Experienced Registered Nurse Medical/Surgical, 11+ yrs

Candidate: Esther Jalata

Position Applied For: Registered Nurse Adult(medical/Surgical)

Nationality: Zambian

NMC Status: OET passed / CBT Passed: yes

Country of residence:Zambia

Email address: *********@*****.***

PERSONAL STATEMENT

A Diploma Nurse with 11years’ diverse experience, Registered nurse with advanced diploma in midwifery,and Department senior nurse roles I am self motivated and hard working,with teamwork and building qualities. Comprehensive patient care is what describes me. Proven ability to adapt to changing health care landscapes while ensuring quality care and operational efficiency through a comprehensive skill set.Through my clinical rotations, I had the opportunity to work on several settings like Medical/ Surgical and Paediatric Wards, Special Areas such as Emergency Room, Labour and Delivery Unit,Operating Theatre and Endoscopy .This experience has taught me how to build trust and rapport with my patients and camaraderie between the health care professionals regardless of our diverse culture. Optimum health is a goal that everyone wants to achieve and as a nurse and a member of the health care team, I am given the opportunity to attain this goal. I am a person who is very keen to learn and develop myself where a career opportunity is concerned. In addition, rendering my service as a medical_Surgical nurse made me a flexible individual which means I can work in a team and under pressure as well. I believe that my experience will make me a competitive edge for a potential position suitable to my qualifications.

EDUCATION

Institution Name: Makeni College school of Nursing

Qualification Name: Registered Nurse

Start: January 2010 End: December 2012

Country of Education: Zambia

Institution Name: Lusaka School of Nursing and midwifery

Qualification:Certificate in Endoscopy

Start date:March 2015 End date:August 2015

Country of Education:Zambia

Institution Name: Lewanika School of Nursing and midwifery

Qualification: Advanced Diploma in Midwifery

Start date: January 2016 End date: December 2016

Country of Education:Zambia

WORK HISTORY

Name of the Hospital / Facility: CFB Hospital

Job Title: Senior Registered Nurse

Start Date: August 2018

End Date: Till Date

Patient ratio:1:6

Hospital Description: A private hospital with approcimately 150 bed capacity. It consists of all departments ranging from general to speciatly .

Country of Employment: Zambia

Cases managed

•Stragulated hernia

•Substance abuse

•tuberculosis

•Gastritis

•Covid-19

•DKA

•Sickle cell disease

•Burns

•CVA

•URTI/LRTI

•Myocardial Infarction

•Lupus Disease

•Cancer

•Depression

•Dementia

•Bipolar

•Diarrhoea Disease in Pediatrics

•Alcohol withdraw syndrome

•etc

Clinical Duties

•Nursing procedures such as checking vital signs, blood glucose, doing urinalysis

•Administration of drugs ( oral, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous and rectal)

•Health education to patients and relatives.

•report writing and handovers.

•Cannulation

•Catherine care

•The general care of critically ill

•Oxygen administration

•Administering of emergency drugs

•Feeding patients

•Carrying out observation and documentation.

•Turning of patients.

•Preparing feeds

•Intravenous insertion and care

•Nasal gastric insertion / feeding

•ORS preparation

•Providing health education to patients and relatives

•Pressure area assessment and care

•Nursing Care Plan

•Blood transfusion

•Patient sample collection (urine,sputum, blood,stool etc)

•Carrying out doctor's recommendations on patients.

•Maintaining patient respect and dignity

•Assisting with activities of daily living

•Protecting patients from harm

•Urinary catheter insertion/care

•Colostomy care

•Giving health education to patients

•Providing psychological care to patients

•Patient admission and discharge

•Patient counselling

•Wound dressing

Wards Worked On

•Psychiatric ward

•Out- patient department

•Surgical/Medical ward(Combination of female and males)

•Pediatric Ward

Name of the Hospital / Facility: Lewanika General Hospital

Job Title: Registered Nurse/Midwife

Start Date: January 2014

End Date: July 2018

Patient ratio: 1:35

Hospital Description: It consist of all departments ranging from Medical,surgical emergency,cardiac, renal,chest, physiotherapy,gynae, obstetrics, maternity, haematology,Psychiatric, Eye Hospital Endoscopy Department etc.

Country of Employment: Zambia

Cases mananged

•Hypertension

•RTA

•Sickle cell diseases

•Congestive Cardiac failure

•Fractures

•Severe malaria

•Severe diarrhea

•Malnutrition

•Pneumonia

•Leukemia

•Hypertension

•Stroke

•Dementia

•DKA

•Diabetes

•Anemia

•Sickle Cell Disease

•BPH

•Depression

•Acute Abdomen

•Liver Cirrhosis

•Alcohol intoxication

•AIDS

•STIS

•Skin Disease

•Burns

•Schizophrenia

•Myocardial Infarction

Clinical Duties

•The general care of critically ill

•Oxygen administration

•Administering of emergency drugs

•Feeding patients

•Carrying out observation and documentation.

•Turning of patients two hourly.

•Preparing feeds

•Intravenous insertion and care

•Nasal gastric insertion / feeding

•ORS preparation

•Providing health education to patients and relatives

•Pressure area assessment and care

•Blood transfusion

•Administration of medicines,

•Patient sample collection (urine,sputum, blood,stool etc)

•Carrying out doctor's recommendations on patients.

•Report writing and handovers.

•Maintaining patient respect and dignity

•Assisting with activities of daily living

•Protecting patients from harm

•Urinary catheter insertion/care

•Oxygen administration

•Colostomy care

•Giving health education to patients

•Providing psychological care to patients

•Patient admission and discharge

•Pressure area assessment and care

•Patient counselling

•Wound dressing

Wards Worked On

•Male medical/Surgical ward

•Pedriatrics ward

•Maternity Ward

•Endoscopy department

•Theatre department

•Psychiatric ward

WORK HISTORY

Name of the Hospital / Facility: Fairview Hospital

Job Title: Registered Nurse

Start Date:January 2013

End Date:1ST December 2013

Patient ratio: 1:30

Hospital Description: : It is a general hospital that consists of all departments, ranging from OPD, Inpatient with 200 bed capacity, gynae,obstetric,paedriatrics,etc and I was stationed in outpatient department

Country of Employment: Zambia

Cases managed

•Severe Malaria

•Hernia

•Cogestive cardiac failure

•Diabetes

•Kidney failure

•Asthma

•Intestinal obstruction

•Pneumonia

•A cirrhosis

•Peptic Ulcers

•Tuberculosis

•Anaemia

•RTAs

•Fractures

•Stroke(CVA)

•Hypertension

•Margarine headaches

•Meningitis

•Anxiety and depression

•Dementia

•Burns

•Appendicitis

•Breast cancer

•Strains

•Dislocations

•Gangrene

•Deep vein thrombosis

•UTI

Clinical Duties

•Resuscitation

•Patient Assessment

•Blood transfusion

•Administration of medicines,

•Patient sample collection (urine,sputum, blood,stool etc) Carrying out observation on patients and documentation

•Carrying out doctor's recommendations on patients.

•Report writing and handovers.

•Maintaining patient respect and dignity

•Assisting with activities of daily living

•Protecting patients from harm

•Intravenous insertion and care

•Nasal gastric inserting

•Urinary catheter insertion

•Oxygen administration

•Colostomy care

•Giving health education to patients

•Providing psychological care to patients

•Patient admission and discharge

•Pressure area assessment and care

•Patient counselling

•Wound dressing

Department you worked on

•Out patient Department

•Endoscopy Department

Career gaps:

NOT APPLICABLE(No Gaps)

CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Advanced Diploma in Nursing

Patient Centred Care

Safe blood withdraw

LICENSURE / REGISTRATION

Registered Nurse with Advanced Diploma

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