Donna Olive Paddy

• Assisted clients with activities of daily living, promoting independence and quality of life.
• Assisted patients with self-administered medications.

• Completed data entry tasks with accuracy and efficiency.
• Patient assessment

• Assisted clients with activities of daily living, promoting independence and quality of life.
• Maintained a safe and clean environment for patients, reducing risks and ensuring optimal health outcomes.
• Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
• Assisted patients with self-administered medications.

Registered Nurse- Medical, Surgical, Oncology Nurse, AICU, PICU, ED, Daycare unit.

* Worked in a 20 bed Daycare unit. Responsible for administration of Chemotherapy and pre-op and post-op care for patients undergoing day procedures.

Registered Nurse - Medical, Surgical, Obstetectical, Out-Patient, Ambulance Service

* Trained as a Medical First Responder/ E.M.T, Mantoux Testing, P.M.T.C.T training

* Worked as a team member on outreach programs giving care to persons around Georgetown and Berbice with other staff members and health care professionals from Kettering Memorial Hospital of the U.S.A.

Registered Nurse/Scrub Nurse - Operating Theatre and ICU

Worked as a member of the care-team, providing quality care and personal support to patients with severe need of medical care and treatment.

• Lead supervise and motivate a care team
• Prepare and/or administer medication(oral subcutaneous intramuscular and intravenous )
• Deputize in part or in whole in the absence of the Senior Supervisor
• Responsible for the safe keeping and proper operation of any equipment
• Participate in staff meeting
• Facilitate the smooth running of the operating room
• Report to the Senior Supervisor condition of service users, accidents, mishaps, loss or damages of property of services users
• Submit written reports
• Assist with reviewing and redrafting procedures
• Pain control
• To be actively involved in objective setting, research and project work, with the emphasis of developing the Operating Room
• Perform minor procedures, such as Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation on adults, children and infants administer oxygen via nasal cannula, face mask with oxygen reservoir, insertion of oro-pharyngeal airway, nasopharyngeal airway, laryngeal airway, endotracheal intubations, and insertion of IV cannulation
• To learn and share skills with other discipline in Operating Room in order to promote interprofessional working
• Provide and maintain a safe working environment for staff, patients and relatives, in which all patients receive a high standard of care
• Ensure all staff provide care that is sensitive to individual customs, values, spiritual beliefs and maintains patients privacy and dignity
• Act an expert clinical resource for colleagues in the management of patients
• Maintain patient records in accordance with standard procedures
• Operational and tactical management of department incorporating the smooth day-to-day running, coordinating staff, delegation of care and duties, maintains overall responsibility
• Inform the Senior Departmental Supervisor and Head of Nursing of changes in the circumstances, which may affect the delivery of care
• Ensure staff attendance records are maintained
• Monitor performance of staff and provide additional support and guidance, counsel as necessary
• Organize and participate in the orientation/induction of new staff
• Participate in the production of the nursing rota
• Ensure extra-duty forms are monitored and signed accordingly
• Authorize time sheets for part-time staff
• Ensure an adequate level of equipment is maintained by monitoring stock, reordering and reporting the need for new equipment repairs
• Deal effectively and appropriately with patients, relatives and staff who maybe aggressive verbally and or physically and know when and how to call for help
• Security staff to ensure a safe working environment
• Relatives, community nursing staff and local agencies to facilitate the smooth transfer of care, and after care of patients
• Supervise undergraduate and post-graduate students as required, and liaise with academic institutions regarding student performance
• Ensures that all learners are given appropriate practical demonstrations, support and guidance according to their individual needs
• Any areas of concerns identified with individual's competence should be discussed with the Team Leader and actions identified to support and improve staff member's performance
• Attend Operating Room Meetings, Psychosocial and appropriate Meetings when able and disseminate appropriate information effectively
• To supervise junior staff in the delivery of care, assessment, history taking, documentation and diagnosis
• Respond to emergency situations utilizing clinical judgments and decision making to initiate appropriate intervention and treatment for patients Liaison with Medical Practitioners and multidisciplinary team, to ensure prescribed treatment is carried out
• Use counselling skills gained by training and or experience to give information and advice to patients, relatives and staff on extremely sensitive issues such as poor prognosis, impending death and the consequences of non-intervention and /or treatment
• Communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally with patients, relatives and nurses where there will often be barriers to effective communication e.g
• Culture differences, language barriers, sensory impairment, developmental delay, pain and fear
• Monitor performance of staff and provide additional support, guidance and counselling as necessary
• Ensure that personal information for patients, members of staff and all other individuals is accurate, up-date kept secure and confidential at all times
• Communicate on going basis with the Senior Registrar/consultant responsible for patient's up-grading them on changes and progress
• Acts as a mentor and role model for learner nurses, untrained staff and junior colleague
• Be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of the practitioner's
• Care and control of medication and controlled drugs used for patient care, ensuring and monitoring systems used for safe administration, the ordering and maintenance of stock
• Working with the infection control team
• Facilitate the training of staff in good hand hygiene and environmental cleaning
• Implement the principles of infection control and the prevention of cross infection in relation to patient care and the clinical environment
• Lead multidisciplinary team meeting on a regular basis and feedback to nursing staff on the ward regarding decisions and implementation agreed care plan