Staff Nurse I (Team Leader)
National Guard Health Affairs
Total years of experience :21 years, 10 Months
Position currently held: Staff Nurse I (Team leader)
Unite Description: Primary Health Care Center - 24 Hours ER Service, Al-Iskan Taif, PHC, Western Region.
Al Iskan Taif clinic is a primary health care center, located within the National Guard housing compound, which serves a population 50, 000 and monthly patient volume approximately 15, 000. The scope of care includes a 24 hours emergency service, care of both acute and chronic conditions, health education, prevention and control of endemic diseases, maternal and child health care, preventive and promotive medicine for clients of all ages.
Principle Duties:
1. Provide direct patient care utilization the nursing process within established hospital, divisional and unit specific policies, standards protocol.
2. Take Direct and appropriate action in urgent and emergency situations.
3. Documents all assessment, interventions and other patient information in the patient's health care record in a timely and ongoing manner.
4. Promotes continuity of patient care through oral and written communication.
5. Demonstrate effective communication and collaborate skills when interacting with patients / families other health care team members and staff of other departments.
6. Acts as unite management recourses e.g., care coordinator, charge nurse and team leader.
Clinic Practice:
1. Assess and triaging patients based on complaints and problems.
2. Carrying out of doctor's order according to their treatment such as giving nebulization, administration of drugs, I.V fluids, doing ECG and others.
3. Escort patients via ambulance to the other hospital.
4. Respond to a house call according to the policy of NGHA.
5. Recognize and takes appropriate action in emergency situations and using priority setting skills.
6. Report relevant clinical progress to medical staff and nurse manager.
7. Evaluate and documents effectiveness of nursing care.
Achievements:
1. Chairperson of Medication Safety committee from 2011- 2013.
2. Chairperson of Patient Safety Committee from 2009 - 2011.
3. Selected in International Nursing Week 2009 as Best E.R Team Leader.
4. Certificate of thanks and appreciation for attending The Overall FTX/MASCAL set-up and participation in Disaster Drill held on, 17th - 31st March 2009.
5. Certificate of thanks and appreciation for the valuable services rendered to nursing department on INTERNATIONAL NURSING WEEK, NGHA, 13 May 2009.
6. Certificate of thanks and appreciation for continuous service to National Guard Primary Health Care Al - Iskan Taif Clinic, 2008.
7. Certificate of thanks and appreciation for the valuable services rendered to nursing department on INTERNATIONAL NURSING WEEK, NGHA, 16 May 2007.
8. Certificate of recognition for support and assistance in JCA preparation, NGHA, Iskan Taif, 30 October 2006.
Iskan Palestine Street (Primary Health Care)
Position Currently Held: Diabetes Nurse Educator - DNE
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Provides education related to diabetes and the disease process; medication, diet and nutritional monitoring; foot care, prevention and care of complications; blood glucose monitoring and the techniques of self-monitoring and injection.
2. Assesses patient educational needs by identifying physical, social and or emotional needs that may influence the education process and the long-term outcomes.
3. Assesses wound/foot care status and makes outside referrals for appropriate care.
4. Teaches “survival skills” and advises patients as to long-term complications.
5. Monitors blood glucose for the purpose of medication control and adjustment for both insulin and non-insulin dependent diabetics.
6. Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare and diabetes team (endocrinologist, dietician, patient, family, pediatrician, school nurse and caretakers) to effectively coordinate patient care.
7. Documents assessments, interventions and plans including recommendations and goals, progress notes and discharge summaries.
Education/Group Counseling
• Plans, implements and evaluates patient and clinician group education.
• Facilitates various group education classes for patients.
• Prepares written diabetes educational pieces.
Hospital Capacity: 200 Beds
Position Held: Staff Nurse (in charge)
Department worked in: Medical Surgical
I worked as in charge nurse in medical surgical ward. Responsible of arrange for physicians' rounds. Managing patient care depending on their needs and following the performing of nursing care based on nursing process. Document patient’s findings in accurate, legible, concise and in accordance with The Specialty Hospital. Reporting shift report to the nursing supervisor. Collaborate with other departments to perform appropriate treatments. Preparing and administering medications as ordered by physicians in an accurate and timely manner. Perform nursing care for 15 patients (total ward bed) with two practical nurses.
Clinical Responsibilities
1. Plan, coordinate and provide direct nursing care to a group of clients using a problem-solving approach.
2. Ensure the constant provision of a high standard of nursing care to all patients.
3. Serve as monitor or preceptee for staff orientation, junior members of staff and students.
4. Act as shift coordinator when required.
5. To provide age and developmentally appropriate education to patients and their families/caregivers about their surgery, recovery and medications.
6. To promote the philosophy of family centered care, supporting patients and families during hospitalization.
7. Demonstrate and implement standards of excellence with a strong focus on quality initiatives and evidenced based care.
Skills Highlight:
1. Responsible and accountable for carrying out safe nursing practices.
2. Provides care through the nursing process and identification of nursing diagnosis.
3. Optimizes treatment plans, ensuring early discharge, shorter hospital stay and faster recovery time.
4. Responsible for the initial assessment of patients, planning and implementation of care without direct supervision.
5. Ensuring correct, timely and accurate documentation is completed for each patient.
Hamad general hospital, Doha, Qatar
Department worked in: General Surgery
Job Description:
Responsible for managing the care of the patient experiencing general surgical procedures, which require general assessment related to specific conditions, and general therapies and interventions. Provide direct and indirect patient care in the surgical setting. Communicates with physicians / nurse manager/ co-workers, as appropriate about changes in patient clinical condition including results of diagnostic studies.
I worked also in urology unit in Hamad General Hospital for 3 months. Then I transferred to Northern area hospital - Al-Khor Hospital. I worked with general surgery cases, urology, orthopedics, plastic and neurovascular. Patients/ nurse ratio depending on shift, in morning duty I am dealing with 2 patients, evening duty 4 and night duty 5 patients.
Responsibilities:
1. Conducts an individual patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on the patients' immediate condition or needs within timeframe specified by client facility's policies.
2. Conducts on going assessment as determined by patient condition and/ or client facility's policies. Procedure or protocols and reprioritizes care accordingly.
3. Develop plan of care that is individualized for the patient reflecting collaborating with other member of the health care team.
4. Performs appropriate treatments as orders by physicians in an accurate and timely manner.
5. Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care for patient and his/her family.
6. Provides individualized patient/ family education customized to the patient and his/her family.
7. Documents patient assessment findings, physical/ psychological responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution.
8. Maintain confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and client facility staff.
I worked as registered nurse in medical surgical male ward. The capacity of the floor is 32 beds. Total hospital beds 200. I am supervisor on 15 patient, managed their medication and nursing care. My work includes preparing the patient for operations and receiving them after surgeries (pre & post-operative nursing care). Preparing and giving medication. Receive transfers from ICU and CCU.
Degree: Bachelor Degree of Science in Nursing (good grade) Total of credit hours: 130 October 1998 - June 2002 Courses name: 1. Introduction to Nursing Theory. 2. Introduction to Clinical Nursing (Clinical). 3. Nursing Health Assessment Theory and Clinical. 4. Adult Health Nursing Theory and Clinical in Princess Rashed Hospital. 5. Child health nursing theory and clinical in princess Rashed hospital. 6. Maternal health nursing theory and clinical in Badea" hospital. 7. Community health nursing and clinical in al Ramtha health care center. 8. Mental health nursing and clinical in Al- Housan hospital for mental health. 9. Advanced adult health nursing and clinical in Jordan hospital (ICU, CCU, and ER). 10. Clinical training in Jordan hospital, Amman, February-May 2002. 11 Principle of nursing administration. 12 Nursing issue and professionalism.