Ahmad Adel Alwail

15 Dec 2016 - Present

Staff Nurse 1

Wound care team member

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

PO 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia

Duties and Responsibilities:

Wound care specialized nurse for a daily acute complex tissue viability clinic where responsible for assessing the healing progress along with providing the holistic patient care.

Wound care specialized nurse for a high demanding medical surgical, critical and oncology inpatient units where responsible for preventing pressure injury's and surgical site infections and validating different wounds and implementing change.

Acting as a resource nurse to fulfill the patient and staff needs. In addition to this I am a member of the hospital monthly pressure injury and restraint survey.

Teach to monthly workshops one is the "wound care" and the other is the "surgical site infection".

I am heavily involved in the orientation and development of new staff. In addition to this I was also a preceptor to many staff and nursing students.

20 Oct 2013 - 15 Dec 2016

Staff Nurse 1

Surgical & Urology Clinics

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

PO 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia

Duties and Responsibilities:

Wound care assigned nurse and Patient educator.

Informs Head Nurse when changes occur in circumstances which affect standards of care

Participates in the care, custody and administration of medication in accordance with hospital policy

Ensure that all documentation completed is both accurate and legible

Takes personal responsibility for own professional development and keeps us to date with professional change and development

Responsible for reporting any untoward incidents and equipment according to their needs and comfort

Maintain cleanliness and orderliness in the area within sphere of control to prevent cross infection.

9 Oct 2011m – 20 Oct 2013

Staff Nurse 1

ER , Surgical Unit (A3) , Neurosurgery (C1)

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

PO 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia

Duties and Responsibilities:

Establishes a good working environment in which patient receive a high standard of care

Administers medicines/drugs accordance with the hospital policies and procedures and ensure safe custody and storage

Informs Head Nurse when changes occur in circumstances which affect standards of care

Determines Nursing priorities and plans patient care.

Establishes and previous effective communication with all disciplines, patient and relatives

Maintains the safety and well-being of patients and staff in accordance with the health and safety policy ensures that all accidents/incidents are repeated and documented

Participants in the orientation of all new members of staff to the unit including achievements of core and specialist competencies

11 Dec 2010 – 27 July 2011

Staff Nurse 1

King Fahd Hospital

Hofuf, Saudi Arabia

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides total patient care as assigned

Plans and provides patient care according to the unit based standards and plan for providing care

Integrates transcultural principles into nursing care

Communicates and/or documents all relevant information as per established standards

Maintains positive professional interpersonal relationships with patients and their families, co-workers and other members of the Health Care Team

Serves on Nursing Affairs committees as assigned

Reports equipment failures, safety and security issues, and/or reduction of supply inventory to Head Nurse or designee

Participates in patient education programs

Through self-evaluation, identifies areas for professional development. Participates in relevant in-service and/or continuing education.

Contributes to development, implementation and evaluation of unit activities

Acts as a preceptor to new employees as assigned

Follows all Hospital related policies and procedures

Performs other related duties as assigned

Internship 31 July -8 Dec 2010.

Riyadh Military Hospital

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Clinical Exposures:

PICU ( Taking care of critically ill babies with close supervision)

OR ( Secondary circulating nurse in the theater, secondary scrub in minor surgeries)

Male Medical Ward (Daily practicing tracheostomy care & stoma care)

Rehabilitation and Renal Ward (Feeding , Bathing and moving patients using the hoist)

ER ( Medications administration, Inserting IV, SC and IM)

ENT and Ophthalmology (Used and cleaned special equipment e.g. Ocular Tonometry, Refractometer and Otoscope)

ICUs (Monitor patient’s condition and report abnormality e.g. ventilator, dynamics and output).