Registered Practical Nurse

NYARAI CHIKONYORA

#**-**** ****** ***** **, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9V 4A3

Telephone: 416-***-**** Email: ***********@*******.***

Updated 2011

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position as a Registered Practical Nurse. Where I can apply my nursing experience, patient care skills and interpersonal abilities and willing to contribute to the well being of the patients.

NURSING QUALIFICATIONS

• Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures

• Perform nursing interventions such as taking vital signs, applying aseptic techniques including sterile dressing, ensuring infection control, monitoring nutritional intake and conducting specimen collection

• Administer medication and observe and document therapeutic effects

• Provide pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care

• Monitor established respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy

• Monitor patients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of healthcare team

• Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families

• Predicting pressure ulcer

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to offer professional and competent care

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Professional ability to interact effectively with people at different levels

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Strong computer skills

• Experience in using the E-mar and the One Mar

EDUCATION

Practical Nursing (Diploma) Sept 2007-June 2009

Humber College

Toronto. On

Palliative Care (Certificate) Jan 2004 -April 2004

Pioneer 2000

Toronto, On

Personal Support Worker Sept 2002-Augu 2003

Granton Institute of Technology

Toronto, On

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Villa Leonardo Gambin March 2009-June 2009

Toronto, On

Dementia floor (Pregrad)

Humber River Regional Hospital Sept 2008- Dec 2008

Toronto, ON

Geriatric Floor

Placement Clinical

William Osler Hospital Jan 2008- April 2008

Toronto, ON

Rehabilitation Floor

Clinical Placement

WORK EXPERIENCE

Practical Nurse

TLC Alert Nursing Feb 2010-Present

Toronto, ON

• Administered medications, monitored patients and conducted physical assessments

• Carried out physician instructions and helped with treatments

• Prepared patients for x-rays, surgery and treatment plans

• Interacted with family, physicians and other staff regarding patients and plan of care

• Displayed strong assessment skills to identify and monitor patients’ needs and consulted with physicians to provide timely and efficient treatments

• Maintained a calm caring environment throughout shifts.

• Administered strong pain medications as ordered.

Practical Nurse

MSI Health International April 2010-Sept 2010

Toronto, ON

Travel Nurse

• Administered medications and monitored results looking for potential side effects, adverse reactions and pain

• Confirmed and transcribed ordered medications or treatment for residents

• Involve and informed resident’s families of any changes in status

• Wound dressings and assessments of various stages

Practical Nurse

Humber River Regional Hospital Oct 2009- May 2010

Toronto, ON

• Administered medications and monitored results looking for potential side effects, adverse reactions and pain

• Confirmed and transcribed ordered medications or treatment for residents

• Involve and informed resident’s families of any changes in status

• Wound dressings and assessments of various stages

• Assisted in surgery and with other medical procedures

Practical Nurse

Villa Leonardo Gambin Aug 2009-present

Toronto, ON

Practical Nurse

Casual

• Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated patients care along with other members of the health care team

• Administered medications and treatments as ordered by doctors

• Monitored, recorded and reported symptoms or changes in a patient’s condition

• Used proper techniques for dressing changes, insuring infection control

• Used or monitored medical equipment

Supervised nursing assistants and other nursing staff

• Provided safety and health education to individuals and families

• Food Preparation/cooking for residents

• General residence cleaning

Personal Support Worker

Bayshore Home Health Oct 2003- May 2005

Toronto, ON

Personal Support Worker

Jodal Health Care Jan 2002- Dec 2003

Toronto, ON

REFERNCES AVAILABLE UPOPN REQUEST

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