Arockia Mary Alphonse

Versatile Registered Nurse with over 5 years of experience delivering high-quality care to patients in Medicine units. Proven leader skillful in uniting and guiding nursing teams toward achieving patient care goals and improving satisfaction. Focused on continuously driving innovation and improving patient outcomes. Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.

• First Aid and CPR Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
• Basic Life support (Health care provider)
• Best Preceptor -Certificate from SHN

• Educate patients and caregivers on diagnosis, treatment options, and disease process, and self-management.
• Provide comprehensive instruction on discharge plans to sustain continuity of care upon discharge and drive recovery goals.
• Precept student nurses and new hires on unit and hospital policies, clinical skills, and direct patient care.

Maternity and Child Health Hospital, 2017, 2019, Assist the nurse manager in recruiting, performance evaluation, and retention of Nursing Staff., Assist in developing orientations and job training programs for new hires., Prepared and administered medications under the direction of a supervisor and as ordered by a physician in accordance with nursing standards and facility policies., Assigned duties and coordinated nursing services supervised care specialists and other personnel in the day-to-day delivery of resident care., Identified patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements and delegated the task appropriately., Tracked the quality indicators concerning every unit and initiated the improvement projects in collaboration with Quality officers, Staff Development coordinators and other health care professionals., Maintained nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures., Maintained nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures., Established a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families., Provided information to patients and health care team by answering questions and requests., Worked collaboratively with other disciplines in the development and implementation of nursing related policies evaluating patients for patient satisfaction., Documented and maintained data related to Quality indicators and Staffing concerns., Proven ability to communicate efficiently to obtain optimal patient outcomes and to swift critical thinking during emergency situations., Resolved patient needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies., Maintained safe and clean working environment by designing and implementing procedures, rules, and regulations., Maintained documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records., Protects patients' rights by maintaining confidentiality of personal and financial information., Maintains operations by following policies and procedures, reporting needed changes., Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Adult, Geriatric, Oncology, Medical Surgical, Pediatric, 2012, 2017, Contributed developing learning need assessment for CNE., Educated the nurses on high volume and high-risk procedures utilizing various teaching styles., Planned Continuing Nurse Education and Unit Educational Activities based on general competencies and specific competencies., Presented Lectures with PowerPoint Evaluated the presenters in CNE., Trained the nurses on Accreditation requirements and quality indicators., Designed Competency check off for medical and surgical specialty., Assessed the competency level of staff nurses and supplemented the educational needs based on evaluation., Involved in other training programs like chemotherapy course, Medication Administration course, medical record review training., Collaborated with project management activities, Identified the quality improvement areas, proposed, and design the plan, team and budget involved in project management.

Labor Ward, Co-ordinate medical research projects carried out in King Saud Medical City in Implementing Delayed Cord Clamping (prolongation of the time between the delivery of a newborn and the clamping of the umbilical cord. Delayed umbilical cord clamping is usually performed 25 seconds to 5 minutes after giving birth. DCC allows more blood to transfer from the placenta to the baby, sometimes increasing the child’s blood volume by up to a third.)

Registered Nurse with College of Nurses Ontario -RN (Registered since Aug 2022): Working as a registered nurse in 9 West Medicine since Sept 2022. Registered Nurse with college of Nurses Ontario -RN (Registered since August 2022) Registered Practical Nurse with College of Nurses Ontario – RPN (Registered on Jan 2022)

• Perform physical Assessment of patients and document findings.
• Assess patient risk for fall and pain level and manage pain as per our policy.
• Receive & stabilize patient with cardiac emergencies like Myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, unstable angina, Heart Block and pulmonary edema.
• Perform procedures like providing sponge bath and basic hygiene, insertion of nasogastric tube, urinary catheterization, hemodynamic monitoring, oxygen administration, ET tube suctioning, Ostomy care, IV cannulation, Steam inhalation, Collection of blood samples for various investigations etc.
• Assists procedures like Intubation & Extubating, Tracheostomy, Insertion of central line and arterial line, Bronchoscopy, Lumbar puncture, Paracentesis and Thoracocentesis etc.
• Prepare patients for surgery, ensure pre op site marking is done and transfer patients to Operating Room.
• Implemented the nursing care plan for patients and recorded the progress of the plan in their medical records.
• Assisted patients with meals, dressing and bathing, ambulatory needs and other daily activities in the hours or days following surgery.
• Documented physician orders as instructed and carrying out the orders.
• Educated patients regarding their disease, lifestyle modification, diet and follow up care.
• Ensure documentation using electronic software like EPIC.
• Actively participated and managed in most of the codes in the unit like CODE BLUE, CODE WHITE.

• 2011, 2019, Certificate of Appreciation as best preceptor in 2012.
• 2011, 2019, Certificate of Appreciation in preparing the Nursing Interns to practice.
• 2014, 2014, Participated in Nursing Leadership and management training courses.
• 2014, 2014, Participated in International Conference “Closing the gap from Evidence to Workshop” in Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
• 2015, 2015, Participated in International Nursing Symposium “Think big and raise the Bar” in Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

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