LEELAMMA RAJAN

PROFILE SUMMARY

** ***** *** * ****** of experience as nurse CBT Passed RCOS Required

Location: India

Position Required: RN

Availability: Available as soon as possible

NMC Candidate ID: C100080058

PERSONAL STATEMENT

I am Leelamma Rajan an Indian Nurse with over 19 years and 2 months of experience and still working as nurse. I did my graduation in 1994 from Sri Venkateshwara School of Nursing, Tirupathi, India. Now I am actively looking for a nurse position in UK, where I can bring in my critical care nursing skill and cross cultural skills to provide nursing care to patients coming from different background race, caste, creed and age.

EDUCATION

General Nursing and Midwifery: 1994, from Sri Venketeswra School of Nursing, Tirupathi, India.

WORK EXPERIENCE

December 2019 - Present

Staff Nurse (General ward, OT, Surgical Ward) Care IVF, Kolkata, India.

Responsibilities:

Assigned tasks to assistant nurses

Provided evidence-based nursing care to patients

Organized health awareness campaigns

Conducted free health check-up camps for disabled and mentally ill

Coordinated with other health care professionals and optimized health outcomes

Performed clinical supervision on other ward nurses

Recorded medical supply of the ward and placed orders

Provided quality health care through continuous research and study

Administer intravenous medications as required

Monitor vital signs and adjust treatment

Perform patient evaluations at equal interval

Notify doctors about changes in patient's status

Collect sputum, urine, stool specimen for medical analysis

Analyze lab test results and change treatment accordingly

January 2015 – January 2019

Staff Nurse (General OT, Gynaecology OT, Ortho OT and Cardiac OT and Paediatrics ward) Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital, Guyana.

Responsibilities:

Assess patients prior to surgery (e.g. NPO status) and alleviate their concerns

Gather all supplies needed for the operation

Assume responsibility of keeping the operating room sterilized

Position and prepare patient on operating table

Pass medical instruments or other objects to the surgeon during operation

Monitor patient’s vital signs to detect anomalies

Evaluate patient in postoperative phases

Adhere to safety standards and precautions

Assessing patients prior to surgery and alleviating their concerns

Gathering all supplies needed for the operation

Assuming responsibility of keeping the operating room sterilized

Prepare patients including cleaning and disinfecting body areas for surgery.

Prepare timely and accurate records of patient history and recovery charts.

December 2014 – December 2015

Staff Nurse (General OT, Gynaecology OT, Ortho OT and Cardiac OT and Paediatrics ward) B P Poddar Hospital & Medical Research Limited, Kolkata, India.

Responsibilities:

Provide efficient and effective preoperative nursing care to patient.

Maintain surgical services in accordance with competency standards.

Complete all physician orders, administer medications, and conduct treatments and tests for patients in a timely manner.

Assist with patient care in recovery room, procedure room and operating room.

Develop and implement nursing care plan for assigned patient.

Execute proper use, care and handling of surgical equipment to ensure safety of operating staff and patient.

Maintain current and in-depth knowledge of sterile techniques.

Communicate continuously with operating team and other medical staff to meet needs for patient care.

Assist in ordering, storing and maintaining surgical equipment and supplies.

Prepare operating room with surgical equipment, sterile, linens and supplies that will be needed during surgery.

Maintain order and cleanliness in operating room.

March 2009 – December 2013

Staff Nurse (General OT, Gynaecology OT, Ortho OT and Cardiac OT and Paediatrics ward) Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Centre, Kuwait.

Responsibilities:

Pass the instrument in a decisive and positive manner as needed in the procedure.

Watch out for hand signals to ask for instruments and keep instrument as clean as possible by wiping instrument with moist sponge

Always remove charred/burned tissue from the cattery tip

Notify circulating nurse if you need additional instruments as clear as possible.

Always keep 2 sponges on the field throughout the procedure.

Save and care for tissue specimen according to the hospital policy

Remove excess instrument from the sterile field.

Adhere and maintain sterile technique and watch for any breaks. If any breaks found then inform immediately to the surgeon.

Undertake count of sponges and instruments with circulating nurse and correlate with the pre-surgery findings.

Informs the surgeon regarding count result.

Assist the surgeon for suturing the surgical incision.

Apply the dressing over the surgical site.

Clears away instrument and equipment.

January 2005 – November 2008

Staff Nurse (General OT, Gynaecology OT, Ortho OT and Cardiac OT and Paediatrics ward) Kothari Medical Centre, Kolkata, India.

Responsibilities:

Checking all emergency drugs and initiate emergency measures within prescribed limits.

Ensures that the circulating nurse has checked the all the equipment needed during procedure.

Ensures that the theatre has been cleaned before the trolley is set.

Prepares the instruments and equipment needed in the operation.

Prepare own self by using sterile technique like scrubbing, gowning and gloving.

Receives sterile equipment via circulating nurse using sterile technique.

Performs initial sponges, instruments and needle count, checks with circulating nurse.

Provide assistance for gowning and gloving to the surgeon and assistant surgeon as soon as they enter the operation suite

Assemble the drapes according to use. Start with towel, towel clips, draw sheet and then lap sheet.

Assist the surgeon in draping the patient aseptically according to routine procedure.

Place blade on the knife handle using needle holder, assemble suction tip and suction tube.

August 2001 – January 2004

Staff Nurse (General OT, Gynaecology OT, Ortho OT and Cardiac OT and Paediatrics ward) Al Qunfudah General Hospital, Saudi Arabia.

Responsibilities:

Provide health education to patients and their relatives.

The day-to-day running of theatre suite.

Planning OT activities as per the surgical schedule.

Delegating responsibilities to the scrub & circulatory nurse for smooth conducting of the surgical schedule.

Assessing the requirements of equipment's & articles & other supplies along with arranging for obtaining them.

Communicating effectively to the nursing personnel under her to ensure that all information is received.

Weekly/monthly ordering of stock.

Liaising with surgeons and anaesthetists working in the suite regarding operating lists and equipment orders.

Evaluating the effectiveness of the performance of the nursing personnel in OT.

Informing the nursing director of any changes or problems in the suite.

The continuing education of staff and student nurses.

Conducting research in OT Nursing and participating in the team researches conducted in OT.

December 1999 – July 2001

Staff Nurse (General OT, Gynaecology OT, Ortho OT and Cardiac OT and Paediatrics ward) Al Sabeen Hospital, Yemen.

Responsibilities:

Pass medical instruments to the surgeons during operation

Monitor patient’s vital signs

Evaluate postoperative patients

Reviews charts for completeness, in accordance with documentation protocols prior to and after the surgical procedure

Adhere to all relevant health and safety standards

Communicate with patients, teammates, and physicians to ensure continuity of care

Can able to perform Rhyles tube insertion, Foley’s catheterization, IV cannulation and blood transfusion.

September 1997 – January 1998

Staff Nurse (General OT, Gynaecology OT, Ortho OT and Cardiac OT and Paediatrics ward) Kothari Medical Centre, Kolkata, India.

Responsibilities:

Assess patients condition before surgery

Ensure that the Operating Room is prepared with all necessary supplies, implants, instrumentation, and equipment

Keep the operating room sterilized

Position the patient on operating table

Pass medical instruments to the surgeons during operation

Monitor patient’s vital signs

Evaluate postoperative patients

Reviews charts for completeness, in accordance with documentation protocols prior to and after the surgical procedure

Adhere to all relevant health and safety standards

Communicate with patients, teammates, and physicians to ensure continuity of care

EQUIPMENTS HANDLED

Ventilators

BIPAP machine

Defibrillator

Laryngoscope

Cardiac monitor

Pulse oximeter

BP Apparatus

Stethoscope

Thermometer

Resuscitation Equipment

Infusion Pump

ECG Machine

Nebulizer

Glucometer

Indwelling catheter

Oxygen cylinder

Suction apparatus

SEMINARS AND TRAINING

Participated Basic Life Support from Sri Venketeswra School of Nursing, Tirupathi, India.

GAPS IN WORK

August 1994 – August 1997; waiting for nursing result and registration

February 1998 – November 1999; processing to Yemen

February 2004 – December 2005; due to personal reasons

January 2014 – November 2014; looking after my parents

February 2019 – November 2019; due to personal reasons

REFERENCES ON REQUEST

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