Diana Usiri
38 Brookhurst, Collins Avenue, Waterford
Summary
Highly-motivated, compassionate, caring, empathetic and commited Staff Nurse with 6 years of hands-on clinical experience offering exceptional evidence based quality patient care and exposed to a fast-paced surgical ward. Aspiring to work at an institution where I can utilise my acquired skills to full potential for the benefit of the patients and where I can continuously develop my competence skills to keep up with the dynamic changes in the health industry.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Nurse
University Hospital Waterford
Waterford
06.2021 - Current
- Obtaining, assessing, evaluating, documentating and escalation of abnormal vital signs
- Pre and post-op care assessment, monitoring and management
- Wound care and negative pressure dressing management eg Pravena, Vac and PICO.
- Management and monitoring of drains eg Redvac, Robinson's and underwater seal drain
- Adult tracheostomy and laryngectomy care
- Post op pain management such as Epidural and PCA
- Venepuncture and cannulation
- Management and care of central venous access devices such as PICC, Permcath, Portcath and Hickman
- Administration of blood and blood products
- Nasogastric tube insertion and management
- Enteral and parenteral feed administration and monitoring eg NGT, PEG and TPN
- Continuous bladder irrigation care and monitoring
- Medication administration via iv, po, sc, im, pv, pr in line with hospital policy and documentation
- Assisting patients with activities of daily living, e.g., grooming, elimination, and feeding
- Ileostomy and colostomy care.
- Code Blue management.
- Airvo management
- Obtaining ECGs
- Monitoring patients on Telemetry
- Female catheterisation
- Patient moving and manual handling using hoist, wheelchair, sarah steady and other aids
- Suctioning
- Admission assessments.
- Discharge planning.
- Infection prevention and control.
- Pressure ulcer prevention and management.
- Falls prevention and management.
- Carrying out Doctors orders.
- Collaboration with MDT
- Effective time management and task delegation.
- Student nurse preceptorship.
- Data and privacy protection.
- Documentation and records management
- Utilisation of risk assessment tools.
- Safeguarding of vulnerable patients.
- Maintaining continued personal development through regular training to enhance competence.
- Attending to patients’ and relatives' inquiries and updating them on therapeutic progress accordingly
- Medication management using infusion pumps.
- Bladder scanner assessment.
- Blood Glucose Monitoring.
Registered General Nurse
Karoi District Hospital
Karoi
12.2018 - 05.2021
- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care in accordance with hospita policy and clients’ choices.
- Promoted an environment which maximized client’s safety and prevention of HCAI
- Resuscitation procedures.
- Records management from admission till discharge.
- Assessing the nutritional needs of the patient and administration of ONS.
- Assisting patients with activities of daily living.
- Health education to the patient and family members about their conditions and aftercare.
- Preparing patients for investigations.
- Collaboration with other health care personnel like physicians,technicians and other health workers to provide quality health care to patients.
- Obtaining consent for invasive and any other procedures
- Providing post-operative care such as mastectomy, hysterectomy and not limited to amputations to determine pain management needs and early identification and notification of deterioration.
- Educating patients and significant others on continuation of post-surgical care after discharge.
- Monitoring airway, breathing and circulation post operative
- Health education to the patient and significant others.
- Assisting in application, and monitoring of manual skin and skeletal traction.
- Collecting various specimens and sending to the laboratory for analysis
- Blood and blood products administration as required
- Observing, obtaining and recording of vital signs
- Monitoring oxygen saturation and administer oxygen if required
- Fluid management (record input and output, nasogastric tube drainage, vomitus and urine output) and correcting fluid imbalances
- Post-operative pain management through administration of analgesia (oral, nasogastric, intravenous, intramuscular,subcutaneous, rectal) and other pain relieving technique
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
South East Technological University
Ireland06-2024
Higher National Diploma - Registered General Nursing
Chitungwiza Central Hospital School of Nursing
Zimbabwe08-2018
NCLEX PASSED
NCSBN
08-2018
Skills
- Pre and postoperative care
- Aseptic technique
- Critical thinking and decision-making
- Effective communication
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Emotional resilience
- Time management
- Patient advocacy
- Clinical knowledge and skills
- Attention to detail
- Total patient care
- Infection prevention and control
- End of life care
Accomplishments
- Total patient care award on graduation - 2018
- 2nd best student at RGN final exam - 2018
Affiliations
- Colorectal cancers - colectomy, ileostomy, colostomy, bowel resection
- Bowel obstruction
- Paralytic ileus
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair
- Vascular patients - Peripheral Artery Disease - femoral-popliteal bypass
- Deep vein thrombosis - Thrombectomy, Heparin infusion
- Ear, nose and throat patients - Epistaxis (rapid rhino), Thyroidectomy, Parotidectomy, Laryngectomy, fresh and old Tracheostomies
- Haemopnemothorax, pleural effusion,t rib fractures
- Polytrauma patients
- Infected wounds - pressure ulcers, non healing diabetic ulcers
- Urology - TURP, Haematuria, ileal conduit, Urostomy, Bladder Ca, Radical Cystectomy, Radical Prostatectomy, Partial and radical nephrectomy
- Traumatic head injuries - SAH, Concussion, Contusion
- Patients on infection prevetion and isolation protocol - C-diff, VRE, MDRO, TB, COVID, Neutropenia etc
Timeline
Staff Nurse
University Hospital Waterford
06.2021 - Current
Registered General Nurse
Karoi District Hospital
12.2018 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
South East Technological University
Higher National Diploma - Registered General Nursing
Chitungwiza Central Hospital School of Nursing
NCLEX PASSED
NCSBN
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