SONIA

• Working as casual shift RN with Melbourne base 2 agencies, in various hospitals daily shift change basis, covering medical, rehabilitation and surgical wards. Epworth, Geelong St John of God, Vincent Private, Western private Hospital. GP clinic
• Casual on/off

• Admission discharge of patient, total patient care, nursing care plan, all observations, fall risk assessment and observation, delirium risk assessment, intravenous infusions, drug administration, wound care dressings (pressure sore, diabetic), intake output recording and fluid balance chart maintenance, pre op care, BGL and management of diabetic patient, oxygen therapy, nebulization, TPN infusion and maintenance, blood infusion, bladder irrigation, pain management, recording and reporting, assistance in patient ambulation. Covid and contact precaution patients’ management. Met call management and risk man, ward inventory check and stock management reporting.
• Part time

• Admission discharge of patient, total patient care, nursing care plan, all observations, fall risk assessment and observation, delirium risk assessment, intravenous infusions, drug administration, wound care dressings (surgical, pressure sore, diabetic) various drains, colostomy care, ileostomy care, intake output recording and fluid balance chart maintenance, pre op care, BGL and management of diabetic patient, oxygen therapy, nebulization, TPN infusion and maintenance, blood infusion, bladder irrigation, pain management, recording and reporting, assistance in patient ambulation.
• Full time RN

Pandemic COVID testing nurse,isolation accommodations.

• Company Overview: Research Institute with 2500 beds
• Psychiatric Ward (Two years) Perform clinical mental health status assessment, providing referrals and case management to patients diagnosed with mental health illness. Providing information and support for patients referred to the service and work collaboratively with the mental health team and other health care professionals to deliver quality services. Competent in Admission and discharge process of the mental health patient. Provide recovery focused care to clients with acute and chronic mental health issues. Developing, implementing and evaluating care plans according to client's needs. Attended Wound dressings and physical observations of patients on regular basis. Attended patient’s pre, post and during ECT procedures and provided holistic care. Administration of Medications according to ward policy and procedures Documentation and handover of particular incidences, daily observation and of any changes using ISOBAR technique.
• 14.5 years’ experience in various wards under same employer.

• Company Overview: Research Institute with 2500 beds
• ENT SURGICAL WARD (approx. 2 years) Admission of patients including assessment, consent validation undergoing major ENT, head and neck surgeries. Provided post-operative care to ENT patients including pain assessment and management, vital signs observations, management of post-operative nausea and vomiting. Blood and platelets infusions to critical patients. Use of barrier nursing and non-touch aseptic techniques while attending wound dressings with doctors. Assistance in invasive procedure like emergency tracheotomy, Endotracheal intubation and defibrillation. Discharge planning and follow up care provided to hospital patients.

• Company Overview: Research Institute with 2500 beds
• BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT UNIT (6 years) Worked with IV lines, Hickman’s Catheter, blood product transfusion, stem cell transfusion. Responsible for maintenance of crash carts defibrillators, including emergency equipment’s and supplies. Operating medical machinery e.g. cardiac monitor, pulse oximeter, syringe pump, glucometer etc. ultra sound machine, Non-invasive Ventilator. Preparation and administration of chemo therapy medications and monitoring of patients while under the procedure. Correct use of PPE while in contact with infectious patients. Provided patient education regarding various therapies.

• Company Overview: Research Institute with 2500 beds
• PAEDIATRIC INTENSICE CARE UNIT (PICU) (3 years) Care of ventilated patients, monitoring their vital signs and providing pressure care. Provided assistance with personal hygiene of bed ridden patients and all invasive procedures with doctor, PICC line, central line, peritoneal dialysis. Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care plans in PICU. Keeping the crash trolleys ready to deal with any emergencies. Insertion of Ryle’s tube, intra venous lines and urinary catheter. Teaching and counselling of patients and their families on health-related problems. Administration of medications using seven rights of safe medication administration with correct drug calculations, inotropes formation and infusion, Endotracheal and oral suction, tube feedings.

• Company Overview: Research Institute with 2500 beds
• NEO-NATAL SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (1.5 year) Care of ventilated neonatal patients after various surgical procedures i.e. hydrocephalus shunting, TEF, congenital malformations. Maintaining of neonatal nutritional status and feeding formulations, drug doses and fluid calculations and administration of the same using 7 rights of safe drug administration. Use of PPE and maintaining hand hygiene practice at all times. Monitoring of patients and seeking medical advice if patient is deteriorating.

• Tutor in college of nursing in two different institute (INDIA) for subjects medical surgical, anatomy and physiology, fundamentals of nursing.