RAINAL TEENA MENDONCA

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CAREER OBJECTIVES:

To work as a theatre nurse and ensure the surgery room, surgical instruments, and patients to be operated are ready for the procedure as scheduled.

To obtain a position as a registered nurse to utilize my skills and expertise in patient care.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Operating Room Registered Nurse with over 3 years of experience in surgical and post-operative environments.

Expertise in charting, assessment and wound care.

Proficient in-patient education and medication administration.

Meticulously detail-oriented, observant and proactive.

SKILL HIGHLIGHTS

Pre - operative Counseling

Pre- op and Post- op care

Surgical assistance as a scrub nurse and circulating nurse

Wound care

Charting

Medication & IV management

Recovery Room discharge education

Resourceful

Service- minded

Good communication and co-ordination

Maintains good interpersonal relationship with patients and health care team members

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: (Total 3 years & 1 month):

FROM 2ND MARCH 2015 TILL DATE (2 YEARS & 10 MONTHS)

Company Name : P. D. HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL & MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE

Location : Mahim, Mumbai, India

Job Title : Junior Staff Nurse

Specialty : Operating Room (OR) nurse

Company Profile : Hinduja Hospital is multi-specialty; tertiary care hospital which was founded in 1951. It has steadily grown and statured over the past 6 decades. It is equipped with all the modern equipments, facilities and has been accreditated by NABH, JCC, CAP, HACCP and many more. Currently it is 402 bedded hospital which caters for all specialties. It has operation theatre complex consisting of 12 OT’s of all specialties and adjoined RR/ PACU with cardiac monitoring devices. On an average, 50-60 cases of all specialties are performed on daily basis.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

PRE-OP/ DESK NURSE

Receiving patients in the OR pre- op area with a calm and gentle attitude.

Validating all written documents including consent forms and investigations required.

Identifying and promptly responding to the needs of the patient and family.

Confirming the right patient, surgery and right site to avoid errors.

Providing emotional support to patients & families before the surgery.

Providing quality patient care by addressing the physical, emotional & spiritual needs.

Ensure that the patients have taken ordered medications and are in better mental status before the surgery.

SCRUB NURSE

Assembling all the necessary items and equipments needed for the surgery.

Performing surgical hand washing, gowning and gloving in a sterile manner.

Laying out the trolley, keeping ready the necessary instruments, sutures, blades and drapes.

Assisting the surgical team to carry out the surgery smoothly.

Maintaining/ ensuring sterile field throughout the surgery.

Anticipate the needs of the surgical team & assist in operative procedures.

Handling equipments such as all surgical instruments, drills and saws used in E. N. T. and ortho specialties, diathermy and bipolar cautery, CUSA devices, defibrillators, camera and light source, nerve stimulators, microscope, and all kinds of scopes like cystoscopes, ureteroscopes, laparoscopes, nephroscopes etc.

Keeping accurate count record of sponges, gauzes, needles, sutures, instruments etc., before the commencement of the surgery and taking the count of the same along with the circulating nurse before closing the cavity and skin closure.

Discard injections, blades, gauzes, sponges and other disposal items after surgery.

Highly competent and confident in assisting for all major and minor cases in: -

oUro surgery including all cystoscopic, laparoscopic, nephroscopic and open cases.

oSpecially trained for RENAL TRANSPLANT – donor, recipient and cadaver.

oGeneral surgery including open, laparoscopic and hepatobiliary surgeries.

oGynaec surgery including hysteroscopy, laparoscopic and open cases.

oPlastic Surgery including micro vascular cases and reconstructions (free flap).

oE. N. T. cases including insertion of cochlear implant, tympanomastoidectomy, etc.

oSpine surgeries including lumbar/ cervical decompression and fixation.

oOrthopaedic surgeries like debridement, k wire fixation or removal etc.

oAll paediatric surgeries.

oAll oncological surgeries.

CIRCULATING NURSE

Setting up the theatre, ensure cleanliness of OR, arrange for equipments and supplies for all major and minor cases of various specialties.

Confirming patient’s identity & providing comprehensive nursing care to the patient from the time of entry into the OR area till the patient is safely transferred onto the table.

Opening sterile instruments, blades, sutures and dressing materials.

Assisting in swab count, maintaining accurate count record.

Assisting all health care team members in maintenance of sterile field and efficient functioning of the OR.

Constantly ensuring safety of patient.

Receiving and sending specimen for laboratory testing.

Helps anesthetists during extubation.

Helps the patient’s transfer from OT table to stretcher.

Documents the surgery details in the computer.

The scrub nurse and circulating nurse work together in co-ordination to accomplish the tasks necessary to achieve the common goals in OR.

RECOVERY ROOM NURSE

Providing immediate post op comprehensive care of the patient including cardiac monitoring, maintaining ABC, level of consciousness, pain relief measures, checking adequate drainage from catheters, drains and tubes, care of invasive lines.

Administration of medicines, fluids, blood and blood components.

Prevention and management of post op complications with observation and assessment skills.

Effective communication of current patient status to the surgeon and anesthetists for implementation of adequate measures.

Efficient and well versed in handling various equipments such as cardiac monitors, ABG machines, defibrillators, central lines, arterial lines, infusion pumps, PCA pumps etc.

Once the patient is conscious, arrange transport of patient to their respective unit/ICCU.

Accurately documents the patient’s assessments and follow all established safety procedures.

FROM 18TH JUNE 2014 TO 30TH SEPTEMBER 2014 (3 MONTHS)

Company Name : BREACH CANDY HOSPITAL TRUST

Location : Mumbai, India.

Job Title : Staff Nurse

Specialty : Medical/ Surgical ward

Company Profile : Breach Candy Hospital is a Multi-Specialty hospital in Mumbai.

The hospital is renowned for its medical expertise, excellent nursing care and quality diagnostics. It is 280 bedded hospital which caters for all specialties except burns care and nuclear

medicine.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To provide effective, skillful and holistic nursing care to patients suffering from diseases which need surgical intervention.

Reporting on duty.

Maintaining inventories.

Reporting To prepare and assist physicians for any procedures that the patient will require.

To prepare and maintain comprehensive and accurate records of nursing care.

To record and report the condition of patients, implement and evaluate prescribed actions.

To ensure coordination and cooperation with other medical and paramedical staff.

To supervise and teach auxiliary workers.

To initiate and attend Code Blue in emergency.

To provide emotional support to patient and relatives.

To delegate to other workers duties and responsibilities.

To ensure that all regulations and policies of the hospital are implemented.

To control the inventory of emergency, narcotic and psychotropic drugs.

Checking all stocks and equipments are well managed for the smooth functioning of the unit.

Direct patient care

Assessment of patient needs.

Planning, setting, prioritizing and implementing nursing care.

Observe and monitor the patient closely.

Evaluate the outcome of treatments.

Discharge planning.

BASIC NURSING PROCEDURES PERFORMED

Carryout the procedures of admission and transfer of patients to wards.

Orient the patient regarding the ward setup.

Maintain clean and safe environment for the patient.

Maintain personal hygiene and comfort of patients.

Implements and maintains hospital protocols and routines.

Coordinate patient care with other team members.

Attend the nutritional needs of patients and feeds helpless patients.

Checking and recording vital signs.

Performed various nursing procedures such as IV cannulation, IV infusion, wound dressing, gastric lavage, gavage, RT feeding, jejunostomy feeding, peritoneal dialysis, blood collection, HGT monitoring, bowel wash, enema, catheterization etc

Collecting and sending specimens for laboratory diagnostic procedures.

Caring for dying and dead.

Assisting doctors in various medical and surgical procedures.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Course

School/College

Board/University

Year

Aggregate

B. Sc. Nursing

Vidyarathna College Of Nursing, Udupi, Karnataka.

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka.

2013

74.21%

XII Std

Poorna Prajna Pre-University College, Admar, Udupi, Karnataka.

Department of Pre-University Education, Government Of Karnataka.

2009

68.83%

X std

St. Francis English Medium High school, Mudarangadi, Udupi, Karnataka.

Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board

2007

88.16%

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Pursued on job–training on COMPREHENSIVE OPERATING ROOM NURSING & MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (CORNM) from P. D. HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL &MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE, MUMBAI from April 2015 to November 2015.

OTHER TRAININGS:

Nursing Excellence Certification Programme

Safe Infusion Therapy Workshop

Pressure Area Management

Customer Care Training

CPR Training (BLS, ACLS & PALS)

Bleeding Management for OR Staff

Minimal Access Surgery for OR Nurses

Cardiac Care

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION:

Name of the Professional Body : The Karnataka State Nursing Council

Registration No. & Year (RN) : RN – 059636 (12-05-2014)

Name of the professional body : Maharashtra Nursing Council, Mumbai

Registration Number & Year : Reg. No. XVII-10175 (13-06-2014)

Expiry: 09-06-2018

COMPUTER SKILLS:

MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint

Microsoft Office Specialist for Office Word 2007

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT COMPLETED FOR OMAN:

Dataflow : Verified (As per OMSB)

Prometric : 63%

REFERENCES:

Ms. Amaria,

Nursing Director,

Breach Candy Hospital Trust,

60-A, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai - 400 026.

Telephone No: - (+91) 022 – 23667788, 23671888.

Ms. Phalakshi Manjrekar,

Nursing Director,

P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & MRC,

Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai – 400 016.

Tel. No.: - (+91) 022 – 24451515, 24452222.

DECLARATION

I do hereby declare that all the details furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge.

Place: Mumbai Yours faithfully,

Date: (RAINAL TEENA MENDONCA)

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