Shital Chauhan

• Reduced hospital readmission rates through effective discharge planning and patient education on self-care management.
• Delivered culturally sensitive care to diverse populations, adjusting communication styles and treatment approaches as needed.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of best practices, new technologies, and emerging trends in primary care nursing through continuing education opportunities and involvement in professional organizations.
• Conducted community outreach events promoting preventive health measures such as PAP tests, and lifestyle modifications to reduce risk factors for chronic illnesses.
• They provide assessment, screening, healthy lifestyle support, education, self-management support, and chronic disease management across your lifespan, with a goal of improving health outcomes and facilitating access to services.
• The role involves a comprehensive, holistic, patient-centered approach, and may vary based on the needs or population we serve.

Stroke Rehabilitation Unit-28 beds-Full time Position

• Developed and adapted individualized treatment plans according to patient recovery goal
• Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions
• Attended code blue responses at various areas of hospital as this unit is designated for response to code at any area in hospital
• Coordinated Patient's admission and discharge process
• Motivated patient to achieve highest level of independence through practicing rehabilitation nursing
• Worked along with all team members e.g. physiotherapist, Occupation therapist, physiatrist, psychologist etc. to achieve patient centred goal
• Attended team conference to represent nursing care needs, goals and progress of patient and advocate for discharge placement as per best patient care interest
• Educated patients and families regarding stroke and management and prevention , Diabetes, Hypertension through formal and informal teaching
• Prepared Patient for safe discharge through teaching, demonstrating and reviewing how to administer insulin with insulin pen, hypo and hyperglycemia management at home, checking their own blood sugar with glucometer,use of Blood pressure monitor etc
• Reinforced safety precautions to prevent fall and initiate fall protocol in case of fall
• Managing Charge Nurse responsibility for the unit in turns with other RNs and as needed
• Addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management

• Performed patient assessments and adjusted and developed care plans accordingly.
• Assessed nursing workloads and staffing requirement to manage day to day staffing needs.
• Direct day-to-day administrative and operational functions for 220 bed facility, providing guidance and leadership to over LPNs and HCA .
• Managed any medical emergencies as it’s arises as per the hospital guidelines.
• Assisting in performing swab sample collection for Covid-19 for residents and staff.

General internal Medicine Unit-Feb 2014-Nov.2015, Part time(0.8) position

Nephrology unit-Nov.2015-Nov.2016

• Delivered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options
• Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process covering 8 to 10’high acuity patients per shift
• Boosted patient outcomes by prioritizing nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reporting on each patient's status
• Delivered high-quality nursing care to patients on twenty-bed Internal medicine unit with half of the bed occupies with pulmonary, Hematology as well as Neurology patientS as off service beds
• Worked one year temporarily full time position on Nephrology unit- which provided an experience to work with CKD, AKI, Diabetes Nephropathy, ESRD patients. Provided nursing care for Patients with peritoneal and renal dialysis
• Developed and practiced nursing skills within highest scope of practice like PICC line care and removal, IVAD care and dressing change, chest tube drainage care, peritoneal dialysis, wound vac dressing change etc

Stroke Rehabilitation Unit full time position.

Job description was same as current postion.

Managed nursing services at2000 bedded tertiary care hospital attached with teaching institute.
• Fulfilled the role, with responsibility to supervise 1500 Nurses, 120 Head Nurses, and 25 Assistant Matrons.

• Supervise and guide them for quality nursing practices.

• Maintained standard of care through developing and implementing standard practice guidelines, regular staff appraisals, resolving conflict, addressing day to day issues and assessing staff educational need and dealing with the same.

• Addressed patient's concerns and complaints and dealing with them appropriately
• Coordinated with different department of hospital to ensure uninterrupted patient care.
  Key accomplishment
  • Acted as a member of hospital Infection control Committee and Infection Control Nursing Officer. • Developed manual for Infection Control Policy
• Conducted extensive training on Biomedical Waste Management, Hand Hygiene, PEP, Cough etiquette for all HCW (Approx.2000) of the hospital

150 bedded secondary level care hospital
Medical-Surgical Ward

• Developed care plans complete with effective nursing measures to improve patients' mental and physical health
• Treated patients by administering various types of medications and therapies
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services
• Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses
• Utilized extensive nursing expertise in management of all patient care elements from admission to discharge, delivering emergency interventions when needed

150 bedded Super specialty Hospital.
For PCU, Cath.Hold(Pre and Post Cathaterization unit) & OPD
• Planned and implemented nursing care of patient with heart disease like MI, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathy, Pericardial effusion, CCF etc. • Rendered preoperative care for patient for CABG, angioplasty, angiography, MVR, AVR, DVR, ASD, VSD repair, PDA repair etc. and post operative care for the same. • Managing various health check up scheme at OPD. • Supervised staffs consist of 40 nurses and 30 attendants, scheduling work commitments, co ordinate activities and providing directions

400 bedded multi specialty hospital.
Medical ICU
• Managing all kind medical emergencies like MI, Hepatic coma, Diabetic Coma, GI bleeding, OP Poisoning, ARDS, and COPD etc. • Experience of working with equipments like ventilator, BIPAP, IABP, Defibrillator ,Hemodynamic monitoring system, nebulizer, SaO2 monitors, Glucometer.Tracheotomy, endotracheal intubation, CVP line insertion, Swan ganz catheter insertion, temporary pace maker implantation, taking ABG sample, defibrillation etc