and current principles of best practice and providing quality and safe patient and community care.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Brisbane, Australia
01.2010 - Current
- Deliverance of high-quality and compassionate treatment to indigent, low-income, and culturally and linguistically diverse patients.
- Facilitate continuity of care by coordinating services with other departments.
- Evaluate needs of patients in accordance with professional standard and code of ethics.
- Actively participate in unit-based quality assurance program and assist manager in updating magnet workbook and surgical list.
- Frequently take the role of renal rover, making sure that our outlier patients receive high-quality care, hence minimizing the hospital stay.
- · During my renal rotation the manager had enough confidence with my work hence allocated me patients (Primary nurse), which included home visit by myself and providing feedback post those visit
- Conduct clinical risk assessment, as appropriate to the patient, using evidence-based practice to deliver and monitor intervention.
- Actively provide patient education prior to insertion of Tenckhoff, which includes belt markings, bowel therapy, and emphasis on hygiene when managing their dialysis.
- Disciplined, energetic employee who quickly establishes rapport with patients and colleagues.
- Completed preceptorship workshop and had the pleasure of being a preceptor in the ward.
- I continue to engage with my preceptor, as I continue to grow as an independent practitioner.
- Professional, diplomatic, and promote positive work environment.
- Work within my scope of practice and following hospital policy and procedures.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment, while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- · Administered medications via oral, IV, S/C and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Taking care of a patient with tracheostomy, on NG feeds, on calcium chloride, and heparin infusions.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
A/Clinical Nurse
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Brisbane, Australia
01.2020 - 07.2024
- 4B-Renal, providing ad hoc nursing support in case of heavy patient load and delegating tasks in the team to ensure effective services.
- Carrying multiple rounds during a shift to ensure proper implementation of the doctor's prescribed orders and care, as per nursing standards.
- Oversee daily functioning of the unit, directing admissions, discharges, and general patient flow.
- Assign nurses and support staff to patient care while meeting the daily goals of the units. Facilitating nurses' involvement in rounds assures that appointments are kept, family teaching is completed, and staff receive meal breaks.
- Organizes work shifts of nurses and monitors their performance, especially new graduates.
- Holds meetings to hear concerns, address issues, and resolve possible conflicts among staff members.
- Supervise and delegate care assignments to staff in accordance with the needs of patients to promote customer satisfaction by complying with facility policies and procedures.
- Handled patient transfers to the in-patient units in collaboration with patient flow as a team leader in the ward.
- Management of staffing in collaboration with after-hours staff coordinators, especially if the staff calls in sick.
- I seek out part-time staff to fill in the position, depending on the skill mix present, before embarking on recruiting agency staff.
- Role model, consults, and educates nursing personnel to improve nursing practice, and thus improve patient outcomes.
- Provide leadership in the development of evidence-based policies, procedures, and protocols, and best practice models/guidelines.
- Provide leadership to the clinical staff through education and consultation by serving as a role model and clinical resource in the nursing care of clients with CKD.
- This is done by adhering to hospital policy and procedures.
- Impeccable conflict resolution matters involving staff members, while maintaining professionalism and dignity of both parties.
- For example, I had to resolve a conflict between an EEN and RN by reminding them about their scope of practice and respect for the patient they were looking after, while remaining calm and displaying professionalism.
Immunisation Nurse (IPN)
Queensland Health COVID 19 Immunisation Program
Brisbane, Australia
08.2021 - 03.2022
- Educating citizens about COVID-19, administering vaccines, managing reactions, and conducting safety surveillance.
COVID-19 Testing Registered Nurse
PAH COVID 19 Screening Clinics
Brisbane, Australia
04.2020 - 05.2020
- Performing assessments, triaging patients, conducting swabs, and providing education about COVID-19.
A/Clinical Nurse
PA Hospital Infection Control Department
Brisbane, Australia
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Participating in COVID-19 disaster management, conducting PPE education, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
- Staff immunization and patient vaccinations pre- and post-splenectomy.
- Infection management surveillance: Surgical site and significant organisms.
- Conducting hand hygiene education.
- Educating patients about multi-resistant organism infections.
- Educating and supporting staff post body fluid exposures at work, workshop – Able to mentor other nurses and take a leadership role in accordance with hospital ethos and policy and procedures.
- Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient data and determine patient care plans.
- Monitored patients, evaluated results, and recommended further courses of treatment to quickly improve patient outcomes.
A/Clinical Nurse-Secondment
Logan Hospital Infection Control Department
Logan City, Australia
09.2019 - 11.2019
- Conducting immunizations, managing outbreaks, and educating staff on infection control.
- · Participated in Measles contact tracing (at Logan hospital)
Registered Nurse -Secondment
PAH Peritoneal Dialysis Burke Street Unit
Brisbane, Australia
02.2015 - 09.2015
- Providing patient education, managing dialysis care, and training new patients.
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Assessment of a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis.
- Outpatient Clinic Assessment of PD Patient.
- CAPD Exchanges & APD machine setting up
- Catheter Line Exchanges
- Attended Home Visits.
- Referred acutely unwell renal patient to ED
- Investigating and commencing Peritonitis Treatment to outpatient renal patients,as per physician orders
Education
Training and Assessment Certificate IV -
TAFE QLD (enrolled)
08.2024
Immunization program course (IPN) -
Cunningham Centre
01.2018
Masters of International Public Health -
University of Queensland
01.2017
Princess Alexandra Hospital Renal rotation program -
01.2011
Bachelors of nursing -
Griffith University
01.2010
Skills
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Collaboration
- Conflict Resolution
- Excellent work ethic
- Self-motivated professional
- Responsible & Accountable
- Compassionate
- Good listening skills
Affiliations
- AHPRA, NW0001526669
- Queensland Nursing Union, 1931515
- Renal Society of Australasia, 6882
Professionaldevelopmentandworkshops
- Queensland Adult Deterioration Detection System (Q-ADDS), 12/2021
- COVID 19 Vaccination Training Program, 03/2021
- COVID 19 Fully Vaccinated, 04/21/2021
- Cardiac Work shop, 2019
- Hand Hygiene Workshop, 08/2018
- Clinical Nurse Expectations and Clinical Governance Workshop, 05/2018
- Dialysis Home Therapies Workshop, 04/2018
- Clinical Nurse Portfolio Workshop: Comprehensive Care, 03/2018
- Smoking Cessation Workshop Program (Metro South), 02/2018
- Renal Improvement Project –Aboriginal and Torres Islander Client Journey through Nephrology Department, 12/2017
- Infection Control Certificate, 10/2017
- Transition renal program, 12/2011
- Phlebotomy, 05/2014
- Ethics, Fraud and Conflicts of Integrity
- Developing leader workshop
- Preceptor ship workshop
- Deteriorating patient management
- Cognition champion
- Mandatory training all up to date
References
Christine Bond
NUM WARD 4BR
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Christine. Bond@ health.qld.gov.au
M | 0421367036
Tel: 3176 2336
Rachel Gallagher, CN WARD 4BR,
Princess Alexandra Hospital,
Wanjiku.gallagher@health.qld.gov.au,
Wanjiku.gallagher@gmail.com,
M: 0406472168
Timeline
Immunisation Nurse (IPN)
Queensland Health COVID 19 Immunisation Program
08.2021 - 03.2022
COVID-19 Testing Registered Nurse
PAH COVID 19 Screening Clinics
04.2020 - 05.2020
A/Clinical Nurse
Princess Alexandra Hospital
01.2020 - 07.2024
A/Clinical Nurse
PA Hospital Infection Control Department
01.2020 - 03.2020
A/Clinical Nurse-Secondment
Logan Hospital Infection Control Department
09.2019 - 11.2019
Registered Nurse -Secondment
PAH Peritoneal Dialysis Burke Street Unit
02.2015 - 09.2015
Registered Nurse
Princess Alexandra Hospital
01.2010 - Current
Training and Assessment Certificate IV -
TAFE QLD (enrolled)
Immunization program course (IPN) -
Cunningham Centre
Masters of International Public Health -
University of Queensland
Princess Alexandra Hospital Renal rotation program -
Bachelors of nursing -
Griffith University
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