Silna Varghese
Yellowknife,NT
Summary
Registered nurse with years of practical experience. Familiar with a wide range of patient needs; experience working with infants, seniors, pregnant women, and patients with mental health issues. Able to assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions. Team player; able to work alongside members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families. Familiar with medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician or according to established policies and protocols. Experienced in monitoring, assessing, addressing, documenting and reporting symptoms and changes in patients' conditions. Experience in tracheostomy care, telemetry etc .Easily able operate and monitor medical apparatus or equipment. Ward supervisory experience. Willing to work in flexible hours, including evening and weekend.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing Aide
Stanton Hospital
01.2021 - Current
- Take and record Vital signs and maintain patient’s charts
- Feed, bathe and care for patients
- Lift and transport patients manually and using machines
- Understand and follow emergency procedures
- Carry messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments.
Registered Nurse
St. Jude Hospital
07.2018 - 05.2021
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Familiar with tracheostomy care, critical care etc
Residential Care Aide
Aven Manor
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Bathe patients
- Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration
- Administer prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician or as directed by home care nurse or aide, and ensure patients take their medicine
- Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager
- Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs
- Change dressings.
Care Aide
Shelter house
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Create a positive change in the lives of those who I serve
- Create a positive and non-aggressive environment
- Experience in office work like attending phones, admission of clients, documentations.
Registered Nurse
St Jude Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records
- Perform physical examinations and health histories
- Provide health promotion and education
- Administer medications and personalized interventions
- Work with individuals, groups, or families to plan or implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
Student Nurse
Shekhar Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Assisted elderly patients with activities of daily living and personal support; bathing, feeding, mobilization, medication reminders, and reporting status of clients’ wellbeing
- Familiar with the special needs of chronic pain sufferers and palliative clients and their families
- Worked with all age levels of hospital patients; infants to senior to enrich their hospital stay
- Aided expectant mothers, throughout pregnancies, and birthing experiences
- Knowledgeable in psychiatric conditions and rehabilitation treatments and services.
Education
Developmental Services Worker -
Confederation College
Thunder Bay, ON12.2017
BSc Nursing -
Heartland College of Nursing
Bangalore, India12.2014
Skills
- Tracheostomy Care
- Dementia and Alzheimer's knowledge
- Direct Patient Care
- Recording vital signs
- Collecting vital signs
- Compassionate
- Supporting personal needs
- End of life care
- Patient Assessments
- Electronic Charting
- Responding to emergencies
- Geriatric Care
- Pediatric Care
Certification
- BLS Certification
- NCI certificate
References
As per request
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Nursing Aide
Stanton Hospital
01.2021 - Current
Residential Care Aide
Aven Manor
01.2020 - 01.2021
Registered Nurse
St. Jude Hospital
07.2018 - 05.2021
Care Aide
Shelter house
01.2016 - 01.2017
Registered Nurse
St Jude Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2015
Student Nurse
Shekhar Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2014
Developmental Services Worker -
Confederation College
BSc Nursing -
Heartland College of Nursing
- BLS Certification
- NCI certificate
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