RESUME FOR SINIKIWE SIBANDA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: SINIKIWE “NIKKI” SIBANDA

Date of birth: 27 JUNE 1987

Home Address

21a Illawong Avenue, Penrith, NSW,2070.

Mobile Number: 042-***-****

Email address: acg3qv@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY (completed 2 December 2014)

3rd year RN student

Bachelor of nursing degree

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (2007-2010)

Bachelor of commerce with specialization in marketing management .

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS.

-English competency certificate-IELTS (completed July 2014)

-International computer Driving license (ICDL)

-Valid Police Clearance

-Current manual handling

-First Aid / basic life support certificate

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

1. KAPARA NURSING HOME (October 2013-to date)

POSITION- CARER (CASUAL POOL)

DUTIES:

- Providing personal care to residents include hygiene activities such as showering

-Ensuring residents’ safety at all times

-Keeping to date with changes in residents’ cognitive, mobility and dietary

requirements.

-Assisting residents with ADLs

-Preparing meals for residents

-Helping residents with feed assistance where necessary

-Taking residents for various social activities including hair dresser appointments, sing

along sessions, church services.

-Engaging in lifestyle activities with residents such as art, nail painting, taking walks

and one on one chats.

-Completing different documentation regarding patients’ day to day well fare such as

handover books, assessment books and bowel charts.

-Keeping to date with changes in residents’ cognitive, mobility and dietary

requirements.

2. HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT-WHYALLA HOSPITAL (13 0CTOBER 2014- 28

NOVEMBER 2014)

POSITION-(RN STUDENT CLINICAL PLACEMENT)

DUTIES:

-consolidation of nursing theory and practice.

-Moment to moment patient centered care.

-documentation of various patient records e.g. falls risks assessments, admission and

discharge summaries, observation charts, etc.

-medication preparation and administration

-liaising with different members of the allied health team such as OT, physio, dietician,,

G.E.M team etc., to achieve the best health and other outcomes for the patients.

-time management with patient load of up to 4 patients per shift.

-practicing within the ANMC framework.

3. INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE UNIT (ICCU)-FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE

(3 MARCH 2014-24 APRIL 2014)

POSITION-(RN STUDENT CLINICAL PLACEMENT)

DUTIES:

-Providing diligent moment to moment care to critically ill patients.

-Assessing and recording vital signs every 30minutes to an hour depending on the

severity of the patients’ condition

-head to toe patient assessment

-completion of different documentation such as care plans and progress notes

-Learning and implementing critical analysis skills to my moment to moment patient

care

-drug administration under the supervision of an RN

-Ensuring patients’ comfort and offering support within my scope of practice to both

patients and their families as being and having a beloved one admitted in ICCU can be

traumatizing to some people.

-Patient handover

-Ensuring patient’s hygiene is maintained despite the acuity of their physical state.

4. MARLESTONE WARD (ASHFORD) HOSPITAL (28 OCTOBER2013 - 15

NOVEMBER 2013)

POSITION-(RN STUDENT CLINICAL PLACEMENT)

DUTIES: -pain management for post-operative patients

-Drain management

-Time management skills

-Documentation of patient records

-interpersonal and communication skills

-patient transfers and admissions

-patient referrals

5. GENERAL MEDICAL WARD-ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL (17 June 2013-14 July

2013)

POSITION-(RN STUDENT CLINICAL PLACEMENT)

DUTIES:

-Helping patients with ADLs such as showers, bed making, and shaving.

-Checking and recording patients’ vital signs.

-Administration of a limited type of drugs

-Updating patient care plans and progress reports

-Ensuring patient safety all the time.

REFERENCES

1. Mrs Freda Kontoleon

Assistant Site Manager

Kapara Nursing Home

80 Moseley Street

Glenelg

Adelaide

Work Number : 088*******

2. Ms Rachel Moss

ICCU RN and Clinical Nurse Educator

Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre-ICCU

Bedford Park

Work phone number: (08) 82046554

Email address: acg3qv@r.postjobfree.com

3. Mrs Savita

REGISTERED NURSE

Kapara Nursing Home

80 Mosely Street

Glenelg.

Mobile number: 043-***-****

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