Charlotte Dutton
Summary
I am a compassionate and caring Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in both a hospice setting and an acute setting.
When looking after my patients, especially in palliative care, I strive to achieve the best quality of life for the patient by providing them with full holistic care, looking at the patient as a whole individual.
I am aware of the psychological, social and spiritual needs of the patient, and their families, and am able to support families by developing good relationships with both through empathetic communication, and a respectful attitude at all times.
I believe in good team work and working together, as well as good communication.
I strongly feel working in palliative care is one of the most rewarding professions as I can help patients to manage their symptoms to improve their quality of life, or I can provide and enable them to have the end of life care they wish for, both which are very rewarding.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered-nurse
Basildon Hospital - Marjory Warren
09.2023 - Current
- Giving and receiving patient handovers.
- Managing care from admission to discharge.
- Deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Caring for patients at the end of life, and offering support and advice to family members.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections.
- Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care.
- Organise and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Change wound dressings.
- Complete referrals to other internal services such as dieticians, diabetic nurses.
- Update handovers on the computer, and have confident IT skills.
- Educate family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Accurately complete all documentation throughout and at the end of shift.
- Undertake observations and neuro observations.
Registered Nurse - Hospice
Saint Francis Hospice
01.2016 - Current
- Caring for patients approaching the end of life, or patients who are actively dying.
- Administered medications via oral, subcutaneous and IV where required.
- Consult and liaise with both the nursing and multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of holistic patient care
- Provide care and emotional support to family members and patients loved ones.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease progression, and expected end of life signs.
- Managed care from admission to discharge when required.
- Work effectively by noticing patients symptom changes, and maintain effective symptom control.
- Correctly document all care throughout and at the end of shift.
- Take patients to the onsite mortuary, and release patients to the chosen funeral directors.
- Be able to work in a team, and under stressful and emotional work pressures.
- Take part in regular MDT meetings, and liaise with a wide range of clinical staff.
- Assist in the management of complex wound dressings.
- Catheter care and female catheterization.
- Management of Syringe Drivers.
- Personal care needs, such as washing, dressing, and all hygiene needs attended too.
- Working as a healthcare assistant role within the hospice before transitioning as a qualified nurse.
Education
BSc Honors Degree - Adult Nurse
Anglia Ruskin University
Chelmsford11.2023
FdSc - Nursing Associate
Anglia Ruskin University
Chelmsford10.2020
Skills
- Hospice and Palliative care experience
- Understanding of anticipatory medications
- Managing and prioritising workload
- Wound care management
- Chart updating / Medical note recording
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Emotional awareness
- Holistic Care
- Providing personal care needs
Timeline
Registered-nurse
Basildon Hospital - Marjory Warren
09.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse - Hospice
Saint Francis Hospice
01.2016 - Current
BSc Honors Degree - Adult Nurse
Anglia Ruskin University
FdSc - Nursing Associate
Anglia Ruskin University
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