SHERLIN JAMES

Highly committed, dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with 10 years of career history in direct patient care and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to be proactive, calm and skillful in managing stressful situations and difficult patients . Able to work within own initiative and remains a good team player. Consistently able to use skills and knowledge acquired in making healthy lifestyle choices for patients and their families. Constantly developing strong connections with patients and families by offering empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service. Always willing to update my knowledge and skills in expanding my nursing career.

    DIABETIC EDUCATOR DUTIES

• Provide diabetic education in consultation with the medical team and nurse practitioner according to guidelines and procedures.,
• Educate Patient and their families with Blood Glucose monitoring and Management.
• Seeing patients with newly diagnosed type 1, type 2 and GDM.
• Education patients and their families with insulin administration, storage and safe disposal.
• Assess and re-educate patient with recurrent Hyperglycemias and Hypoglycaemia’s.
• Organise dietician for implementing a nutritional care plan for patient specific, establishing a follow up system post discharge,
• Supporting and assisting their families during hospital stay.
• Providing booklets and pamphlets for healthy diet, steps for Insulin administration, BGL monitoring device, sick day management plan, Hypo management plan and contact details,
• Referring them for follow up with Endocrinologist/Nurse Practitioner as required.

    REGISTRERED NURSE DUTIES

• Collaborate well with multidisciplinary team to assess patient data and allocate patient care plans.
• Able to respond to patient emergencies with out delay and provide correct intervention.
• Able to administer medications and treatments according to manage patient's condition.
• Able to utilise evidence-based practice to assess and deliver patient care.
• Educate patients and families to increase their knowledge and understanding and provide best possible ways for a better outcome.
• Maintain proper and up to date comprehensive patient records in line with regulatory standards.
• Demonstrate knowledge of using iEMR and proper equipment use.
• Maintain patient confidentiality by protecting unauthorized access to personal information.
• Assist patients with general patient needs and care
• Able to manage verbally abusive and aggressive patients.
• Manual handling, ADL Assistance,Wound dressing, Promoting and maintaining good hygienic practices.
• Intake and Discharge
• Maintain Professionalism and develop positive relationship with patients/family, co-workers, allied health team, medical team and external people.
• Promote team work by supporting and Helping colleagues. Supervising and directing EEN's and Students.

Kate Kempthorne, 

Nurse Unit Manager, 

STARS Hospital, 

Email: Kate.Kempthorne@health.qld.gov.au, 

Phone: 07 32998899 

Smitha Prakash

Clinical Nurse

STARS Hospital, 

Email: Smitha.Prakash@health.qld.gov.au, 

Phone: 07 32998899 

Maria Marcos, 

Diabetic educator,

Logan Hospital,

Email: maria.marcos2@health.qld.gov.au

Phone : 07 32998899 

Astrid Linjawi, 

Nurse Practitioner (Diabetic Educator), 

Logan Hospital,

Email: astrid.linjawi@health.qld.gov.au, 0448576243