Registered Nurse Care

GCOBISA (Gloria) somersall

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OBJECTIVE

To find a position as a Labor & Delivery registered nurse.

EDUCATION

Certifications

Registered Nurse Kentucky 1133153 Active

South African Nursing Council – Active

University of Witwatersrand/ Chris Hani Baragwanath Nursing College, South Africa

Registered Nurse & Midwifery (D4) – 4 year degree

Clinical Experince/Skills

Experienced L&D nurse and midwife with 11 years’ experience.

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Evaluated by Career Consulting International (CCI), a member of the American Evaluation

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Association & International Education Research Foundation, Inc. (IERF)

Successfully completed the requirement for the US Nursing licensure through the NCLEX

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RN, IELTS and CGFNS Visa Screening

Managerial Experience/Skills

OVERALL ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY DUTIES INCLUDES DAILY

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AND MONTHLY WARD COVERAGE, ANNUAL LEAVE PLANNING FOR THE

WARD STAFF, STOCKING AND EQUIPPING THE UNIT, ATTENDING MEETINGS,

SEMINARS, SYMPOSIA AND PRESENT IN WORKSHOPS/IN SERVICES.

DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE PROBLEMS AND DEVELOP

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WORKABLE SOLUTIONS WHILE COACHING AND MENTORING STUDENTS,

NEW NURSES AND SUBORDINATE LEADERS IN LEADERSHIP AND PROBLEM

SOLVING SKILLS.

LIAISING WITH OTHER MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEMBERS COMBINING

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THE EFFORT OF SERVICE EXCELLENCE.

MEMBER OF THE BREASTFEEDING AND BABY FRIENDLY INITIATIVE

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COMMITTEE.

Member of Scientific and Organizing Committees for the 1st Advances in Maternity

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symposium.

Employment History

Legend Medical Solutions/ Intern nurse Agencies 03/2013 present

South Africa

Registered Nurse Midwife

Travel nurse to various private & public hospitals in L&D units, nursery, and high risk

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maternity wards.

Experience in L&D, antenatal, postnatal, caesarian section, PIH, preeclampsia, diabetic,

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IUD, BBA, Immunizations, TOP (Gynae)

Equipment used: Infusion pumps, CTG, Dinamap, vacuum machines, KIWI vacuum,

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delivery beds & poles, oxygen cylinders, incubator & transport trolleys, ambubags, epidural

& emergency trollies, cribs, radiant warmers

Brenthurst Life Health Care – Parktown Private Hospital 4/2008 1/2009

South Africa

Registered Nurse Midwife

Private hospital bed capacity of 1000. Maternity bed capacity of 140.

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Normal labor, epidural, IUD, caesarian section, PIH, Diabetes in pregnancy, IVP,

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Induction of labor, tocolysis, postnatal cases, Gynae, newborns, BBA, immunizations.

Special equipment used: Alaris, IVAC, KIWI, vacuum, delivery beds plus Lithotomy poles,

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Lamicel, epidural & delivery packs, CTG machines, Feto scopes, Doptones, ECG machines

& haemoglucometers.

Admit and assess all clients in labor and or sick in pregnancy and intervene accordingly.

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Manage PIH, DM, intrapartum and postpartum complications.

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Progress laboring clients and assist doctors to deliver and or give epidural, and deliver

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patients when doctors are unavailable.

Tocolysis preterm labors as per doctor’s orders, prepare clients for C/Section and baby

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catch in O.R.

Take rounds with doctors and carry out orders. Arrange phlebotomy, X ray and other

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supporting services.

Perform postnatal nursing care and nursery routine care.

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Conduct emergency trolley and medicine fridge checks and documenting.

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Administering fertility injections to patients on treatment.

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King Fahad Medical City Hospital 10/2004 – 10/2007

Saudi Arabia

Registered Nurse Charge Nurse: Nursery

• Semi private hospital with a bed size of approximately 3000, a Womens’

Specialized Hospital 500 plus beds and 40 plus beds nursery.

Patient care mix consist of but not limited to; well and high care newborns, recalled babies

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for repeat newborn screening for metabolic disorders, step down care from NICU.

Special equipment used are but not limited to; computers, infusion pumps, Dinamaps,

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Thermo probes, Incubators, Phototherapy lights, Plastibells, Circumcision sets and Thermal

blankets.

Admit newborns from labor ward for nursery routine care.

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Accompany Pediatricians on their rounds and carry out orders as directed.

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Collect informed consent from the parents for circumcision, get babies prepped and assist

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the surgeon in the circumcision room.

Post circumcision care and discharge of well babies.

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Take blood samples as per ordered test and send to the laboratory,

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follow up results.

Do rounds in mothers’ rooms and assist them breastfeed.

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Coordinate newborn sampling for metabolic disorders and courier the samples as per

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arrangement.

Kardex writing, napkin changes, feeds as well as baths of newborns.

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Render nursing care to babies under phototherapy.

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All ward administration inclusive of ward coverage, annual reports, disciplinary action,

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supplies and repairs, record keeping, etc.

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital 01/2002 – 08/2004

South Africa

Registered Nurse Midwife

• Public academic hospital with a bed size of approximately 5000 and a

maternity complex 380 beds(20 labour beds,8 high care, 12 admission

beds,well & sick nursery rooms, theatre, OR and NICU)

Patient care mix consist of but not limited to; expectant mothers, labor & delivery, BBA’s,

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PIH, DM, cardiac, Intra & Postpartum hemorrhages, DIC, Eclamptic, HIV in labor,

C/Section patients, newborns & IUD, ventilators, etc.

Special equipment used are but not limited to; CTG, Dinamaps, Feto scopes, delivery beds,

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lithotomy poles, emergency trollies, ventilators, vacuums, incubators, radiant warmers,

temperature probes & Ambubags, etc.

Awards

Best Nurse & Best Unit 2005

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Affiliations

American Nurses Association Active

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Kentucky Nurses Association Active

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Democratic Nurses Organization of South Africa Active

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